Probably not the best place…
Of all the interesting reports, sightings, and stories to come out of New Mexico, one story relates to many that have been told around the US.
In Carlsbad New Mexico there is a hill. And on that hill there is a story. Much like the hook man of New England or the lizard men of New York, Werewolf Hill seems to have a supernatural connection.
for those of you who do not know, Lizard men apparently hunt in the New York sewer systems. People have been connecting missing youngsters and teenagers to these creatures. They need to feed after all. The hook man of New England is a ghost that has been portrayed in many contemporary ghost stories on television and movies. Sometimes the ghost haunts a literal road called lovers lane but he always leaves his trademark. According to legends, he hunts and attacks couples who stop on his road. He scars their cars with deep slashes from a hook. In many stories the couple gets away only to find a hook stabbed deep into their car's side door!
Many reports of stories like these are believed to be nothing more than a campfire story. Mix in a couple of teenagers, campfires and camping, and stray dogs (for the werewolf bit) and you have yourself a perfect concoction for such tales.
One such telling goes like this:
on a hot summer night, a young lady and her boyfriend drove up the hill to enjoy a romantic evening at desk. When night fell the gentleman started his car but found that the battery was dead. Fearing for the trouble he would be in by not returning the young lady home at a certain hour, and the guy leaves the car and proceeds to go get help. He broke the one rule you're always supposed to follow in horror movies. Do not leave the car.
The young lady, locking herself in the vehicle, waited for her love to return and in the quiet of the night should begin to become aware of the sounds outside. Suddenly a large object fell on the roof of the car and she curled up into a ball on the floor. She cautiously looked out the window to see an old lady with a hatchet and a lantern and when daybreak came and the police arrived she exited the car only to see her boyfriend's headless corpse on the hood of the vehicle.
Stories like this echo throughout America. A lovers Lane type of scenario, a couple becoming traumatized by a supernatural incident, such stories have come about and have taken various forms depending on the region they play out in.
Sometimes the stories are used to frighten young people not to stay out so late and other times it is the young people themselves who come up with the story to terrify their friends. either way tales like these are terrifying.
In New Mexico, there are a great many urban legend type of stories. Haunted sections of road, haunted buildings, even haunted parks natural sites, this state seems to have a lot more hidden than meets the eye.
what I can leave you with is this. Much like the warnings that pop up in our favorite apps like Pokémon GO, do not trespass and be careful of your surroundings.
Remember too that you can email me at friendsoffolklore@gmail.com!
