Class B
Folklore / legend
BFRO #1192
Stories from old-timers about "Wood Devils" in the deep woods
1930–1939
Coos County, New Hampshire
Account
The writer recounts stories heard years ago in Coos County about forest beings called wood devils. The stories describe tall, skinny, grey, hairy beings with non-human faces that hide behind trees and produce loud screams. The writer states they never saw one personally but believed the older storytellers were truthful.
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Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- tall
- Build src
- very skinny
- Hair colour src
- grey colored and very hairy
- Face src
- faces dont look at all human
- Gait src
- can run very fast
- Posture src
- standing upright and still
- Other features src
- semi human shape
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1930–1939
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|---|---|
| Place |
Coos County, New Hampshire
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| Map point |
44.6525, -71.2894 (± 39 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Coos County (GEOID 33007); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
Folklore / legend
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| Witness's word for it |
wood devils
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #1192 Primary