Couple encounter creature with 'yellow eyes, huge teeth and an ear piercing howl' at Cannock Chase

The beast was said to be "covered in hair like a giant wolf" but was "standing upright and sprinting around"

A retired couple claim their evening stroll took a "terrifying" turn when they stumbled upon a creature with "yellow eyes", huge teeth" and an "ear-piercing howl". The beast was said to be "covered in hair like a giant wolf" but was "standing upright and sprinting around".

The eerie encounter happened on July 18 at Cannock Chase, a place described as "one of the UK's most paranormally-active locations". The couple had parked their car near the Pye Green water tower before wandering through the woods towards the German Military Cemetery.

The husband said there "wasn't anyone else around that evening", which he thought was "a little unusual". He said his wife had noticed a stale smell in the air, which became "stronger and stronger" as they neared the cemetery, sparking fears they were about to stumble upon a dear carcass.

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He said: "As we stood facing into the graveyard, the smell was at its most powerful, and it was then that we both saw something in the distance moving between the gravestones. It must have been eight feet tall, and it was incredibly broad.

"The creature was covered in hair like a giant wolf or something, but it was standing upright and sprinting around. I said to my wife, rather loudly, 'What on earth is that?' The thing seemed to hear me. It turned around instantly and locked its eyes on us. They were big and yellow, and the creature had huge teeth, like nothing we'd ever seen before."

The man continued: "It was at that moment it let out an ear-piercing howl before running for the fence at the other side of the cemetery, jumping over it and disappearing into the trees. It was the single most terrifying thing I've ever witnessed in my life, and my wife is so distraught she won't even talk about it."

Lee Brickley, an author and self-confessed "seasoned paranormal investigator" went to the man's Heath Hayes home to hear about the incident, and said the wife had "declined to take part". He told BirminghamLive: "The gentleman recounted the whole story to me, his hands were shaking as he told me detail after detail, and his face went almost ashen.

"Like many of the other local people I've interviewed with similar sightings, I wholeheartedly believe his story. At the very least, this man believes he is telling the truth. He is yet another witness to the strange paranormal activity reported by so many others at Cannock Chase. This case, and others like it, convince me that Cannock Chase is one of, if not the most, paranormally-active locations in the entire of the UK."

Lee's said there had been numerous "werewolf sightings" at the beauty spot over the years, always near to, or within the grounds of the cemetery. He added: "While there may be no logical explanation for such occurrences, the sheer number of witnesses surely prove there really is something in the woods."

The latest sighting features in Lee's new book, A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Cannock Chase: Everything you need to know about England's strangest forest. Legends of the Pigman, Lady of the Chase and the Zombie Miner also feature in the book, priced at £11.99 on Amazon.