NC Bigfoot Conference

June 17, 2023 - Burnsville, NC

SPEAKERS for the 2023 NC Bigfoot Confernce bring a wealth of knowledge and experience on the topic of Bigfoot exploration, research, and paranormal topics. As it turns out, all speakers are residents of North Carolina and South Carolina!

  • The stars of the 2023 NC Bigfoot Conference are Robin McCray and her husband Pat McCray. For five years, they have been lead stars of star of ScaryCast Podcast. Pat and Robin have headlined conferences such as Georgia Bigfoot Conference, Tennessee Bigfoot Conference, Nebraska Bigfoot Conference and Colorado Bigfoot Conference. Robin was a featured speaker at the Siberian Yeti Conference hosted by Dr. Igor Burtsev (considered the top Bigfoot researcher in the world) in 2011. There, she gained international prominence as a Bigfoot experiener and researcher.

    Robin McCray (left) and granddaughter

  • Dr. Tray Dunaway is a lead star of ScaryCast Podcast and for over three decades was a preeminent licensed surgeon in Camden, SC. He has his Medical Doctorate from the prestegious Ivy League University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Dunaway has spoken worldwide to doctors and practitioners on the topic of "HealthCare Value".

  • Cryptid Researcher Thomas Kardos is the founder and leader of the research group North Carolina Cryptid and Paranormal Project (NCCPP group), and is a popular host on YouTube ,Instagram, and TikTok.

  • Spencer Fisher was the Number 2 Martial Artist in the world for over two years. He currently has a Martial Arts Studio in Sylva, NC and is considered one of the top Martial Arts teachers in the world. He is a well-known paranormal researcher, having personally explored Skinwalker Ranch in Utah with several members of local Native American Tribes. He will be accompanied by Kerry Reed, Indian Fire Dancer from Cherokee, NC.

  • Christian MacLeod is a paranormalist and Bigfoot researcher from the Asheville, NC area. He leads the Haunted Asheville ghost tours. Christian is best known from from appearances on TRVL Channel. His website is CryptidGuy.com. Christian will be accompanied by his research associate Daniel Hurst of Marion, NC.

  • Lee Woods is a popular and very experienced Bigfoot Researcher/Explorer who can frequently be found looking for Bigfoot in the Uwharrie National Forest.

  • Dr. John Stamey is the creator and lead host ofScaryCast Podcast, which has aired over 900 podcasts in the past seven years. He is the author of four books including "Lizardman Companion," Introduction to Hominology" (with Dr. Igor Burtsev and Robin McCray), and "Look Up In The Sky: true stories of Aliens, UFOs and Bigfoot." Dr. Stamey organizes paranormal events including SC Lizardman Festival, the Georgia Bigfoot Conference, and the Tennessee Bigfoot Conference. He was a keynote speaker at the S.P.A.C.E. Expo in Spruce Pine NC in in 2019, along with Mike Barra from Ancient Aliens. Dr. Stamey is perhaps best known for a lead speaking engagement on June 3, 2022 on the History Channel television show UnXplained starring William Shatner. There, he discussed the SC Lizardman and the Moon-Eyed People of Appalachia. Dr. Stamey holds an earned doctorate in Computer Science from NC State university and has published over sixty research publications. For three years, he was a research Associate at the Rhine Institute of Parapsychology in Durham, NC, withing with such notables as Dr. Sally Rhine Feather, a New York Time best selling author of the book, "The Gift." Academically, Dr. Stamey was the Program Chair of the 2006 International ACM SIGDOC conference. He is the organizer of the NC Bigfoot Conference, along with Attorney Marshall Biddle of Conway, SC.

    Dr. Stamey on the set of UnXplained in 2022

  • Chris Chastain star of ScaryCast Podcast and is a Bigfoot experiencer from Augusta, GA.

  • Matt Delph is well-known as the "Bad Ass Monster Hunter" and is a star of ScaryCast Podcast. He leads a Facebook group with over 5,000 members called MECRO, Mountain Empire Cryptid Research Organization.

    Matt Delph

  • John Dixon has been a MUFON researcher in Tennessee for years and has spoken on Bigfoot Experiences throughout the southeast.

IN ATTENDANCE will be

  • Kevin Holland is a professional actor from Alabama who appeared on Season 10 of the popular show The Walking Dead.

    Kevin Holland's Walking Dead Trading Card

  • Professor Mulder builds Radionics Machines sold worldwide. He is an associate of Christian MacLeod and Dr. John Stamey.