Balladeer’s Blog presents another neglected American horror legend for Halloween Month.
THE SHE-MONSTER OF THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER
The French Broad River near Asheville, NC is one of those rare rivers that are older than the mountains they pass through. Those mountains in the Appalachians were not created until North America collided with Africa 300 million years ago to form the enormous continent called Pangaea. The river is older than that.
The She-Monster of the French Broad River is said to be a life-form that goes back to those prehistoric times. She is the sole remaining member of whatever type of pre-human race existed in those times and as such is extraordinarily lonely.
The long miles of the river she calls home feature plenty of pools of calm, deep water. If ever a man finds himself all alone near one of those pools after dark the She-Monster’s musical singing will entrance him.
She will emerge from the water, looking like a beautiful human female. When she has her male prey in her embrace she assumes her real form. The now-terrified victim realizes he’s being held by arms that are really slimy and serpentine and staring into a face that is really green and skull-like.
The She-Monster supposedly laughs as she drags the man under the water with her. Exactly what she does to her prey is unknown since none of the men have ever survived their encounter with her.
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