Where Monsters Dwell

Sometime between the years 1564 and 1570 an unknown illness was spreading throughout the Northeast, infecting much of the region's native population. Immunities to what the white man brought with them were weak, and as a result thousands perished in its wake. Survivors were left to contend with the scores of dead, and an aftermath which gave rise to an ominous legend.The Abenaki tell of the Cheenoo; the Micmac know the Gugwes; the Strendu were said to be the averred enemy of the Huron and Wyandot – all relate dreaded accounts of those able to rend the earth in fury, of cannibal giants, guardians of the land. And for years it remained just that – a legend.But now, with a recent rash of bizarre animal mutilations, those of a small New England community are on edge. While authorities warn all residents to be on the lookout for what is believed to be a rogue black bear, some old-timers haven't forgotten the sightings of the late 1930's, nor, for that matter, of the frantic search for two little girls who went missing without a trace more than six decades ago. They know better than to scoff at the local Indian lore, because that which is taken lightly here in the North Country, has a way of biting back.

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