By Tim Binnall
An odd video circulating online shows a sizeable bipedal creature with inordinately long arms lurking at the edge of a forest in Tennessee and while some suspect that the figure could be Bigfoot, others argue that it is a Halloween-inspired hoax. The footage was reportedly filmed late last month by a man on his property in the community of Silver Point. In the video, a large dark shape can be seen emerging from behind a tree as the bewildered witness asks aloud "do you see that?" He is then stunned to observe the creature move away from the tree out into the open and slowly venture further back into the forest.
Of particular interest in the footage is the remarkable length of the creature's arms, which actually caused the witness to exclaim "oh, my god" when the bipedal figure moved from tree to tree by grasping at them in an almost ape-like fashion. When he later recounted the sighting, the witness said that he had initially thought the eerie interloper was someone pulling a prank on him, but the way in which the oddity moved made him doubt that assessment. Frightened by what he was seeing, the witness explained that he brought his daughter, who had been nearby, back to their house and then he returned to the scene with a gun, but the creature was nowhere to be found.
The footage initially elicited wonder from Sasquatch enthusiasts who marveled that the figure's long arms could be proof that it is a genuine cryptid of some kind. However, serious doubts were soon raised after diligent Bigfoot researchers uncovered a social media photo of the witness from this past Halloween and the individual happened to be standing alongside someone dressed in a Grim Reaper costume that matches the size and shape of the 'Sasquatch.' Additionally, the getup included long 'bony' arms which would account for the peculiar physical characteristics seen in the video. Alas, barring an incredible coincidence, the most likely explanation for the footage is that it almost certainly a hoax.