Unknown Ellijay – A Paranormal Docuseries

Something is happening in the Hills of Ellijay and a team of filmmakers has set out to tell the story!

Deep in the North Georgia mountains where the locals whisper of ghost sightings and large creatures in the woods, an award-winning filmmakers, Sozo Bear Films, are capturing these chilling tales in a brand new docuseries rooted in high strangeness and Southern folklore.

Filmmakers Luke Pilgrim and Brad Kennedy of the award-winning production company Sozo Bear Films have unveiled ‘Unknown Ellijay’, a new paranormal docuseries that dives deep into the eerie legends and chilling folklore surrounding the small Appalachian town of Ellijay in Georgia, US.

Brad Kennedy (left) and Luke Pilgrim (right)

The series investigates a wide range of unexplained phenomena, from Bigfoot sightings in the North Georgia woods, to ghost stories linked to the town’s century old structures and to terrifying Dogman encounters surrounding the local cemeteries.

Shot entirely on location, Unknown Ellijay features cinematic visuals, immersive storytelling and interviews with locals, historians, and eyewitnesses who have experienced this strangeness first hand.

“There has to be some truth to these stories,” says co-creator Luke Pilgrim.

“When so many people describe the same strange encounters, it starts to feel less like a coincidence. Ellijay is a hotbed for this kind of phenomenon, there’s even a Bigfoot museum featuring the country’s largest permanent display of genuine bigfoot artifacts”

A display at the Ellijay Bigfoot Museum

The three-part docuseries will premieres today, July 12th 2025, exclusively on Sozo Bear Films’ YouTube channel, with new episodes dropping weekly over the three consecutive weeks.

Unknown Ellijay invites viewers to uncover the supernatural secrets hidden in one of Georgia’s most beautiful and mysterious mountain towns.

I had the opportunity to preview the first episode and highly recommend watching it.

Check out the first episode below, you wont be disappointed, and watch out for the future episodes of Unknown Ellijay to discover why Ellijay, Georgia, is “The Hidden Paranormal Hotspot of the South.”