Southwest Pennsylvania has long been the home of unusual and unexplained phenomenons with a number of residents reporting sightings and experiences with bizarre activity over the years.
Recently, an award-winning film company took interest in the unexplained in the small towns along the Chestnut Ridge recently. Next weekend, their film “Invasion on Chestnut Ridge,” will be released.
“We do these around the country — we use small small-town rural creature cases and typically focus on one monster story or legend and the impact its had on the community,” said Seth Breedlove, a filmmaker for Small Town Monsters.
Other productions in STM’s filmography include “Minerva Monster” based in eastern Ohio, “Beast of Whitehall” in upstate New York and “The Mothman of Point Pleasant” based out of West Virginia.
“What excited me about (Invasion) is that it isn’t just one case. We focused more on the entire region — the Chestnut Ridge range — instead of just one town,” Breedlove said.
The film helps to tell “the true story of one of the more bizarre places in America...and the unusual activity that has taken place there for decades,” according to a press release.
“Delving into one of the most intriguing and unusual regions this side of the Bermuda Triangle, the film will tell the tale of the Kecksburg UFO crash, the Uniontown Bigfoot/UFO sightings, encounters with a large, prehistoric bird in Keystone State Park and much more,” the release said.
