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The Chilling, Changeling Chupacabra!
(issue #72)

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The Chilling, Changeling Chupacabra!
  • origins of the Chupacabra legend
  • “Vampires are attacking in the night!”
  • Puerto Rico’s Caribbean Islands of mystery?
  • Arecibo Observatory vampires?
  • Vampire of Moca
  • a new monster isborn
  • chupacabra witness Madelyne Tolentino: monster sighting makes history
  • the monster “Sil” from the movie Species
  • solving the Chupacabra mystery

from the Introduction

Hello!

In this issue of Junior Skeptic we’ll investigate a mystery as gruesome as it is creepy. Hair-raising stories claim that a vampire beast stalks the shadows — stealthy, silent, and thirsty for blood. According to these tales, the chupacabra — or “goatsucker” — is rarely seen. It strikes farms in the night, feasting on blood from goats, sheep, chickens, and other helpless prey. These stories first terrified people in Puerto Rico, then spread to many other places. Some claim it is an unknown animal. Others say it is an alien predator or secret experiment gone wrong. What is the truth behind this modern vampire legend? Let’s find out!

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This issue’s cover features a digital painting by Daniel Loxton.

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