Sasquatch Chronicles – SC EP:1172

The Gorilla-Man And The Haunted Home (Aired July 20, 2025)

Overview

In this powerful episode, Wes (the host) welcomes Dominic from western New York, who recounts two vivid childhood Sasquatch encounters alongside a host of deeply unsettling paranormal events from his family home. The episode investigates the thin boundary between Bigfoot sightings and haunted happenings, touching on Native American folklore, demonic disturbances, and personal trauma. With detailed eyewitness accounts and candid reflections, the show explores the perplexing overlap between cryptid and supernatural experiences.

Key Discussion Points

1. Dominic’s First Sasquatch Encounter (“The Gorilla-Man”)

• Setting: Late ’90s/early 2000s, rural woodland property in Allen, NY (mailing address: Angelica).
• Dominic’s Family: Large (nine siblings), free-roaming childhood on 10 acres, surrounded by 250-acre tracts owned by hunters.
• First Sighting (Age ~8-9):
  • Dominic and his nephew built a fort among tightly spaced pine trees (11:41).
  • As they retrieved items for a makeshift fire, Dominic spotted a face peering from the trees:
    • “I just see this gorilla face looking in at us. It was probably eight feet above.” (14:11)
    • Describes “dark hair all around its face…ash[-colored face]…black eyes, no white around them.” (15:28)
  • Both boys ran in fear; neither ever forgot the experience.
  • Years later, Dominic’s nephew recalled a separate incident involving “red eyes peering in.”
• Host's Context: Wes notes juvenile Bigfoot are often reported “watching kids…seems more curiosity than anything nefarious.” (17:06)
• Quote: “They don’t make people that big. The way it moved…almost as if it was gliding…I’ve never seen anything move like that.” (00:24)

2. Second Sasquatch Sighting

• Camping Trip (Next Year):
  • As older children (~9-10), the boys set up camp 60 yards from the house, in a hayfield near forest (19:16).
  • At sunset, they spotted a “black figure” at a distance and used binoculars:
    • “It didn’t look like a bear…broad shoulders…walked strange…almost like a gorilla.” (20:52)
    • Compared the posture and movement to “Kerchak,” the gorilla king from Disney’s Tarzan.
    • Both recall its gait: “like a drunk guy moving…lazily walking, staggers, almost trips.” (22:49)
  • When they returned with siblings, the creature was gone.
• Size Distinction: Dominic emphasizes it was “too big” to be a bear (“you’d think it would be eight foot”) and the largest black bears in the region simply don’t reach that scale (22:49).

3. Mysterious Lights & Poltergeist Activity

• First Incidents:
  • The family (sister and father most notably) repeatedly observed a specific tree glowing at night: “would glow…blue or red…just that tree.” (24:34)
  • Often coincided with rocks hitting the house; father once chased what he thought was a plow truck, but saw no tire tracks and watched the light vanish “down the hill” (24:34).
  • The light’s size: “just enough to glow one side of the tree” (29:38).
• Host’s Observations:
  • Rock-throwing and strange lights are recurring themes in cases where there’s both Sasquatch and high-strangeness activity:

    "A lot of eyewitnesses talk about the lights...when they have Sasquatch or weird things going on" (30:05)

• Dominic’s Take: “I have no idea…too consistent [for toys or vehicle headlights]…And it was just that tree.” (30:42)

4. Haunted Home: Ongoing Paranormal Experiences

• Recurring Events:
  • Nocturnal knocking and “doorbell rings” with no one present (33:30)
  • Multiple people experienced vehicle doors being found wide open in deep snow, with no tracks visible (34:52)
  • “Always something” – family often asked each other over breakfast, “So, what happened to you last night?” (35:56)
• Dominic’s Scariest Memories:
  • Loud thuds (as if someone jumped off a bed upstairs) when home alone; footsteps with claw-like clicks descending the stairs (36:32)
  • Disembodied wolf howls upstairs (“no dogs, didn’t sound like any animal”) drove him to flee the house (38:00)
  • Apparition of a headless man holding a top hat, dressed in old-fashioned clothing, at the foot of his bed (41:07)
    • “It messed with me as a kid for sure…I didn’t like it at all. Still, I won’t watch demonic movies…we know how real it is.” (43:20)
• Host on Adapting: “It is kind of weird how we become accustomed to stuff like this…weird becomes normal.” (49:14)

5. Dominic’s Sister and “The Demon Room”

• Multiple siblings reported severe paranormal attacks focused on one bedroom, called “the demon room.”
• Sister's Experiences:
  • Saw “little people sitting on her dresser” who warned, “the big one is coming” (45:22)
  • Apparitions emerging from her closet: “a man, stunk like sulfur, charred skin” – she experienced paralysis and involuntarily spoke Latin, banishing the figure (45:48)
    • “She doesn’t know Latin…she just started speaking Latin at it, and it got mad and ran away.”
  • Was sometimes compelled to play particular violin pieces, feeling “they wanted her to play certain songs.” (44:44)
• Other Family Reports: Brother saw “hairy legs in old wool socks…opened door, no one there” (46:12)
• Host’s Reflection: “In a lot of demonic encounters…the demon really focuses on one person, usually the weakest. But in this situation, everyone’s seeing it.” (43:30)

