“DOGMAN: CRYPTID or CURSE? True Encounters, History, and Theories Behind Dogman #WeirdDarkness

A shadow lurks in the woods, its glowing eyes cutting through the darkness—a creature caught between man and beast. From chilling encounters on backroads to terrifying hunts through the wilderness, tonight we attempt to uncover the truth behind the legend of the Dogman.

IN THIS EPISODE: In the darkened recesses of the woodland and the neglected reaches of rural America, a legend prowls the night. Witnesses describe a massive, muscular creature trapped between the form of a man and a beast. With glowing eyes piercing through the darkness and a bone-chilling howl that sends shivers down the spine of the unfortunate who hears it. The Dogman has been sighted since at least the late 1800s, from the wilds of Michigan to the backroads of Wisconsin. But what is it? A cryptid still to be classified? A supernatural entity? Or something worse, hiding just outside the borders of our reality?

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
00:06:30.815 = Show Open
00:09:15.693 = Linda Godfrey’s Legacy: The Beginning of the Bray Road Mystery
00:19:27.253 = The Chenango Encounter: The Monster, The Sheriff, and the Men In Black
00:48:12.498 = The Haymarsh Horror: A Night Watchman’s Terror
00:49:37.744 = Battle of the Beasts: When Cryptids Collide
01:02:58.759 = The Hunter Becomes The Hunted
01:07:11.620 = Hunted Since Childhood: The Dogman’s Return
01:09:31.277 = What Lurks By The Mahoning River
01:14:04.580 = Tremors And Terror: An Earthquake Brings The Dogman
01:17:59.823 = Grandpa’s Cryptic Cryptid Secret
01:21:44.060 = Claws on the Rifle
01:24:08.136 = Backyard Beast
01:28:42.041 = Night Run on US-31
01:31:48.805 = That Was No Bear
01:35:59.669 = Hunched Horror of Maple Grove Road
01:38:58.591 = Similar Canid Cryptids (Beast of Seven Chutes, Ozark Howler)
01:41:16.497 = Dogman Vs. Werewolf: Understanding The Differences
01:47:10.124 = The Dogman Variants
01:51:13.846 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
PHOTO: 1961 photo of Dogman (at Strangeology.com): https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/muajp2my
BOOK: “The Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin’s Werewolf” by Linda Godfrey: https://amzn.to/43xNkro
The InBetween with Carol Ann (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@TheInBetweenTales
MichigansThumb.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p98vf2c
TetZoo.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4maj49wk
Hangar1Publishing.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc29e65a
MythFolks.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8wdd24
DiscoveryUK.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p88uxkj
CreepyEncounters.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckncywh
ListVerse.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mtybyttw
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Originally aired: March 22, 2025
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/Dogman