Werewolves have been a staple of the supernatural world for centuries; the image of the werewolf has changed considerably over time from the North American skin walkers, who believed wearing the skin Of a wolf would give them the wolfs' powers, to the modern day half human half werewolves personified in the popular Harry Potter movies, sadly even Twilight dived head first into the werewolf pool to pull out humans that could transform into giant wolves at will.
But the traditional and often most popular view of a werewolf is a human, either gifted or cursed with lycanthropy whom on every full moon can transform into a wolf-like-creature of some sort.
These stories have been told for centuries but who would have thought we would have our own werewolf legends in England, yet we do.
In Cannock Chase, a woodland area found in Staffordshire, England, has apparently had several supernatural encounters with a Werewolf. All the information below is gathered from eye witness accounts and publications:
“One report I received came in from a gentleman who, on the morning in question, while walking his Labrador Retriever around the ancient Iron Age hill-fort at Castle Ring, heard the distinct sound of abnormal and unearthly howling coming from the surrounding damp and misty woodland. So loud was the noise, that his dog immediately began to draw back and cower in fear. Mr Chapman recalled that, upon glancing into the shadowy trees he saw two bright, fiendish yellow eyes glaring menacingly back at him. This was enough to seriously spook Mr C and, in his own words, he promptly ‘ran like the wind.’”[1]
A spooky account to anyone, but many sightings of this creature have been documented, yet there are only modern accounts, so where did this beast come from? Surely it couldn't have arrived in the woods overnight.
Paranormal investigations are being carried out in the woods, and it is no surprise, Staffordshire is one of the most haunted places in England, it is no leap to add werewolves to the considerable list of supernatural beings.
"Another report involved a group of 3 teenagers who, whilst stopping for a cigarette break on a popular car-park near to the village of Brocton (a place that describes itself as the Gateway to Cannock Chase), witnessed the understandably terrifying sight of what they described as an “oversized, upright, wolf” rummaging through a litter bin. Luckily, at a distance of around 20 meters, the creature didn't notice them and soon moved on, but those lads have been deeply affected by it nonetheless." [1]
What to make of these claims depends on your belief in werewolves, with so many unconnected sightings in this area I find it hard not to believe that there is something unnatural occurring in the woods of Cannock chase. Despite most of the eye witness accounts being during the day many truly believe there is a werewolf hidden within these woods.
Would you dare go in at night? I certainly wouldn't.
The truth is still unknown but I find this particular case one that I return to regularly for another dose of werewolf sightings. You can read more at:
[1]http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2009/09/29/werewolves_in_staffs_feature.shtml
http://monsterusa.blogspot.co.uk/2007/05/do-werewolves-roam-woods-of-england.html
http://paranormalcannock.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/in-search-of-wolf-man.html
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This is also on my other blog, that I am locked out of, not copied: http://magicalcorners.blogspot.co.uk/
Till next time xox
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