182. Backwoods Horror: The Creatures Appalachians Still Fear

Across Appalachia, thousands of people keep reporting the same thing: a massive black cat in the woods that screams like a woman being murdered. The government says it doesn't exist, there are NO official reports of big black cats in the area.
But the Cherokee had a name for what lives in those mountains, and its story is far older, and far more wicked, than a misidentified panther.
Today, we’re diving into the stories of The Wampus Cat and Spearfinger.
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