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Monsters: Reality or Myth?

Monster

For as long as mankind has lived on this planet he has told tales of strange terrifying beasts and monsters. While most of these tales are thought of as mere superstitions or fanciful myths, are they really just fanciful tales? Sightings of strange creatures continue even into the twenty first century and give rise to the possibility that some of these tales might be true.

In the mid 1980’s there were reports of some very bizarre and terrifying creatures in an area of Italy along the eastern coast. All of the eyewitnesses reported very similar descriptions of two creatures that would swoop down, screeching horribly and grab livestock or people. The beasts were described as having huge wings and with faces that were humanoid in appearance with large sharp teeth.

Both of the creatures had breasts like a woman and they both had bodies that resembled a large bird with enormous taloned feet that could grasp like hands. One of them had male genitalia. After each attack these creatures would head back towards the extremely secluded rocky seacoast. One can assume that was where they maintained their nest or lair.

The descriptions given were the same as those of the old Greek legends of the harpy. The witnesses were considered very soundly reliable. Documented reports of these flying beasts go as far back as the early 1800’s. These creatures have also been known to attack fishing boats and snatch unfortunate sailors.

Darkness

In North America there are tales of a creature that roams the Appalachian hills of Eastern Kentucky and Northeastern Tennessee. The Cherokee called it the "Ewah"; the "Soul Stealer". Indian legends say it craves and eats human flesh. This creature is said to be a demon that was once a mortal man who resorted to cannabalism. Because he ate the flesh of his own kind he is now an immortal beast and doomed to roam the earth. Indian legends also said that if a person actually physically survived the encounter with this creature, they were like golems--empty and souless; for the Ewah has stolen their very spirit and soul. It did not take long for the victim to succumb to physical death.

The French settlers and lumberjacks called it the "wooly boo-gar" or "wooly demon". This horrifying creature of legend is the source of the now trite term "wooly booger" that mothers have used to scare their children into behaving.

Eye witness descriptions of this terrifying beast report it stands around eight to ten feet tall and has long gray-white fur and walks on two legs like a man. It has long sharp claws and teeth and gleaming red eyes. The blood-curdling screeching is nearly indescribable.

Those who have heard it say it is like a howl, a moan, and a scream combined. Accounts of this creature by extremely reliable witnesses continue to this day. The most recent account given occurred in 2000 along the Sheltowee Trace in the north-eastern region of Kentucky.

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