In 1973, reports surfaced of a strange creature prowling the woods of Enfield, Illinois. According to witnesses, it had three legs, tiny arms, huge eyes, and a knack for shrieking like a banshee (but who among us, right?). As sightings continued, residents found themselves embroiled in a desperate search for answers. Overrun by out-of-town “monster hunters” and sensationalist press, this story charts one small town’s rapid descent into full-blown panic.

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📚Sources:

• Villager’s Voice
• Believing the Bizarre
• Mt. Vernon Register
• Cryptids Wiki
• Cryptozoo News
• Coast to Coast AM
• A Critical Examination of the Social Contagion Image of Collective Behavior: The Case of the Enfield Monster
• JustAnotherTinFoilHat
• 1970 & 2020 US Census
• Psychology Today

📸Credits:

• Evansville Courrier & Press
• Medium
• Astonishing Legends
• Coast to Coast AM
• It’s Something Wiki
• The Enfield Monster: The Three legged beast by Rajat Kumar

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