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. Continue reading
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