In the countryside of 18th century Southern France, a mysterious beast wreaked havoc on innocent shepherds and helpless women who found themselves alone in the woods. The king intervened and sent his finest huntsmen, but to no avail, and the beast continued its reign of terror. This week, Hannah tells Katy about this elusive cryptic and what finally brought the horror to an end. The girls discuss the varied descriptions of the animal (including Hannah’s own creative interpretation), and what it could have been!
This one is wild and full of rabbit holes and lots of drinking game points (if you play along!) So pour your drink of choice and make sure you check out the pictures for this creepy tale!
Catch Up: 00:00 - 21:06
Story: 21:06 - 1:17:49
Sources:
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/608375
https://www.betedugevaudan.com/en/michel-louis-the-beast-of-gevaudan-the-innocence-of-wolves.html
https://www.thecollector.com/beast-of-gevaudan/
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-beast-of-gevaudan-1764-1767
https://allthatsinteresting.com/beast-of-gevaudan
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/beast-gevaudan-terrorized-france-countryside-180963820/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_G%C3%A9vaudan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauceron
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