This Prince Georges county cryptid has a weird origin story and an odd evolution. It's perfect for a few Halloween campfire stories!
Sources:
Goatman (urban legend) - Wikipedia
The Legend of Maryland’s Local Cryptid, the Goat Man
What Is The Goatman, The Legendary Half-Man, Half-Goat?
Maryland Goatman | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom
From the website Cult of Weird, April 2016: Photo: Maryland Goatman Spotted in Washington DC?
Rider-Waite Tarot Deck Image:
By Pamela Colman Smith - http://muzendo.jp/blog/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=114011110
Locations:
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC)
Sound Effect Credits:
Giant Wolf Howl by NaturesTemper -- https://freesound.org/s/712068/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
Woman Scream by courtneyeck -- https://freesound.org/s/673306/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
FIRE ENGINE long approach and drive away.wav by logancircle2 -- https://freesound.org/s/342182/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Knocking on glass pane by Robson220pl -- https://freesound.org/s/483499/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Drips2_44.wav by ahill86 -- https://freesound.org/s/206142/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
01-14 Footsteps, Tile, Male Barefoot, Scuffs.wav by SpliceSound -- https://freesound.org/s/197404/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Car Door open and close.wav by NachtmahrTV -- https://freesound.org/s/556689/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
failed_car_start.wav by jerry.berumen -- https://freesound.org/s/511685/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Single Goat Bleating 2x by Kinoton -- https://freesound.org/s/581240/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Campfire at night soundscape (louder fire, quieter animals) by SilverIllusionist -- https://freesound.org/s/752431/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
baby girl crying by josephvm -- https://freesound.org/s/442655/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
neon-colored Palm 3 by szegvari -- https://freesound.org/s/732901/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
splash 1b by Logicogonist -- https://freesound.org/s/807962/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
VEHICLE-SMALL_CAR_BURNOUT_Version 1.wav by Scott_Snailham -- https://freesound.org/s/486334/ -- License: Attribution NonCommerci
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