(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 iconic creepy cryptids like Point Pleasant, West Virginia's mothman, or California's Fresno nightcrawlers, Pennsylvania's strangely named mythical beast is somewhat... pathetic.

It's named the squonk, and its first known origins stem from the book Fearsome Creatures of the Underwood, written by William T. Cox and published in 1910.

The book, which spans only 50 pages, features illustrations and brief descriptions of different mythical beasts that make their home in the woods.

Cox, who claimed the creatures resided in Pennsylvania's hemlock forests, described the squonk as a sniveling, sad c

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