13: Cannock Chase

Werewolves, UFOs, Bigfoot, British Big Cats, a hellhound, ghosts, plus a pig man, Black Eyed Kids and the Slenderman...

Despite its status as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Cannock Chase seems to be somewhat of a magnet for weirdness!

Sources and further reading:

'Werewolves in Staffordshire', BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2009/09/29/werewolvesinstaffs_feature.shtml

'Lee Brickley's New Book On The Pig Man Sheds Light On The Legend', Huffington Post: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/25/lee-brickley-pig-mann3654175.html

'British Bigfoot', Cryptomundo: http://cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/british-bigfoot/

'A Critical Look At The Black Eyed Child Of Cannock’s Chase', Hayley Is A Ghost: http://hayleyisaghost.co.uk/cannocks-chase-black-eyed/

'A British Slenderman? I Don’t Think So…', Hayley Is A Ghost: http://hayleyisaghost.co.uk/british-slenderman/

'The Man-Monkey of Bridge 39', Man-Beast UK: http://manbeastuk.blogspot.co.uk/2008/04/man-monkey-of-bridge-39.html

'Black Eyed Child returns to haunt Cannock Chase', Birmingham Mail: http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/black-eyed-child-returns-haunt-7846214

'Spooky Slender Men spotted in Cannock', Birmingham Mail: http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/spooky-slender-men-spotted-cannock-8505191

"Fortean Traveller 87: Cannock Chase", Lee Brickley, Fortean Times 306, October 2013.