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Beast of Bladenboro, NC

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On This Day in Cryptid History

December 29th: In 1953, the first animal death attributed to the Beast of Bladenboro was reported, though the mauling occurred in Clarkton. Witnesses described seeing a sleek black creature before a dog was killed.

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Cryptids & Creatures of Folklore Drawtober Day 21 — The Beast of Bladenboro

The Beast of Bladenboro is a creature said to have slaughtered dozens of domestic pets and livestock in winter of 1953-1954. The killings took place in and around Bladenboro, North Carolina. Witnesses claimed the creature resembled a large wildcat, dark in color with stripes and long, bushy fur. Some believed it was a vampiric creature because it left its victims drained of their blood. 

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Críptido del día: Beast of Bladenboro (Bestia vampiro de Bladenboro)

Descripcíon:  el 29 de diciembre de 1953. Los testigos describieron una criatura que era "elegante, negra, de aproximadamente 1,5 m de largo", que mató a un perro en Clarkton. aproximadamente 13 km de Bladenboro. El 4 de enero de 1954 en Bladenboro, tres perros fueron encontrados con las mandíbulas rotas, el cráneo aplastado y aparentemente masticado por una bestia desconocida. La bestia, más allá de la violencia del ataque, dejó a los animales sin sangre por lo que se le dio el nombre de bestia vampiro.

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First day of Cryptober is done! The Beast of Bladenboro! Thank you to everyone who stopped by the stream, the video will go up on Youtube tomorrow~! Next Day The Cryptober List Commissions are open! || Support me on Patreon!

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Daily Inktober Cryptid #19: The Beast of Bladenboro.

[mojomann67]

Cryptober 22 Beast of Bladenbro #inktober #inktober2022 #cryptober #cryptid #beastofbladenboro

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50 States/Urban Legends Part 3

Michigan/00:27...The Nain Rouge Minnesota/00:57...The Wendigo Mississippi/1:28...The Witch of Yazoo Missouri/2:17...The Landers Theatre Montana/2:48...Haunting of Chico Hot Springs Hotel Nebraska/3:33...The Hatchet House Nevada/4:14...The Aliens & Area 51 New Hampshire/4:39...The Legend of Chocorua New Jersey/5:36...Ghost Boy of Clinton Road New Mexico/6:05...UFO Crash at Roswell New York/7:07...The Legend of Cropsey North Carolina/7:42...The Beast of Bladenboro

[amythystraine]

50 States/Urban Legends Part 3

Michigan/00:27...The Nain Rouge  Minnesota/00:57...The Wendigo Mississippi/1:28...The Witch of Yazoo Missouri/2:17...The Landers Theatre Montana/2:48...Haunting of Chico Hot Springs Hotel Nebraska/3:33...The Hatchet House Nevada/4:14...The Aliens & Area 51 New Hampshire/4:39...The Legend of Chocorua New Jersey/5:36...Ghost Boy of Clinton Road New Mexico/6:05...UFO Crash at Roswell New York/7:07...The Legend of Cropsey North Carolina/7:42...The Beast of Bladenboro

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Mythic Creatures by Culture & Region

Part 2: Settler (Colonial) & Diasporic Tales of Australia & the Americas

Overview here.

• Australian Settler Folktales Drop Bear; Easter Bilby; Oozlum Bird (oozlum bird also in Britain)

Canadian Settler Folktales

Cadborosaurus B.C.; Cressie; Igopogo Barrie; Manipogo; Memphre; Mussie; Red Lady; Thetis Lake Monster; Turtle Lake Monster

USAmerican Settler folktales including African diaspora

Agropelter, Maine & Ohio; Alfred Bulltop Stormalong Massachussets; Altamaha-ha in Georgia, U.S.A, see Muskogee; Anansi is Akan (which includes the Agona, Akuapem, Akwamu, Akyem, Anyi, Ashanti, Baoulé, Bono, Chakosi, Fante, Kwahu, Sefwi, Wassa, Ahanta, and Nzema) also found in African American lore; Red Ghost (Arizona camel with skeleton on its back); Augerino western USA, including Colorado; Axehandle hound Minnesota and Wisconsin; Ball-tailed cat; Beaman Monster; Bear Lake Monster; Beast of Bladenboro; Beast of Busco; Bell Witch; Belled buzzard American South; Bessie northeast Ohio and Michigan; Bigfoot; Black Dog; Blafard; Bloody Bones; Bloody Mary; Boo hag; Br'er Rabbit; Brown Mountain Lights; Cactus cat American Southwest; Calafia Amazon Queen (Caliph) that California is named after; Champ; Chessie; Dark Watchers; Demon Cat Washington D.C.; Dewey Lake Monster; Dover Demon; Dungavenhooter Maine, Michigan; Emperor Norton; Enfield Monster (NOT Enfield); Flathead Lake Monster; Flatwoods Monster; Flying Africans; Fouke Monster Arkansas; Fur-bearing trout; Gallinipper; Gillygaloo; Glawackus; Gloucester sea serpent; Golden Bear; Goofus Bird; Gumberoo; Hidebehind; Hillbilly Beast of Kentucky; Hodag; Honey Island Swamp Monster; Hoop Snake; Hudson River Monster; Hugag; Jackalope; Jersey Devil; Joint Snake; Jonathan Moulton; Lady Featherflight; Lagahoo; Lake Worth Monster; Lava bear Oregon, appear to have been real animals but not a unique species; Letiche (Cajun folktale, from descendants of the Acadian expulsion) Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp; Loveland Frog; Ludwig the Bloodsucker; Mãe-do-Ouro; Mami Wata also African; Maryland Goatman; Melon-heads; Michigan Dogman; Milton lizard; Mogollon Monster; Momo the Monster; Mothman; Nain Rouge Detroit, Michigan; New Jersey folktales; North Shore Monster; Onza; Ozark Howler; Pope Lick Monster; Proctor Valley Monster; Railroad Bill; Red Ghost; Red Lady; Reptilian; Resurrection Mary; Sharlie; Sidehill Gouger; Signifying monkey; Skunk Ape; Snallygaster; Snipe Hunt; Snow Snake; Splintercat; Squonk; Tahoe Tessie; Tailypo; Teakettler; The Witch of Saratoga; Tuttle Bottoms Monster; Two-Toed Tom; Walgren Lake Monster; Wampus Cat; White River Monster; Wild Man of the Navidad

