Join the hosts as they recount the eerie legend of the Beast of Bray Road — a six- to seven-foot, dog-headed, bipedal creature reported around Elkhorn, Wisconsin. From the first sighting in 1936 to a wave of reports in the 1980s–90s, witness accounts describe glowing eyes, carcass-eating behavior, and scratched cars that sparked national attention and even inspired a horror movie.
The episode explores local reactions, possible explanations (mangy bears, hoaxes, or a mutated cryptid), and how folklore, media coverage, and small-town life shaped the enduring mystery of Bray Road.
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