Monster Monday:Chupacabra 6/11/12

(art not done by me)

Literal name translation :"goat sucker"
A legendary criptid rumored to be in parts of the Americas,Puerto Rico,and mexico, and the united states.
Physical descriptions vary.Although it is usually based around a dog like hairless creature. 
The first reported attacks were in march of 1995 in Puerto Rico where 8 sheep were found dead with puncture wounds to the chest. Months later it was reported seen in a town where 150 animals were killed. All animals were reportedly bled dry.
Appearance according to wiki:



"The most common description of chupacabras is a reptile-like being, appearing to have leathery or scaly greenish-gray skin and sharp spines or quills running down its back.its form stands approximately 3 to 4 feet (1 to 1.2 m) high, and stands and hops in a similar fashion to a kangaroo. In at least one sighting, the creature was reported to hop 20 feet (6 m). This variety is said to have a dog or panther-like nose and face, a forked tongue, and large fangs. It is said to hiss and screech when alarmed, as well as leave behind a sulfuric stench. When it screeches, some reports assert that the chupacabras' eyes glow an unusual red which gives the witnesses nausea.


Another description of chupacabras, although not as common, describes a strange breed of wild dog. This form is mostly hairless and has a pronounced spinal ridge, unusually pronounced eye sockets, fangs, and claws. It is claimed that this breed might be an example of a dog-like reptile. Unlike conventional predators, the chupacabra is said to drain all of the animal's blood (and sometimes organs) usually through three holes in the shape of an upside-down triangle or through one or two holes."

Evidence suggests the chupacabra is nothing more than a dog with mange. 

Monster Monday:Unicorns

(picture is not mine)

The unicorn is most commonly known as a horse like creature with a horn.Many pictures depict this animal with wing's. Although that is a common misconception. A "unicorn" with wings is a Pegasus.

The unicorn is mentioned in several places in the Bible.The unicorn was represented in the context of virtue and purity; it could detect virginity and would lay its head in the lap of a virgin and sleep. If it discerned a pretender, it would tear her apart with its horn. Many Christians believed the unicorn was a symbol that honored the Virgin Mary.

In the encyclopedias its horn was said to have the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness. Until the 19th century, belief in unicorns was widespread among historians, alchemists, writers, poets, naturalists, physicians, and theologians

According to Chinese mythology, the fact that the unicorn has not been seen in many centuries is a bad omen, but it will reappear when goodness reigns once again.

I thought i'd start off our "Monster Mondays" with a familiar creature.

Update: 6/2/12

So i now have squared away the weekly things ill be doing..
We have "Monster Mondays" Where i will be teaching you about a new creature all posts will obviously be on Mondays.
We also have our Haunted location of the week. which will not have a specific day of the week. it will be whenever i get around to it. But there will be one a week.

I will also obviously post stories and things regularly. i just wanted everyone to know that there are set things that will appear each week. and don't worry. i write a few of them in advanced and have them scheduled for weeks in advanced just in case i forget :)

Haunted Location Of The Week: St. Augustine light house

I thought i would start off my "haunted locations of the week" with a place i have been too, here in my home state Florida!

"The St. Augustine Light is an active lighthouse on the north end of Anastasia Island, within the current city limits of St. Augustine, Florida. The tower, built in 1874, is owned by the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum, Inc. (SAL&M), a not-for-profit maritime museum and private aid-to-navigation. Open to the public, admissions support continued preservation of the Lighthouse and fund programs in maritime archaeology and education."-Taken from 
St. Augustine Light Wiki page



In the fifth grade i went to St. Augustine Florida. We explored many haunts including this light house.
According to the wiki page:


"St. Augustine was the site of the first lighthouse established in Florida by the new, territorial, American Government in 1824. According to some archival records and maps, this "official" American lighthouse was placed on the site of an earlier watchtower built by the Spanish as early as the late 16th century"



So it began. We were allowed to go to the top of the tower. Now i have a fear of heights but iv never felt sick when up high. As we got to the middle of the tower i got a strange sick feeling,like i wanted to vomit. I wasn't the only one either. a few other people got sick. We stayed in the middle of the tower while everyone else climbed to the top.
The tour guid told us stories of ghosts that haunt the tower. although it being many years ago i do not recall them.
The wiki page has reported hauntings:



"the lighthouse and surrounding buildings have a long history of supposed paranormal activity. Allegedly, visitors and workers have seen moving shadows, heard voices and unexplained sounds, and seen the figures of two little girls standing on the lighthouse catwalk (who purportedly were daughters of Hezekiah Pittee, Superintendent of Lighthouse Construction, during the 1870s; the girls drowned in an accident during the building of the tower). Other reports are of a woman seen on the lighthouse stairway or walking in the yard outside the buildings, and the figure of a man who roams the basement. The male figure is said possibly to be that of Civil War hero and former lighthouse keeper William A. Harn"


Now that i think of it i do recall the story of the former keeper. They had said you could hear him with a metal bucket going up the stairs to grease the light. or something along those lines.

I do recommend stopping by St. Augustine Florida if you ever have a chance. Go on the graveyard tour. go to the "castles" and stuff. It is an incredibly active place!

(all italicized writing does not belong to me and has full credit to the respected authors)