The Goat Man of Nags Head
Sometimes when researching folklore, you stumble upon stories that can take on multiple lives within their history, and one of those sits on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The story of the Outer Banks Goat Man has a history that is part myth and part reality, and both can be true. The most widely whispered stories of the Outer Banks Goat Man read something like this: Sometime in the 1970s, a hermit lived peacefully in the maritime forest surrounded by his goats. One night, a group of rowdy teenagers vandalized his home and killed his goats. From there, the heartbroken hermit began chasing and kidnapping trespassers. Sending chills down everyone in the area. But is this reality? Did the Goat Man actually exist? It has been added to the Dare County Outer Banks folklore map. But looking deeper into the story tells a different tale. In a preserve of woods along the sound side of the Outer Banks sits an old yellow shack, which was the legendary home o...
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