TAILYBONES
AKA: Tailypo | Taily-Bone
📍 QUICK FACTS
| Origin: | Appalachian Mountains |
| State/Region: | Tennessee |
| Country: | USA |
| First Sighting: | Traditional Appalachian |
| Category: | Cryptid |
📖 DESCRIPTION
Tailybones (or Tailypo) is an Appalachian legend about a hunter who cut off a strange creature's tail and ate it. The creature returns each night, demanding its tail back, until it takes terrible revenge.
👁️ FAMOUS SIGHTINGS
- ►Classic campfire story passed down generations
🎭 CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
Tailybones is one of Appalachia's most famous scary stories, teaching about consequences and respecting nature. The chant 'Tailypo' is iconic.
🃏 METAZOO CARD
Tailybones
Seance 1st Edition
Silver