The Proctor Valley Monster is a folkloric story detailing a cryptid that lurks in
Proctor Valley
Proctor Valley is a valley in southwestern San Diego County, California, United States. It is traversed by Proctor Valley Road, a dirt road which connects the community of Jamul in the northeast to the Eastlake neighborhood of Chula Vista
Ch ...
usually sightings tend to link the monster to the Proctor Valley Road that runs right through the valley, Southeast of
San Diego County
San Diego County (), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634, making it California's second-most populous county and the fi ...
connecting the
Chula Vista neighborhood of Eastlake to
Jamul.
Description
The cryptid's appearance is still debated with locals. Accounts vary, but two of the most agreed-upon versions of the creature are of a tall, hairy, Bigfoot-type, or a "disarranged cow" bovine type. The nearby Bonita Museum & Cultural Center claims to have an unknown humanoid footprint of a creature on display. Many locals attribute this as concrete evidence of the cryptid's existence.
In popular culture
The Proctor Valley Monster has inspired a comic book series produced by
Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios (styled BOOM! Studios) is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.
History
Origins
In the early 2000s, Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Holly ...
titled "''Proctor Valley Road''" in which the cryptid is blamed for the disappearances of a group of students participating in a Ghost Tour of the road.
The Bonita Museum & Cultural Center has hosted Film Festivals dedicated to celebrating the Proctor Valley Monster.
[{{Cite web , title=Proctor Valley Monster Film & Zine fest JULY 22–23 , url=https://bonitahistoricalsociety.org/event/proctor-valley-monster-film-zine-fest-july-22-23/ , access-date=2023-12-24 ]
References
American legendary creatures
American urban legends
California folklore
Cryptids
Monsters
San Diego County, California