The Complete Guide To Mysterious Beings - Galaksija

explained, 'On the first appearance on Sunday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, far
from my house, I saw a Man burning all over with fire. One could count all the ribs on his
stomach. He continued his way from one landmark to another until after midnight he
suddenly vanished. Many people were fearstricken by his appearance because through his
nose and mouth he belched fire while dashing hither and thither in all directions.' [Deutsche
Sagen, Vol. 1, p. 229.]
Another Unbelievable had the poor taste to show up uninvited at the wedding dance of King
Alexander of Scotland in 1293. This poor fellow was not afire, he was simply stark naked. Worse
still, he had neglected to wear any flesh. He appeared in nothing but his bare bones, according to the
court records, and managed to put quite a damper on the wedding festivities.
Five hundred years before this Black Period ”a plague of frightening and terrible animals” swept
over the Middle East, killing many people in Armenia and Assyria. The Chronicon of Denys de
Tell-Mahre describes them thus: ”...their muzzle was small and long, and they had great ears, like
those of horses. The skin on their dorsal spine resembled the bristles of pigs, and stuck straight up.”
It was said that these fearsome beasts easily outwitted and killed many men. They raided villages
and carried off children. For some reason, dogs did not bark at them. Whole herds of goats and
sheep were devoured by them. They ravaged hundreds of square miles of villages before they
vanished forever.
In Germany during this same period, some huge black animal was prowling the dark forests near
Darmstadt, killing people off like flies. Finally, a local baron fought the beast. He managed to kill it
but during the fight he suffered a wound which led to his death. A statue was erected to him in the
tomb of his castle, both of which are still standing.
He was the Baron of Frankenstein and the first Frankenstein monster movie was actually filmed in
the ruins of the old castle.
Hairy beasts and spectral dogs have always held a prominent place in occult lore. It is hard to find a
book on psychic phenomena that does not mention at least one or two dog stories. England and
France have yielded many. A phantom donkey with shaggy hair and ”eyes like saucers” is supposed
to have haunted Leeds, England, for many years and earned the nickname ”Padfoot.” It was said to
have been missing one, possibly two legs.
Tring, Hartford, England, was visited frequently by a spectral dog in the nineteenth century. It was
said to have been connected somehow with a lady who was drowned as a witch in 1751. Here is one
description of the animal from the Book of Days, published in the 1800s:
I was returning home late at night in a gig with the person who was driving. When we came
near the spot where a portion of the gibbet had lately stood, we saw on the bank of the
roadside a flame of fire as large as a man's hat. 'What's that?' I exclaimed. 'Hush!' said my
companion, and suddenly pulling in his horse, came to a dead stop. I then saw an immense
black dog just in front of our horse, the strangest looking creature I ever beheld. He was as
big as a Newfoundland, but very gaunt, shaggy, with long ears and tail, eyes like balls of
fire, and large, long teeth, for he opened his mouth and seemed to grin at us. In a few
minutes the dog disappeared, seeming to vanish like a shadow, or to sink into the earth, and
we drove on over the spot where he had lain.
White and black phantom horses have also appeared and disappeared mysteriously throughout
history, their heavy hoof-beats resounding late at night across dozens of countries. Often they carry
eerie riders dressed in black capes with hoods drawn over their heads.
Something wicked this way comes...
Every century has produced almost countless monster tales. The nineteenth century was no
exception. Something was busy killing sheep and cattle along the border between Scotland and
England in 1810. Whatever it was, it nipped the animals ' jugular veins and sucked out their blood,
killing eight or ten animals a night. Mobs of angry farmers took up arms and searched the area