When it comes to monsters in American pop culture, few are as popular or beloved as Bigfoot. Sagas about human beings encountering this hairy wilderness beast have populated campfires for decades.

Bigfoot is popping up everywhere — in low-budget horror films, in festivals around the country, and even in a critically acclaimed musical.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The most iconic, widely cited moment from the Patterson-Gimlin 1967 Bigfoot film. "I think for a lot of people who have so much ...