Latin American Folklore

Aido Hwedo, Haiti & also in Benin; Alebrije (born from a dream, Mexican paper mache folk art); Baccoo could be based off Abiku of Yoruba lore; Bestial Beast bestial centaur; Boiuna; Boto and Boto_and_Dolphin_Spirits; Bruja; Bumba Meu Boi; Burrokeet; Cadejo; Camahueto; Capelobo; Carbuncle; Carranco; Chasca El Salvador; Chickcharney; Ciguapa Dominica; Cipitio; Damballa; Day of the Dead; Death; Douen; Duende; Duppy; El Sombrerón Guatemala; Folktales of Mexico; Headless Mule; Hombre Gato; Honduran Creatures; Huay Chivo; Ibo loa (also Igbo in West Africa); Jumbee; Kasogonagá (Toba in Argentina); La Bolefuego; La Diablesse; La Llorona; La mula herrada; La Sayona; Lang Bobi Suzi; Madre de aguas; Mama D'Leau; Minhocão; Mono Grande; Monster of Lake Fagua; Monster of Lake Tota; Muan; Muelona; Nahuelito; Obia also a word for a West African mythological creature (see article); Papa Bois; Patagon aka Patagonian Giant; Patasola; Phantome (Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana); Pishtaco; Princess Eréndira; Quimbanda; Romãozinho; Saci; Sayona ; Sihuanaba; Sisimoto; Soucouyant; Succarath; Tapire-iauara; Tata Duende; The Cu Bird; The Silbón; Tulevieja; Tunda; Zombie Bolivia; Abchanchu; Acalica; El Tío Colombia; Colombian Creatures; El Hombre Caimán; Tunda

Please note that some of these beings (those from Latin America or from diasporic African religions like Santeria, Vodun and Candomble) are sacred and be responsible about their use in art (writing etc.).

Notify me of any mistakes or to add disclaimers when something is considered sacred and off-limits.

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The Beast of Bladenboro, North Carolina

In 1953, a frightening creature terrified the town of Bladenboro, North Carolina. Known as the Beast of Bladenboro, this enormous cat-like monster first preyed on dogs roaming the nearby woods, but then it went after humans. Authorities eventually killed a bobcat that took the blame for the attacks. Nevertheless, the locals continued to doubt this explanation and no longer ventured into the forest after sunset.

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THE BARN PART II (2021) Reviews of horror sequel

‘This Halloween no one can stop the harvest…’ The Barn Part II is a 2021 American horror film based around the final girl survivor of The Barn (2016) who is now in college. Written and directed by Justin M. Seaman (Cryptids ‘The Beast of Bladenboro’; 10/31 ‘The Old Hag’; Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories ‘The Deathday Party’). The movie stars Lexi Dripps, Mitchell Musolino, Will Stout, Linnea…

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In the dead of winter in 1953-54, an unknown creature terrorized a small North Carolina town with a then population of less than 800 residents. For 13 days beginning on December 29, 1953, residents of the tiny town and its immediate surrounds were mortified day after day as each morning they discovered the decapitated remains of their family dogs. This is the story of the Beast of Bladenboro.

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📹 okay I've spent all day in the library in area history and Charlie in world paranormal history oh yeah um 1:38 pm. We've found nothing. Nothing that really fits. We've found something called "the beast of Bladenboro" but we're no where near NC. It'd help if Charlie could remember....she's shaken up still *sigh* God what have I gotten into. We're not crime solvers we're a dental and a mortuary science major. Recording ends 1:40 pm

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Beast of Bladenboro

The first animal deaths possibly related to the Beast of Bladenboro were reported on December 29, 1953. Witnesses described a creature that was "sleek, black, about 5 feet (1.5 m) long", which killed a dog in Clarkton, North Carolina, approximately eight miles (13 km) from Bladenboro. On December 31, 1953, two dogs belonging to a resident of Bladenboro were found dead with a significant amount of blood near their kennels. 

