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{"text":"There are many facets to life on the great American interstate-- wonder, joy, maybe the odd bit of sheer terror. While generally seen as unglamorous blue-collar work, the trucking experience isn’t without its fair share of surprises. This Halloween, you might just be the next to find them.\r\n\r\nThe more romantic among us see the profession as the lifeblood that courses through the beating heart of American industry-- a rosy outlook, set to the scenery of a long haul. That’s fine and all, but that reality also exists alongside maddening stretches of near-nothing-- a rhythm only broken by truck stop bathrooms, bar fights, and the occasional flat tire.\r\n\r\nOkay, so this is all pretty par for the course and quite frankly, a bit boring. But that’s how the weirdest stories always start, right? Once you’re safe in the knowledge that nothing out of the ordinary will ever happen, it finally hits. Before you know it, you’re halfway through the plot of Deliverance or picking up burned children from the town of Silent Hill.\r\n\r\nWhile we can’t exactly put a cap on how spooky your Halloween drives get, we can at least prepare you for some of America’s most famous roadside encounters!\r\n\nTHE CHUPACABRA\n\nReports of this goat-sucking canid reach as far up as Maine, but with origins in Puerto Rico, the beast is a proud child of the South. The chupacabra first came to the public eye in the 1990s, and has since become a cultural symbol for many pockets of the Latinx community. If you’re looking to chance upon a random encounter, routes running through Texas and New Mexico might be your best bet.\r\n\nMOTHMAN\n\nIf your peaceful West Virginia drive is broken by a terrifying pair of red eyes, try to keep calm. You just met Point Pleasant’s most famous resident, Mothman! From the town’s very own grim portent, this winged shadow was catapulted to national consciousness by the 2002 film adaptation of John Keel’s Mothman Prophecies. Don’t forget to say hi if you’re hitting them country roads!\n\nSASQUATCH\n\nLong before your run-of-the-mill hipsters began migrating to the Pacific Northwest, the region was home to another hairy lurch with a penchant for obscurity. Tales of the Sasquatch, an ape-like creature, could be heard as far back as the 19th century. You could say ol’ Bigfoot was a bit of an underground celebrity then. In the late 1960s, however, the cryptid finally achieved rock star status thanks to the infamous Patterson-Gimlin film. If you’re looking for one of these big boys today, Portland’s many craft beer spots would be a great place to start!\r\n\nTHE JERSEY DEVIL\n\nThe East Coast was a pretty interesting time and place in the 18th century-- right on the cusp of European enlightenment, but still firmly planted in the shadow of the same puritan fervor behind the Salem Witch Trials. Jersey Devil lore is said to have originated in the 1700s, long enough to permanently etch the memory of a winged, goat-like chimera into the soil of Pine Barrens, New Jersey. If you’re looking to meet the creature’s diabolical descendents, they’re likely still in the area. Demon baby or not, you’re still getting priced out of New York.","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[{\"description\":\"\",\"height\":679.0,\"name\":\"\",\"url\":\" \",\"width\":968.0},{\"description\":\"\",\"height\":1800.0,\"name\":\"\",\"url\":\" \",\"width\":2400.0},{\"description\":\"\",\"height\":840.0,\"name\":\"\",\"url\":\" \",\"width\":1400.0},{\"description\":\"\",\"height\":863.0,\"name\":\"\",\"url\":\" \",\"width\":614.0}]","canComment":true} |
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