Vegetable Man (cryptid) (1968)

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. This case remains a notable entry in historical unexplained-event archives and is included here as a curated historical report.

Source Title

Wikipedia: Vegetable Man (cryptid)

Source URL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_Man_(cryptid)

Source Notes

Imported from Wikipedia REST, MediaWiki, and Wikidata sources on 2026-07-12. Review article citations and edit details before saving. Location inferred from linked Wikipedia place: Grant Town, West Virginia. Wikimedia image source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/The_Vegetable_Man_of_West_Virginia_%28Full_Body_Depiction%29.jpg. Date note: Only a year was found; the event date defaults to January 1 at 12:00.

1. Occurred Jan 1, 1968 12:00 PM UTC
2. Submitted Jul 12, 2026 8:03 PM Historical Archive created
3. Approved Jul 12, 2026 8:03 PM Moderator reviewed