The Kinderhook Creature: In the Shadow of Sasquatch
Seth Breedlove Takes Audiences Into an Unsolved Mystery 50 Years in the Making
The Kinderhook Creature Debuts on Digital Platforms March 24
A string of inexplicable encounters in rural New York has remained unsolved for almost 50 years, while the legends and stories linger. In their latest documentary, Small Town Monsters goes beyond the whispers to dive into the small town folklore that has fed claims of a Sasquatch in rural New York since the 1980s. The Kinderhook Creature: In the Shadow of Sasquatch will launch exclusively on streaming platforms, including Apple TV, Prime Video and Google Play, on March 24, 2026.
The Kinderhook Creature: In the Shadow of Sasquatch is a companion to Bruce Hallenbeck’s book “The Kinderhook Creature and Beyond: A Personal Reminiscence”, as well as a deeply moving examination of the author’s life: one packed with encounters that can only be described simply as “paranormal,” and lived in the shadow of The Kinderhook Creature.
The Kinderhook Creature: In the Shadow of Sasquatch is directed by Seth Breedlove, founder of Small Town Monsters, whose previous work includes The Mothman of Point Pleasant, On the Trail of Bigfoot, American Werewolves and over two dozen other full length productions.
The Kinderhook Creature was made possible by the backers of the 2025 Small Town Monsters Kickstarter campaign.
Kinderhook is a quiet, picturesque community found in Columbia County, New York, typified by bubbling streams, thick forests and generational homes. But Kinderhook is much more than a small, rural town. In the 1980s an author and radio broadcaster named Bruce Hallenbeck and his family were beset by continual encounters with a strange, upright creature. The sightings became an international phenomenon, and even stranger, were but one of many odd events chronicled by Hallenbeck and others.
