31 Days of Monsters 2014: Rougarou

A Rougarou is a werewolf from Cajun folklore said to lurk around the swamps around New Orleans. Like a typical werewolf a Rougarou lives as a man during the day, forever fearful that his nature will become known by his neighbors and family. As night approaches however, a insane bloodlust overtakes them, and they must satisfy their craving or go mad. It is believed that a person becomes a Rougarou by way of a curse or hex put on them by a witch. Such curses are usually for a finite period of time, usually three cycles of the moon, after which the victim is usually either dead (hunted down or by their own hand) or they have passed on the curse to another through their bite. In some legends, just looking at a Rougarou in wolf form will turn a person into a Rougarou.

31 Days of Monsters: The Bunyip

The Bunyip is an legendary Australian creature said to inhabit swamps, ponds and billabongs. The variety of descriptions of the Bunyip have lead many to believe that the monster is entirely fictional. But that doesn't explain all the missing people does it?

31 Days of Monsters: The Honey Island Swamp Monster

Similar to Bigfoot, the Honey Island Swamp Monster is described as a large hairy hominid that roams the Honey Island Swamp in Louisiana. People know the Swamp Monster is close even if they can't see it, because it puts out a horrid rotten egg smell. It's normally standoffish to humans, but will attack if threatened.