| Similar entities | Rougarou, Michigan Dogman, Beast of Gévaudan |
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| Folklore | Cryptid |
| First attested | 1936 |
| Other name(s) | Bray Road Beast Wisconsin Werewolf |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Wisconsin |
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| Paranormal |
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The Beast of Bray Road, is the name given to a wolf-like creature reported to have been witnessed in or near Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wisconsin. The creature has become a part of Wisconsin folklore and has been the subject of multiple books, documentaries, and a 2005 horror film.[1][2]
Named for the rural farm road on which it was first purportedly sighted, reports of the creature in the 1980s and 1990s prompted a local newspaper, the Walworth County Week, to assign reporter Linda Godfrey to cover the story. Godfrey was initially skeptical, but later became convinced of the sincerity of many witnesses. Her series of articles later became a book titled The Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's Werewolf.[3] Skeptics maintain that the creature is likely the result of misidentification of known animals, most likely gray wolves.