Their owner reported that the dogs were "torn into ribbons and crushed". “My dogs put up a good fight. There was blood all over the porch, big puddles of it. And there was a pool of saliva on the porch. It killed one dog at 10:30 and left it lying there. My dad wrapped the dog up in a blanket. That thing came back and got that dog and nobody's seen the dog since. At 1:30 in the morning, it came back and killed the other dog and took it off. We found it three days later in a hedgerow. The top of one of the dogs heads was torn off and its body was crushed and wet, like it had been in that thing's mouth. The other dog's lower jaw was torn off.” 

The following day, on January 1, 1954, two more dogs were found dead at a Bladenboro farm, and on the night of January 2, 1954, a farmer reported that a dog of his had been killed.

Two more dogs were found dead on January 3, 1954. An autopsy was performed on one of the dogs and it was reported that "there wasn't more than two or three drops of blood in him [...] The victim's bottom lip had been broken open and his jawbone smashed back."

Further deaths were reported in the subsequent days: on the night of January 5, 1954, a pet rabbit was found "cleanly decapitated and still warm", and on January 7, a dead dog was found in a pasture near the Bladenboro swamp. A goat was also reported to have died with its head flattened.

One local described the animal as "about four and a half feet [1.4 m] long, bushy, and resembling either a bear or a panther", while another person described it as "small" and noted that there was "a little one just like it [...] running beside it." Another local described hearing "a strange noise [...] like a baby crying". Though he did not see the animal, he estimated it was "close to 150 pounds [70 kg], the way it went through the bushes."

Another account detailed in a local newspaper contained the following physical description: It was bout 20 inches [50 cm] high. It had a long tail, about 14 inches [35 cm]. The color of it was dark. It had a face exactly like a cat. Only I ain't ever seen a cat that big. It was walking around stealthy, sneaky...

A group of hunters from Wilmington spent that night tracking the creature for three miles (4.8 km) around swampland. According to them, the tracks showed claws at least an inch (2.5 cm) long and indicated an 80-to-90-pound (35 to 40 kg) animal. The beast's circling movement suggested it might have had offspring or a mate nearby, the hunters said.

On January 5, the beast was witnessed attacking a dog which ran away and was not found. Tracks were seen along a creek bank near one of the attack sites; there were two sets of prints and one was smaller.  Later that day, in the early evening, another resident described "a big mountain lion" near some dogs three houses down. The creature ran toward her, but turned and fled when she screamed. Outside her home, the tracks left in the dirt road were "bigger than a silver dollar" according to Police Chief Fores.

A young boy named Dalton Norton reported seeing what he called "a big cat" on January 6, which "made a noise like a baby crying" on his porch before leaving.

On January 11, two cars stopped for an animal reported to be four feet (1.2 m) long. One of the men in the cars was quoted as saying he animal had "runty-looking ears" and was "brownish and tabby."

On the night of January 3, Police Chief Roy Fores searched for the creature with his dogs, but they reportedly would not follow the trail. "A half-dozen brave youths" and their dogs then spent January 4 searching for the creature, while that night, Fores and eight to ten other officers conducted their own hunt. Hunters who travelled to Bladenboro from Wilmington also searched for the beast that evening, reportedly tracking it for 3 miles (4.8 km) around the swamp.

On the night of January 5, more than 500 people and dogs hunted through the woods and swamps for the creature.

On January 6, more than 800 people turned out to hunt for the beast in the swamps. Fores planned to tie up dogs as bait to lure the creature out, but this plan was not put into action. The hunt itself was also ended by officials due to safety concerns.

On January 7, another 800 to 1,000 people gathered to hunt the creature.

During the evening of the 8th, four fraternity brothers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were the only reported hunters. Mayor Fussell officially called off the hunt unless the creature made another obvious kill or there was a legitimate sighting. The armed hunting parties of previous nights had become too large for safety, and Fores received a telegram from a humane society in Asheville, North Carolina protesting his plan to stake out dogs as bait for the creature.

On January 13, Luther Davis, a local farmer, found a bobcat struggling with a steel trap in Big Swamp, four miles (6.4 km) from the city, and shot it in the head. Woodrow Fussell, the mayor of Bladenboro, told newspapers that the beast of Bladenboro had been found and killed. However, it has been questioned whether such a small cat could have killed and mangled the dogs. On the same day, Bruce Soles from Tabor City was leaving Bladenboro when he hit a cat with his vehicle. According to reports, it was "spotted like a leopard," about 20 to 24 inches (50 to 60 cm) high, and weighed between 75 and 90 pounds (35 and 40 kg). He took the cat home with him to Tabor City. Yet a third man, "professional hunter and guide" Berry Lewis, is credited in some newspapers as having killed the animal. There were conflicting reports about whether it was Davis's or Lewis's cat that Mayor Fussell photographed and sent out to the press. Lewis was reportedly hunting in a different part of Bladen county when he shot and killed his bobcat.

Many reported accounts describe the Beast of Bladenboro as feline, but do not agree on any one species.