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Since the 1920’s, Maryland has been host to a strange creature resembling a werewolf.

Witnesses generally describe it as dark furred or brownish, and in one instance it was said to have stripes on its lower half like a thylacine, while another described it with sprawled back legs. Some accounts include fangs, muscular hind limbs, a long bushy tail, etc. This depiction is based upon some eyewitness descriptions as well as a sketch by News-Post sketch artist Ed Mull from the December 1, 1965 issue of The News.

An early report of the dwayyo came from Carroll county and the beast was described as calling out in “frightful screams" not unlike those of the dogman found in Michigan. However, while that account dates back to 1944, it wasn’t until the holidays in 1965 near Gambrill State Park that the creature resurfaced, with enthusiasm, even attacking a man who defended his family from the beast! In fact, it was seen so often that a hunt was planned, though it was unsuccessful. It wasn’t seen again until the summer of the next year, where a gentleman encountered it and heard it scream as it backed into the woods again, where it remained unseen for a decade. Frederick county was next to be visited by the Dwayyo, where a couple of gentlemen were on the lookout for deer, and instead encountered a beast in the headlights! It was a mere two years later that it was spotted in the same area again, where it ran in front of two onlookers and disappeared from history again until 2009. The beast appeared by Hawbottom road, where it kept pace with a car estimated at 25 miles an hour. When the car slowed, the slobbering creature lunged at the vehicle!

Rumors abound about this mysterious cryptid, some claiming it’s a hoax, others saying that it’s a variety of cryptid, while others speculate that it’s a shapeshifter of some variety. Regardless, the mystery continues, and perhaps you should tread with caution, should you find yourself alone in the forests of Maryland.

Mysteries & Lore of Western Maryland -Snallygasters, Dogmen, and Other Mountain Tales
By Susan Fair 2013
The Michigan Dogman -Werewolves and Other Unknown Canines Across the U.S.A.
By Linda Godfrey 2010
Weird Maryland -Your Travel Guide to Maryland's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
By Matthew Lake, Mark Moran, Mark Sceurman 2006
The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings
By Brad Steiger 2011

Description

Since the 1920’s, Maryland has been host to a strange creature resembling a werewolf.

Witnesses generally describe it as dark furred or brownish, and in one instance it was said to have stripes on its lower half like a thylacine, while another described it with sprawled back legs. Some accounts include fangs, muscular hind limbs, a long bushy tail, etc. This depiction is based upon some eyewitness descriptions as well as a sketch by News-Post sketch artist Ed Mull from the December 1, 1965 issue of The News.

An early report of the dwayyo came from Carroll county and the beast was described as calling out in “frightful screams" not unlike those of the dogman found in Michigan. However, while that account dates back to 1944, it wasn’t until the holidays in 1965 near Gambrill State Park that the creature resurfaced, with enthusiasm, even attacking a man who defended his family from the beast! In fact, it was seen so often that a hunt was planned, though it was unsuccessful. It wasn’t seen again until the summer of the next year, where a gentleman encountered it and heard it scream as it backed into the woods again, where it remained unseen for a decade. Frederick county was next to be visited by the Dwayyo, where a couple of gentlemen were on the lookout for deer, and instead encountered a beast in the headlights! It was a mere two years later that it was spotted in the same area again, where it ran in front of two onlookers and disappeared from history again until 2009. The beast appeared by Hawbottom road, where it kept pace with a car estimated at 25 miles an hour. When the car slowed, the slobbering creature lunged at the vehicle!

Rumors abound about this mysterious cryptid, some claiming it’s a hoax, others saying that it’s a variety of cryptid, while others speculate that it’s a shapeshifter of some variety. Regardless, the mystery continues, and perhaps you should tread with caution, should you find yourself alone in the forests of Maryland.

Mysteries & Lore of Western Maryland -Snallygasters, Dogmen, and Other Mountain Tales
By Susan Fair 2013
The Michigan Dogman -Werewolves and Other Unknown Canines Across the U.S.A.
By Linda Godfrey 2010
Weird Maryland -Your Travel Guide to Maryland's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
By Matthew Lake, Mark Moran, Mark Sceurman 2006
The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings
By Brad Steiger 2011