Johnny Henderson

Stepping out of his truck, Jacob said, And Kenny, with an indignant look on his face, said, Jacob could hardly believe that only 11 minutes had passed.

It had seemed so much longer.

After apologizing to his friend and telling him exactly how happy he was to see him, both men walked over to the fallen tree and made a discovery that startled them both.

The tree had not broken.

It had not been cut.

It had been pushed over and completely uprooted.

All around the tree were large, bipedal footprints that had a somewhat human appearance to them.

But if they were human, the owner would require a size 28 shoe.

Jacob and Kenny looked at each other and then, without a word, went to work on the tree.

Kenny took a Husqvarna chainsaw from the bed of his truck and began to cut up the fallen blockade.

Meanwhile, Jacob pulled the logs and debris from the road.

Mission Accomplished

Kenny put away his saw, and then he and Jacob were about to get in their vehicles to leave.

But before either of the men had even opened their doors, an ear-splitting scream that would have filled a banshee with paralyzing fear erupted from the woods behind him.

Warily, Jacob walked over to Kenny and whispered,

That's what I was telling you about.

I don't know what that thing is, man, but it looks like some kind of monster, and I think we need to get out of here.

Now.

Kenny, who looked as though the blood had drained completely out of his face, became very pale.

And he said to Jacob, Jacob, man, I've never mentioned this to anyone before now, but over the last few months that thing has been killing off a few of my cows.