Urban Legend of the The Monsters Chase Essays -- Urban Legends

The Monsters cut by with(predicate)Background and StoryIt was late on a weekday nighttime a couple of weeks ago when I was unexpectedly told an urban legend by a friend of mine in my dorm. I brought up a report I had to prepare about a local urban legend and my desire to find someone who knew a tale of the Goatman, a famous figure in folklore. My friend immediately recounted to me a written report about a hairy monster that sounded rather similar. He had been told the reputation by a member of his group one night at a youth hostel in Japan during an organized trip. The psyche who told him the story originally is from western Maryland. One night on this trip, we were in the hostel at night and one of the guys in the group told us a story about this monster. He said this actually happened to him. He lives out in western Maryland, further west and north than capital of Alabama and Frederick counties. He and his girlfriend had snuck out to a party one night and were returni ng when they decided to stop at McDonalds to get dinner. They pulled everyplace by the side of the road they were traveling on, knowing that the McDonalds was through a short tract of woods on the side of the road. about(predicate) halfway through the woods a furry monster, black as space, with bright red eyes and sharp white teeth embellishes features with gestures, appeared and started chasing them. They rancid around and sprinted back to their political machine. They got inside, and the monster caught up and started banging on their doors and windows. The political machine started, and they burned rubber driving off, but they noticed that another car had pulled up and parked behind theirs. The monster man got into his car and also crude off, chasing after them performs hand motions for two cars. After a couple m... ... flightiness and rather than drive to it, pull over and choose to cross through woods because it saves them time. Theyve been out having fun, and th e dangers of dark woods by a lonely(prenominal) road at night dont concern them. This mawkishness nearly costs them. The disappearing tire tracks the next day help to add to the message, they couldve been killed and disappeared, and the killer wouldnt have even left a trace. Works CitedConley, Brian. The Bunny Man Unmasked. Fairfax County, Virginia. Accessed 4/7/06. http//www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr/ bunny girl/bunny.htm.The Goatman. GOATMAN. Accessed 4/7/06. http//www.geocities.com/Area51/Aurora/4746/feature2.html.GoatMan Hollow The Legend. GoatMan Hollow. Accessed 4/7/06. http//users.dsdial.net/goatman/legend.htm.Matthews, Patricia. Goatman. Fantasy and Science Fiction. May 1995. 54-68.