For those in Maryland, USA, the tales of the Goatman date back to the 1970s where a possible experiment gone wrong led to scientist Dr. Stephen Fletcher being turned into a half-goat, half-human creature.
Classification: Mythical Beasts & Cryptids
Temporal Range: 1970s to present
Geographic Range: Maryland, USA
Diet: Canines
For those in Maryland, USA, the tales of the Goatman date back to the 1970s where a possible experiment gone wrong led to scientist Dr. Stephen Fletcher being turned into a half-goat, half-human creature. Early signs of the creature’s presence often involve the disappearance of local dogs followed by attacks on humans.
It’s said that the Goatman’s targets of choice are amorous couples parked in the local Lovers’ Lane near Fletchertown Road. While residents often attribute these stories to urban legends spread by teenagers and students, sightings in the local woods should not be dismissed so quickly.
Field reporters should be warned that this iteration of the Goatman is different from the ghost story surrounding Goatman’s Bridge in Texas, USA. In Maryland, the creature falls under cryptozoology rather than the haunting of Old Alton Bridge.