6. Attempts at Resolution & Theories

• Priest’s Visit: House was blessed but not exorcized. During the blessing, a chair was violently shoved (49:54).
  • “He sprinkles this holy water…and one of the chairs just backed out and slid against the wall, like it got hit by it and was mad.” (49:54)
• Possible Origins:
  • Family speculated that after “Uncle Barry” (involved in “witchcraft”) visited, the haunting worsened (51:00).
  • Barry allegedly kept a doll “that looked like my Aunt Helen” and implied it was linked to her—suggesting possible occult ties (52:00).
  • Host suggests hauntings are often “invited in, whether intentionally or not—you can usually trace it back to a certain instance.” (53:14)

7. Reflecting on Sasquatch vs. Supernatural

• Dominic’s theory:
  • “I saw it—it looked like an animal…But then, because of all the supernatural stuff, I can't help but feel maybe it has a connection.” (54:22)
  • Points to Native American sites/rituals; considers possibility of “walking demons” or byproducts of ancient curses (54:22).
  • Makes an analogy: if people claimed to see mountain lions in Kansas before their presence was officially recognized, they'd be dismissed as crazy—maybe Sasquatch is similar: “a real flesh-and-blood creature…we have no idea because we can’t capture one.” (57:46)
• Host aligns with the ambiguity, referencing Skinwalker Ranch and generational curses, but notes he hopes Sasquatch is simply undiscovered wildlife (58:11).

Timestamps & Memorable Quotes

• Seeing the creature:
  • “They don’t make people that big…the way it moved, almost as if it was gliding across the beach.” (00:24, Dominic)
  • “I just see this gorilla face looking at us…it was probably eight feet above…” (14:11, Dominic)
• Red eyes encounter:
  • “He was the one that saw those, so…he got creeped out again and we booked it out of there.” (16:00, Dominic)
• Second sighting description:
  • “It walked weird…almost like a drunk guy moving around, like going back and forth.” (20:52, Dominic)
• Lights on the property:
  • “That tree at night would glow, specifically that tree…all these rocks are hitting…no tire tracks in the freshly laid snow.” (24:34, Dominic)
• Haunted house:
  • “We didn’t have ding-dong ditchers. We both got up, opened the door—nothing was there.” (33:30, Dominic)
  • “All his doors [on the truck] were swung open…locked…we’re all in the same tree stand.” (34:52, Dominic recounting brother’s experience)
• Scariest moments:
  • “I see a man standing at the foot of my bed holding a top hat—without a head…looked solid, like an old farmer.” (41:07, Dominic)
  • “I just saw this crazy thing…and my dad believed all of it…sometimes you just see crazy things or hear crazy things.” (41:42, Dominic)
• Sister’s ordeal:
  • “She would see little people, and they would tell her the big one is coming…” (45:22, Dominic)
  • “She started speaking Latin at it, and it got mad and ran away. She doesn’t know Latin.” (45:48, Dominic)
• Priest’s blessing:
  • “…one of the chairs just backed out and slid against the wall, like it got hit by it and was mad…” (49:54, Dominic)
• On origins and explanations:
  • “My mom…always under the impression [the haunting began] after Uncle Barry visited. He was into witchcraft, I guess.” (51:00, Dominic)
  • “It could be a real flesh and blood creature…we have no idea because we can’t capture one. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.” (57:46, Dominic)

Additional Notable Segments

• Host brings up Annabelle the haunted doll (02:17-05:00):

  • Segment contextualizes how skeptical and supernatural narratives collide.

• Listener Call-ins / Other Eyewitnesses:

  • Brief excerpt from a central Florida witness (“Austin”) who describes a Bigfoot-like figure (08:00-10:38).
  • “That’s not a bear…this thing stands up and I can see it’s on two legs…and it just stepped forward.” (Eyewitness, 09:53)

Tone and Takeaway

The conversation is grounded, sincere, and at times darkly humorous—particularly in acknowledging how the family became “used to” poltergeist-level disturbances. Dominic’s storytelling is vivid and rife with self-doubt, wonder, and philosophical inquiry. The host, Wes, listens attentively, linking these stories to broader phenomena in Sasquatch and the paranormal world, but never pushes a definitive answer.

Final Thoughts:

Dominic’s narrative—moving from awe and terror in the woods to persistent, often overwhelming hauntings at home—delivers a rare, unvarnished account where the worlds of cryptid encounters and paranormal activity blur. The episode is a must-listen for skeptics, believers, and those who inhabit the strange territory in-between.

For More

See www.sasquatchchronicles.com for more episodes, bonus content, and forums. If you have an encounter, contact Wes at wes@sasquatchchronicles.com.