Half Man / Part Wolf Hybrid Beast from Kentucky & Tennessee

 

Well, it looks like we got another Legend from the books of Cryptozoology to deal with.  This one is normally addressed as the "Beast of the Land between the Lakes." It's supposedly some sort of a hybrid creature, as this type of subject has somewhat been mentioned on this blog in the past, here: Satyrs & Centaurs - Mythical Hybrids

Anyway, this legendary beast resides mostly in the state of Kentucky but part of this land between the lakes dips into Tennessee, as well.  The image used in this post is an aerial view of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. As for the origins of these big bodies of water, Barkley Lake was created by a dam on the Cumberland River and the Kentucky Lake was created by a dam on the Tennessee River. Now, between these 2 lakes lies the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Yeah, let's go visit; ha! But seriously, if you'd like to visit this place, outside of the tales about the half man, part wolf, hybrid beast that dwells there, it sounds like a really scenic place.  Their website boasts about the 170,000-acre recreation area in Western Kentucky and Tennessee with lots of shorelines and miles and miles of hiking trails, etc. You can find it online by typing "www.landbetweenthelakes.us" into your browser. They offer brochures, driving directions, passes and discounts, permits and reservations, etc. You can also sign up for alerts from the area, which keeps you informed about trail closures, event cancellations, and so on.

Wow! We are getting sidetracked here with all this vacationing talk. What was the subject of this post again? Oh, yeah... At any mythical rate, the creature feature today is starring a hybrid lifeform that is part wolf and half man. It supposed to be a rather large creature that walks upright, like us humans, and also has hands that are structurally similar to ours except for the animalistic part of the hand that features deadly claws. This creature would make for an exceptional NBA center as it is usually reported at being over 7 feet tall. I've heard some descriptions of it being more around 6 feet tall but, like humans, size varies from individual to individual. Yes, if they do exist, there has to surely be more than one of them; yikes! Other characteristics include robust, bone-crunching jaws, sharp-looking teeth, pointed ears, extremely hairy (like an animal), and demonic, glowing eyes. Some people report that it smells really foul (like the Yeti monster?) and releases deafening howls and screams. Yep, it sounds like an overall nice guy... Ha!

I've also heard it called the "Kentucky Wolfman" along with "Dogman." Then you have a lot of folks that believe it is simply a werewolf. How simple are they again? Anyway, I've read several stories about these angry animals thus far, and it almost seems to be like a super hybrid that gets traits from the Devil Monkey, Bigfoot, Jersey Devil and a Werewolf all combined. To top it off, some people think you should forget the part wolf / half man crap, as they believe it's a shape-shifting Native American shaman. Holy crap! Shamans are out killing people now? So much for cryptozoology; ha!

There are loads of stories online about this hybrid beast, but it seems that the most popular one involves an entire family that was found dead in the 1980s that was in the Land between the Lakes area.  They were found halfway consumed inside their motorhome in what appeared to be a monstrous attack by a huge animal. I never hear such bad things about a Bigfoot (don't they supposed to be vegetarians?), so that rules them out. Speaking of that, there are also reports of slaughtered and half-eaten elk and bison in that area, as well.  If you'd like to read more about the legend of this crazed hybrid that dwells in a region in Kentucky and part of Tennessee, visit: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/7266 [Link is no longer active.]

Now, since the stories can go on forever, let's dive more into the possible origins of this beast.  Of course, nobody seems to know the absolute truth, but some people think (assuming it's not a bunch of shape-shifting Shamans) that during the 1800s, a man that lived in this area claimed he had an illness he got via the blood (animal bite?) where he would become enraged and violent at night (sort of like a werewolf with Full Moon Madness?), and many stories spawned from that family for decades to come. I mean, does that mean his descendants kept passing the gene until one or more of them became full-fledged werewolves? Did they start out with Extreme Hypertrichosis, as well?

Another story of origin for this part man, half wolf thing is an old legend that involves a witch casting her wrath on a person and turning them into an unsightly beast. Is that Black Magic? To keep the creature's lineage alive, its curse would get passed on to anybody that survived an attack from it. Okay, I have two questions about that: Why would a witch turn somebody into an ultimate killing machine that could easily bring them to their demise as soon as they drop the spell book? If survivors turn into this creature, does that apply to animals as well?  I mean, going by that logic, this thing could bite a cow on the leg and then the cow would turn into???  Oh, never mind. That would be one hell of a bovine hybrid, though.

Well, I need to wrap this up.  I must say, however, that even though Tennessee is included in the title, it does seem that most of the scary tales come from the Kentucky region of the Land between the Lakes. As for Tennessee, that state is more known for its infamous Bell Witch. Either way, I know I didn't cover any scary stories on this post, but I did provide a good resource link that had several of them on their page. I just thought I'd do a blog post about this subject in case anybody knows more about this area and has some cool stories to share in the comment field.  At any rate, if you are a hunter or like to take camping trips at random places, you might want to always research the area before strutting around in the woods or else you may get your ass handed to you. Uh, literally? Ha-ha!

Image Credit: It is in the Public Domain and is not under Copyright.

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