American Cryptids, Part 1: Ozark Howler, Rougarou and Dark Watchers

The episode begins with Alaska’s were-otter stories and the Alabama Metal Man, then travels to Arkansas for the Ozark Howler and White River Monster. California contributes the Dark Watchers, shadowy figures associated with the Santa Lucia Mountains.

The final accounts are the Menehune of Native Hawaiian tradition, the Enfield Monster of Illinois and Louisiana’s Rougarou. These stories have different cultural roots and should not all be treated as the same kind of evidence; the episode presents them as folklore and reported encounters rather than confirmed species.