Werewolves

Perhaps one of the oldest and best documented cases of suspected wide spread werewolf attacks occurred exactly 250 years ago. Between 1764 and 1767, the province of Gevaudan in the Haute-Loire, France, was terrorized by a mysterious creature simply known today as the Beast of Gevaudan. Although the identity of this mysterious creature remains a mystery, at least 60 known …

In February of 2010 a rash of grizzly attacks took place in the towns of Lika, Banija, Kordun and Dalmatia (Croatia), which not only targeted livestock, but humans as well. The prevailing theory rationalized that a wolf population in those areas had skyrocketed and the animals were simply looking for a means to survive. That’s the official statement but is …

For a few terrifying months in 2008, the town of Macva, Serbia, experienced the deadly rampage of an unknown cryptid first hand. Villagers awoke most mornings to discover some unknown beast had brutally slaughtered their livestock. The carnage of dead goats, sheep and chickens was so enormous that the frustrated and terrified citizens of Macva simply stopped counting them after …

In today’s society it’s common to brush aside reports of anything unusual as the delusional or intoxicated ramblings of individuals who we like to believe didn’t actually see what they claim. We’ve mentioned this normalcy bias before because it taints our ability to remain open minded about the truth. To be fair, our reluctance to embrace anything not produced by …

An American Werewolf in…America? Evil fictional werewolves are barking at the moon in the films, “An American Werewolf in London,” and “An American Werewolf in Paris,” but did you know many people believe one is roaming the wilds in real life in the northeastern parts of America? There have been sightings by people who lived to tell the tale of the …

If you’ve been reading Monstrum Athenaeum for bit, you’ve no doubt realized we believe monsters are real and we do our best to bring you stories from around the world of sightings and historical reports while trying to have a little fun. We specifically focus on werewolves, vampires, and zombies for many reasons but primarily because the legends of these …

A 70 year old woman went missing a little more than a month ago (June 2014) in Mt. Rainier National Park. Karen Sykes, an outdoor journalist, was out on a hike with a friend when they decided to split up due to some concerns about hiking on the snow covered terrain; some of which was melting and causing a blockage …

Gerald Burns was a criminal profiler and had been called in by the police chief to look at a crime scene. Just like countless times before, he drove to the residence, parked his car and headed to the house to look at the murders. He got to the front door and was pushed aside by one of the cops who ran past him to puke by …