![]() It's got a worldwide following now," Cook said. Armed forces radio in Germany and Japan play it every Halloween. "WSM in Nashville plays it every Halloween. However it turned out to be a hoax, and Cook was pulling the strings once again.Īfter nearly 30 years, the Dogman legend is going strong, scaring people around the world. In 2007, a film surfaced, believed to be an old home movie that showed a Dogman attack. There have been several books, movies, and TV shows about the Dogman. Over the years the song has raised thousands of dollars for animal rescue charities.Ĭook has become the keeper of the legend, hosting a website and Facebook page. But I do believe there are things out there that we can't explain," Cook said. "I'm a skeptic because of the way this all began. The Dogman himself is described as a seven-foot-tall creature who is half-man, half-canine. The sheriff's deputy believes to this day that it was the Dogman," Cook said.Ĭook later discovered that stories of dogmen date back thousands of years.Įyewitness reports indicate the creatures have a mix of human and dog-like features, and are covered in black or gray fur.ĭogmen have been seen all over Michigan, sticking close to the woods, going from all fours to walking on two legs. ![]() "The only footprints they could find were of a dog. People have seen this thing'," Cook said.ĭogman fever heated up, as authorities investigated an attempted break in at a cabin as the work of this creature. "And then we started to get calls from people saying 'That's no joke, that's a real thing. It was first played on April Fools' Day as a joke song. It was kind of an amalgamation of all these creatures I'd heard as a kid and heard stories about," Cook said. "I came up with the creature of the Dogman, a half man, a half dog, and developed it into a poem. The song was written and performed by Steve Cook of WTCM Radio in Traverse City. It describes sightings and close encounters with a dog-human hybrid in northern Michigan. In 1987, the song "Legend of the Dogman" hit the airwaves. This week we're taking a look at the Michigan Dogman. Four or five stop signs I ran and I was afraid to look in my mirror because I was convinced I was going to see it coming after me.Each week in May, Newschannel 3 is taking a look at mythical creatures that could be roaming around Michigan in a special series of reports called "Michigan Monsters." ![]() ![]() Compared to this real, actual Michigan monster, Bigfoot is just. "It scared me so badly that I ran every single stop light on that road, well stop signs not lights, it was a residential area. Bigfoot & Dogman Are Kid Stuff Compared to Michigans Most Dangerous Creature. It landed in a three point runner's stance and it crouched down to watch me, looking through my car window as I was driving by and again this malicious vibe was coming off of it. "But I turned enough to see in my peripheral vision what was happening. Monica shared: "This scared me and I can't describe it, this evil malicious feelings just emanating off of it and as I turned to look at it, I couldn't look right at it because my mind was saying you can't handle it, you'll regret it, you know what it is, you don't want to look at it. A malicious vibe came off from the beast, Monica says (Image: Getty Images)įor more shocking stories from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here ![]()
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