Maine is a
huge state with most of its population along the coast, supported by the tourist
industry. However, rural Maine stayed
tied to a rustic life-style throughout most of the 20th century,
with logging and farming being the main sources of employment. In
the 1980 my wife and I lived in a house with no plumbing or electricity. We read by lamp light, listened to Maine Public
Radio on a battery radio, and carried our water from a nearby stream. Our lifestyle was not unusual.
Because of
deep ties to the past, Maine has a rich supernatural history of ghost, goblins
and vampires; and since two-thirds of the state is unpopulated there are also
many tales of strange animal sightings. Over
the last twenty years there have been accounts of an animal that attacks and
kill small pets, including dogs. Those
wishing to add drama to the accounts are claiming the animal is the Chupacabra:
the mythical monster of Mexico.
PBS is
available for download on smart TV’s and include the series Monstrum, hosted Dr Emily Zarka. If you like the macabre this series is worth
watching, and Public Broadcasting is always worth supporting.
After all, this is the home of Stephen King
the Ol'Buzzard
