Southeastern NM
With all the bats flying out of Carlsbad Caverns, you would think the most likely mythological creature to be lurking around Carlsbad proper would be a vampire. And yet, here we are on Werewolf Hill. Go figure.
Werewolf Hill takes its lycanthropic name from reports of a werewolf reportedly seen here many years ago.
But I’m thinking maybe it wasn’t really a werewolf, but rather a vampire taking the shape of a werewolf. As a disguise to lure picnickers. The picnickers would say, “Oh, look at the cute little werewolf! Let’s pet it!” And then the werewolf would turn back into a vampire and bite them on the neck. A cunning strategy! The only thing that would make it cooler is if some zombies…
What? Oh, right, the hill.
I checked with a local librarian who concurred with my theory that there’s more lore than truth to the name of the hill. All you really need to stir up werewolf reports are a lonely hill (check), a couple teenagers, a campfire on a dark night, and a stray dog. Given all this, it’s a wonder every other hill in the state isn’t named for a werewolf.
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