Vegetable Man (cryptid)

In West Virginia folklore, the Vegetable Man, also known as the Veggie Man, is a humanoid creature that was supposedly seen in Grant Town, West Virginia, in 1968 by Jennings Frederick, a local resident. The cryptid was first introduced by a known hoaxer, Gray Barker, in his 1976 newsletter, describing the character as a thin, plant-like creature with yellow eyes, pointed ears, and needle-tipped suction cup fingers. No evidence of the sighting exists and the creature was never seen again. In 2024, Mothboys Podcast and The Frank & Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center in Fairmont, WV hosted the inaugural Veggie Man Day to celebrate West Virginia Folkore.