Paul_Exeter
Justified & Ancient
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This account was reported to British Bigfoot researcher Deborah Hatswell and featured in her book:
Hatswell, Deborah. People Who Witnessed Dog Men, Werewolves, Shucks and Wulvers.: Over 60 Reported Sightings of Bipedal Canine Creatures. Book 2 in The Fortunate Unfortunate Book Series. (The Fortunate Unfortunates) (p. 136). Kindle Edition.
I know from reading these forums that opinions about Deborah's work vary, but all the same I feel it is worth posting in the hope that any forum members from the Oldham area might have something to add or even know of the case from a different source. It is also worth posting because of the high-strangeness aspect that tickles my Fortean senses (!). I will outline the case here but as ever please support the researcher and go to the original work cited above for the full details.
"In October 1993 a welder was working late in a furniture workshop in the back lanes of the Uppermill area of Oldham. As it was now evening the building was locked and closed to the public, so the welder was surprised to see a 'strange' elderly couple seemingly appear out of nowhere next to where he was working and ask if they could purchase an item of furniture. The welder was very uneasy in their presence and felt they weren't quite human. He hurried them out of the building, noting the front door was still locked...!
Thoroughly unsettled, he decided that was enough for one night and set off for Greenfield railway station and home. This entailed a walk along Oldham road and it was eerily quiet with only intermittent street lights to guide his way. He suddenly heard a deep growl and howling from behind him and became aware he was being stalked by a bulky 'thing' on two legs. He quickened his pace and arrived at the deserted station 20 minutes early for his train. Once there, he was horrified see the 'thing' in the field overlooking his position, which he described as at least seven feet tall, stocky, with the face of a German Shepherd dog but most definitely bipedal. He dived into a nearby pub and only emerged as his train was imminent and by then the creature had vanished..."
This may be fiction, but have to say I like the understated Fortean narrative that begins with the strange elderly couple who somehow entered the locked building and then glimpsing the full nature of the 'thing' that had stalked him, I do feel a fictional account would have had more of a 'big reveal' ending. For those who don't know the area well, the field it stood in was essentially the edge of the Pennines.
Any thoughts...?
Hatswell, Deborah. People Who Witnessed Dog Men, Werewolves, Shucks and Wulvers.: Over 60 Reported Sightings of Bipedal Canine Creatures. Book 2 in The Fortunate Unfortunate Book Series. (The Fortunate Unfortunates) (p. 136). Kindle Edition.
I know from reading these forums that opinions about Deborah's work vary, but all the same I feel it is worth posting in the hope that any forum members from the Oldham area might have something to add or even know of the case from a different source. It is also worth posting because of the high-strangeness aspect that tickles my Fortean senses (!). I will outline the case here but as ever please support the researcher and go to the original work cited above for the full details.
"In October 1993 a welder was working late in a furniture workshop in the back lanes of the Uppermill area of Oldham. As it was now evening the building was locked and closed to the public, so the welder was surprised to see a 'strange' elderly couple seemingly appear out of nowhere next to where he was working and ask if they could purchase an item of furniture. The welder was very uneasy in their presence and felt they weren't quite human. He hurried them out of the building, noting the front door was still locked...!
Thoroughly unsettled, he decided that was enough for one night and set off for Greenfield railway station and home. This entailed a walk along Oldham road and it was eerily quiet with only intermittent street lights to guide his way. He suddenly heard a deep growl and howling from behind him and became aware he was being stalked by a bulky 'thing' on two legs. He quickened his pace and arrived at the deserted station 20 minutes early for his train. Once there, he was horrified see the 'thing' in the field overlooking his position, which he described as at least seven feet tall, stocky, with the face of a German Shepherd dog but most definitely bipedal. He dived into a nearby pub and only emerged as his train was imminent and by then the creature had vanished..."
This may be fiction, but have to say I like the understated Fortean narrative that begins with the strange elderly couple who somehow entered the locked building and then glimpsing the full nature of the 'thing' that had stalked him, I do feel a fictional account would have had more of a 'big reveal' ending. For those who don't know the area well, the field it stood in was essentially the edge of the Pennines.
Any thoughts...?
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