{"id":226002,"date":"2025-10-26T14:30:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T18:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/?p=226002"},"modified":"2025-10-29T21:23:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T01:23:00","slug":"bunnyman-legend-clifton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/bunnyman-legend-clifton\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bunnyman Legend of Clifton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/bunnyman_bridge_FI-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"black and white bunnyman bridge\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/bunnyman_bridge_FI-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/bunnyman_bridge_FI-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/bunnyman_bridge_FI-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/bunnyman_bridge_FI-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/bunnyman_bridge_FI.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">spooky season <\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s nothing like a good monster story. Whether shared around a campfire or at bedtime, hearing a tale of an otherworldly creature that <em>could<\/em> exist is a tradition unto itself. <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/cars-and-coffee-a-weekend-tradition-northern-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Virginia<\/a> has its own local myth: the tale of the Bunnyman. The Bunnyman story originated in Clifton in the mid-1970s and has continued to thrill and inspire residents and visitors. <strong>Read on for more about the myth of the Bunnyman.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-226307\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/bunnyman_bridge_FI-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"black and white bunnyman bridge\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/bunnyman_bridge_FI-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/bunnyman_bridge_FI-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/bunnyman_bridge_FI-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/bunnyman_bridge_FI-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/bunnyman_bridge_FI.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>About the Myth<\/h3>\n<p>Sources differ on the exact origin of the story, but the gist is the same in every version. A man in a rabbit suit, or a man-sized rabbit, terrorizes visitors to his territory near the Colchester Bridge in Clifton. In some recountings, the man is actually an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/2015\/10\/23\/the-scary-weird-somewhat-true-story-of-the-fairfax-bunny-man\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">escaped patient<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from an insane asylum who was surviving in the woods by eating bunnies, sometimes stringing their carcasses under the bridge. In others, the creature is a murderous thing, wielding a hatchet or an axe, leaving carnage in his wake. The encounters take place only <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidenova.com\/headlines\/bunny-man-bridge-fact-or-fiction-the-truth-behind-the-chilling-legend\/article_a27c7000-dca4-11e8-ad84-af51d935cbcb.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">near Halloween<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or at any time of year, depending on the rendition. Halloween visitors are most likely to be killed or vanish, according to variations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most robust account of the origins of the Bunnyman myth, and the myth itself, is a paper written by Fairfax County Historian-Archivist Brian A. Conley. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.fairfaxcounty.gov\/local-history\/bunnyman\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bunnyman Unmasked: The Real Life Origins Of An Urban Legend<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explores the regional allure of the story, as well as the author\u2019s own recollections of living in the area in the 1970s when the story began to circulate. It\u2019s important to note that in the early 1970s, the Clifton area was still mostly rural. The Kings Park West Subdivision, near where these incidents take place, was under construction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-226212\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_1-800x800.png\" alt=\"the bunnyman bridge\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_1-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brian\u2019s incredible research yielded what he believes to be the most credible origin of the myth. The first big break was a 1973 paper written by a University of Maryland graduate student examining the origins of folklore. The student had chosen the Bunnyman myth, and interviewed several Prince George\u2019s County teenagers on their knowledge of the story. All 54 individuals gave their own version of the story, but Brian noticed that nearly all of the stories took place around Halloween 1970.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/pumpkin-patch-northern-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where to Pick Pumpkins In Northern Virginia<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This led to the second major source of information: two<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Washington Post<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> articles around Halloween 1970 that described two incidents with a \u2018bunny man\u2019 near the 5400 block of Guinea Road in Fairfax. The location was in what is now the Kings Park West subdivision. The first incident was reported on or about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proquest.com\/historical-newspapers\/man-bunny-suit-sought-fairfax\/docview\/147754519\/se-2?accountid=189667\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 20th, 1970<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by a young couple, who were sitting in a parked car and were approached by a man who was dressed in a bunny suit and wielding an axe. The man yelled at the couple for trespassing and threw the axe at the car, breaking the windshield.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the second incident, an overnight security guard at the Kings Park West subdivision reported seeing a man in a bunny suit using an axe to chop away at a newly built but unoccupied home. The incident took place on or around <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proquest.com\/historical-newspapers\/rabbit-reappears\/docview\/147930978\/se-2?accountid=189667\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 30th, 1970<\/span><\/a>,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a short distance away from the first incident. The security guard told investigators that the man again mentioned trespassing, threatening to harm people who continued to trespass. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-226213\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_2-800x800.png\" alt=\"the bunny man bridge\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_2-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_2-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_2-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Bunnyman_Bridge_2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A third incident was shared with Fairfax County police officers, where a staff person at the Kings Park West subdivision reported getting a threatening phone call on or around October 31st, 1970. The caller identified himself as \u2018The Axe Man\u2019 and threatened to harm the staffer based on the company\u2019s trespass and damage to the land. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps the Bunnyman was a disgruntled local who was angry about the changes coming to this part of Fairfax County: the axe, use of the word \u2018trespass\u2019, and timeline of the incidents would lead to that conclusion. Or maybe it was a prank that took on new dimensions as the myth grew and morphed. At any rate, you\u2019ll never <strong>ever<\/strong> catch us there after dark, and especially not on Halloween. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Other Appearances<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bunnyman legend has reached beyond Fairfax County. It has inspired a horror movie franchise called <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1308748\/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_i_2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bunnyman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 <\/span><\/em>The 2001 film <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donnie Darko<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was reportedly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/bunnyman-inspiration-explained-donnie-darko\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inspired <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the Bunnyman legend. Donnie Darko is a suburban teen played by Jake Gyllenhaal, who has daytime visions of a man in a bunny suit who manipulates and controls him.\u00a0 Director Richard Kelly grew up in Virginia, and the story is set in a fictional Virginia town. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even actor, artist, and musician<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/neverfeartruth.com\/pages\/behind-the-art\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Johnny Depp <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">knows about the story. His 2023 collection, <em>The <\/em><\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsandcollections.com\/actor-johnny-depp-launches-bunnyman-genesis-collection\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bunnyman Genesi,s<\/span><\/a><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> features artworks created by Johnny. In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1Uxad3il7KQ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an interview <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about the collection, Johnny said that the figure had come to him in a dream as a child, and the memory was jogged by a similar experience with his son. He views the Bunnyman as a guardian. It is unknown whether Johnny\u2019s time in Fairfax County for his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairfaxcounty.gov\/sheriff\/depp-v-heard-trial\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2022 trial <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helped inspire the artwork. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C0t_v2erKcP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C0t_v2erKcP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Never Fear Truth (@johnnydeppnft)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here in Fairfax County, the Bunnyman legend has been embraced as inspiration for musicians and brewmasters, and other community members. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bunnymanbrewing.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bunnyman Brewing Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, located at 5583 Guinea Road in Fairfax, was founded by two Fairfax County locals who embrace the mythology. Co-owners Sam Gray and Eric Barrett\u2019s brewery is one block away from the famed bridge, and the Bunnyman iconography is all over the brewery\u2019s merchandise.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DP4X5JrD8XR\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DP4X5JrD8XR\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Bunnyman Brewing (@bunnymanbrewing)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2014, a local music group wrote and recorded an original, 26-song <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/with-legend-of-the-bunnyman-a-local-band-celebrates-a-quirky-urban-myth\/2014\/06\/02\/0252e9e6-ea65-11e3-93d2-edd4be1f5d9e_story.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rock opera <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">called <em>The Legend of the Bunnyman<\/em>. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Mantua-Finials-100063609758721\/?paipv=0&amp;eav=AfY1hzkxvybIAG2mLcnmkdGFEKapa0fEuT5RJit0Db4jdAwvlxmSXqQBA1rvYhqUhUE&amp;_rdr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mantua Finials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are a group of Fairfax County musicians who were inspired by the legend.\u00a0 The musical can be<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Legend-Bunnyman-Mantua-Finials\/dp\/B00KQPJ5OQ\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1406081548&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=mantua%20finials&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR16-P-heZPdJ_DSxvfLJ-n60mX1duKVstTAezYGQ6DkOMSoUYCbo5djvqs_aem_hzj-c0WfjuOAxcL3lTELhg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> streamed <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on Amazon. One local quilter has immortalized the legend in fabric, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/sweet-nightmares-fairfax-quilter-crafts-a-quilt-honoring-an-urban-legend\/2016\/02\/24\/fb72ed06-d9b9-11e5-81ae-7491b9b9e7df_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Washington Post<\/a>.<\/em> She repurposed a pattern for Bigfoot to get the figure of the Bunnyman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>See more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/mobile-sauna-northern-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Mobile Sauna Experience Like No Other in Northern Virginia<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The town of Clifton has embraced its role in the story. The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cliftonhauntedtrail.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Clifton Haunted Trail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a seasonal attraction specializing in Halloween haunts, and the Bunnyman makes an appearance every year.<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCliftonHauntedTrail%2Fposts%2Fpfbid03SXwepxmK7agNkcFsWneVGhGKZ2hpjJHnnGDsgNEUwyMgfHmqG5Z4mjjoaqytZ6fl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"424\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Spooky season or not, this iconic piece of local lore has kept residents guessing for decades. If you&#8217;re brave enough to visit the Bridge at night, or near Halloween, or at night near Halloween, we hope you make it back safely.<\/p>\n<p>Follow @thefairfaxgirl on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thefairfaxgirl\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Instagram <\/span><\/a>+\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thefairfaxgirl\"><span class=\"s2\">TikTok<\/span><\/a> for the latest Northern Virginia updates, and check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/events\/\"><span class=\"s2\">events calendar<\/span><\/a>, which has over 100+ events weekly to peruse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>spooky season There\u2019s nothing like a good monster story. 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