Are werewolves living underneath Cannock Chase? According to the Sunday Mercury online news site:

A TRIBE of subterranean creatures who surface on Cannock Chase to hunt for food could be behind a rash of 'werewolf' and Big Foot sightings near Stafford.

And the mysterious beings could also be responsible for a string of pet disappearances, it has been claimed.

West Midlands Ghost Club, our area's top paranormal investigation group, say they have been contacted by a number of shocked eye-witnesses who claim they have come to face to face with a 'hairy, wolf-type creature' at the beauty spot.

A scout leader and a local post man are amongst the 'credible' witnesses to contact the club.

Reportedly "Strange sightings in this area have been made over many years by civilians, military, police, ex-police and scout leaders on patrol." The local paranormal group wonders if the creatures are really a stone-age version of humans, a protohuman species.

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