Palmyra Werewolf Incident Left Scratches On Roof And Dug Up Grounds

Back in 2007, the Martin family bought a house in Palmyra, just outside of Newport.

As lovers of the outdoors and time on their wraparound porch, Eric Martin and his wife, Shelly, spent evenings sitting outside. But on one night in particular, they noticed some extremely large animals in the field across from them.

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2023. It has since been updated.

There were five of the large beasts out in the field, and they just sort of stared at them off in the distance. The Martins were spooked for sure, but kind of let it go. After all, most people justify it in the most logical ways. Maybe they were bears or moose or something...

Then the creatures came back.

A few weeks later, they were enjoying a night on the porch as usual, and they saw the beasts again, and all of a sudden they came charging across the field. The Martins ran into the house with the rest of their family, and they all barricaded themselves inside. All night long, these creatures were stalking the house. Shelly Martin claimed to have seen one up on its hind legs several times, reaching a height of over 7 feet.

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After spending a long and terrifying night trapped in their house, they went outside in the morning and found evidence of the creatures. The grounds were all dug up; there were huge scratches on the doors. They had even made it onto the roof at points and made scratches on the second-story walls.

That's enough of that, thanks.

As you can imagine, the Martins sold the house and got out of there quickly. Who can blame them? There's also a lot more to the story. There are other details with other family members' encounters. It's insane.

Like any situation similar to this, there are really only two possibilities. It's either 100% true, or it's 100% fake. Well, there could have been wild animals, but not necessarily werewolves. But 7 feet tall on hind legs? That's no coyote. And those would have to be some pretty athletic bears.  Anyway, check out this video and get the whole tale from front to back. It's unsettling at the very least.

The Palmyra werewolf is just one of Maine's scary stories. The list below details some of the creepiest cryptids in the Pine Tree State.

Jason Stewart contributed to this report.