The Goatman by Viergacht

My most-stolen image.

This is a local cryptid, sort of like Bigfoot but goatier. Supposedly he was a scientist who experimented on goats, and in an epic instance of karmic backlash somehow his experiments backfired and turned him into a half-goat monstrosity. Understandably unhappy with his situation in life, he's been killing pets and haunting lover's lanes in PG county since the late 70's.

Photoshop Elements, stock photos and a lot of free time.
This was done for the 'fake cryptid' contest over on io9.com. Didn't win, but that's OK, the winning chop was pretty darn cute.

OlgaH-SteelClaw1 Featured By Owner Jun 9, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

Now i know who should i blame for al those "DEMonS ExiST wE HavE pR00F WE'RE All D00mEd" tv-shows on REN-TV

zoroark1234 Featured By Owner Feb 18, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

so this is fake ok. still might be out there you never know

R4DIO-HAZARD Featured By Owner Oct 12, 2018 Hobbyist

It's already written on the description that it's fake lel. Didn't you read it?

''Photoshop Elements, stock photos and a lot of free time.
This was done for the 'fake cryptid' contest over on io9.com. Didn't win, but that's OK, the winning chop was pretty darn cute.''

Pony-Mike Featured By Owner Oct 24, 2017

Excellently illustrated, and the beginning to an epic story.

xX-Strangeness-Xx Featured By Owner May 8, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

"woah man slow d- wait is that goat cheese? U SICK BASTARD" - The Goat Man, 1970

wdfarmer Featured By Owner Mar 25, 2017 Hobbyist Writer

Those eyes are disturbing as hell! Well done.

KenTheNekomata Featured By Owner Nov 28, 2016 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I don't understand why their prefered as Shapeshifting.

dlambeaut Featured By Owner Nov 19, 2016 Hobbyist General Artist

So, did you do this manip? Well, I've seen it circulating on the internet, even on youtube... Maybe that's a signal it's a pretty cool one!

Viergacht Featured By Owner Nov 19, 2016 Professional General Artist

Yep, I see it all over the place too - it only bugs me when people slap their own watermark on it. Can't do much about it, tho.

dlambeaut Featured By Owner Nov 19, 2016 Hobbyist General Artist

Mythical-Legend Featured By Owner Oct 18, 2016

Kill the demon!

Spagoosten Featured By Owner Jul 2, 2016

i ate this human

Flagged as Spam

Spagoosten Featured By Owner Jul 17, 2016

KenTheNekomata Featured By Owner Nov 28, 2016 Hobbyist Digital Artist

What's a goatman?
How is it a shapeshifter?

Badgercheese1994 Featured By Owner Jun 7, 2016 Student General Artist

This is fake! It wouldn't be 87 degrees at 5 AM!

cooki3wolf3 Featured By Owner Mar 23, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

I live in nm and in the summer it will get there

Viergacht Featured By Owner Jun 8, 2016 Professional General Artist

Well yeah it's totally fake, but it can be that hot depending on where you live.

Badgercheese1994 Featured By Owner Jun 8, 2016 Student General Artist

Not really. I live in Texas, one of the hottest states, and at 5 AM even in the dead of summer its usually in the 70s. 5 AM is the coolest time of day so it wouldn't make sense for it to be 87.

Viergacht Featured By Owner Jun 9, 2016 Professional General Artist

I like in South Africa

Badgercheese1994 Featured By Owner Jun 9, 2016 Student General Artist

Have you heard of the Goatman in Texas?

I've visited the bridge he haunts!

Viergacht Featured By Owner Jun 10, 2016 Professional General Artist

No, only the one in Maryland and I think in South Carolina? Man, Goatman really gets around!

Badgercheese1994 Featured By Owner Jun 10, 2016 Student General Artist

It's a different one.

Viergacht Featured By Owner Jun 11, 2016 Professional General Artist

Maybe it's the same one with frequent flier miles?

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Aritzya Featured By Owner Jan 3, 2016

Nicely done. Where did you get the pic of the dead guy?

Viergacht Featured By Owner Jan 3, 2016 Professional General Artist

It's been a while, but if I remember correctly it was a stock photo of a guy rockclimbing.

duallygirl178 Featured By Owner Dec 11, 2015 Hobbyist Artist

i thought the goatman had lurred people to the bridge and totally scare them off to their deaths after the train crash

Idontknowdude Featured By Owner Oct 16, 2015 Hobbyist Digital Artist

2spooky4me

Star-candy-catxx Featured By Owner Sep 27, 2015 Student Digital Artist

what's he gonna do
poop in my hair?

CryptoParaMuseum Featured By Owner Apr 24, 2015

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Thanks!

Dragon-the-Tribrid Featured By Owner Mar 26, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

Very sinister!

Taira2032 Featured By Owner Mar 3, 2015 General Artist

AVE SATANAS!! Heart

jazzztbone Featured By Owner Feb 26, 2015

www.disclose.tv/action/viewvid…

Viergacht Featured By Owner Feb 26, 2015 Professional General Artist

Hahahahahahaha oh my gawd. Well, at least it got #1. Wow.

GDWGal Featured By Owner Feb 17, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

I've seen this all over Twitter and Facebook with people claiming it's a 'real photo' with stories attached to it along the lines of "This is the last photo found on a hikers/campers camera before he/she went missing". Very well done my friend, it's a wonderful piece of work. Very spooky.

Viergacht Featured By Owner Feb 17, 2015 Professional General Artist

Really! I had no idea, that's freaking hilarious. I don't have FB but I'm gonna go look at twitter now and see if I can find it.

StutleyConstable Featured By Owner Feb 26, 2015 Professional Artisan Crafter

It's also being used as a thumbnail on Youtube videos claiming to have real pictures of ghosts and demons. Just punch the word 'ghost' into the search bar and two or three videos with this picture come up.

Nice work, though.

Viergacht Featured By Owner Feb 26, 2015 Professional General Artist

I guess I mainly feel a. sorry for the people who fall for it and b. kind of embarrassed, that's a pretty old manip and I could do better nowadays.

KingSexyStudKitty Featured By Owner Oct 16, 2014 Hobbyist Photographer

wait this is fake! I have seen it floating around around the internet with "less known the Bigfoot" and crap like that but, to true know it's fake is wow.....why am I surprised at this...???

Lightsthroughshadow Featured By Owner Apr 30, 2014 Student Photographer

Nick Fury needs to recruit this guy to join the Avengers lol

ElfangorCharizard Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Interesting origin story. The origin story I grew up with was that it is/was a satyr or Pan

Shademan2013 Featured By Owner Jun 11, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

FAAAAKE soooo scared whats he gonna do eat my can

Viergacht Featured By Owner Jun 12, 2013 Professional General Artist

Uh . . . . of course it's fake?

Shademan2013 Featured By Owner Jun 12, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I was making a joke

the-art-slave Featured By Owner May 15, 2013

Please email me about this image. I am putting together an art exhibition about urban legends and I'd like to include it in the show: theartslave@yahoo.com
Thanks.

Viergacht Featured By Owner May 15, 2013 Professional General Artist

Sent

the-art-slave Featured By Owner Nov 14, 2013

Lew,

Sorry to bother you. I am still missing a bio from you for the Hearsay catalog. We will be going to print soon. Sending all text to the editor now. Please send ASAP. Can be short. (One paragraph or a couple sentences is fine.) I would write one for you, but I have no info on you whatsoever! Please email it to me at: wendy_sherman@artslave.com

Thank you!!!

Sincerely,

Wendy Sherman
wendy_sherman@artslave.com
(310) 829-0770