Supposedly hidden in the hemlock forests of northern Pennsylvania is a mythical creature that's constantly crying, hideous to behold and capable of dissolving into a puddle of tears when cornered. For ...

(WJET/WFXP) – As the summer season comes to a close and the cool chill of fall nips the air, creepy creatures will soon emerge from the dark as their time to shine draws near. While some states have ...

Pennsylvania's ugliest creature — a depressed fictional pig named the Squonk — will take center stage Saturday at Squonkapalooza, a festival drawing in people across the country to celebrate the ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the world of “Paranormal PA,” a PennLive series that delves into Pennsylvania-grown stories of spirits (like the ghost of a murdered girl whose cries can be heard in one of ...

Jackie Dempsey is the co-founder and co-artistic director of Squonk. The Pittsburgh-based theatrical performance group has played everywhere from Broadway to the Kennedy Center, and now they're ...

The squonk - reportedly the homeliest of all living things in Pennsylvania - obviously is a creature of myth and legend. We included it in our Monsters of Pennsylvania series simply because it is so ...