What happens when an ancient mystery seems to make a resurgence in modern times?

Well, the first thing I tend to do is to learn more about the ancient legend and see if

it is indeed an explanation for the current events.

This is just what happened in 2016 when a medieval werewolf named Old Stinker began to terrorize

the residents of Kingston upon Hall in England, centuries later.

That was really going on.

That's coming up next, Unscup Toy.

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Unmasking the Old Stinker, the whole werewolf.

It was 2016 and newspapers in the United Kingdom lit up with the news that a legendary medieval

werewolf named Old Stinker had made a reappearance and was currently terrorizing the residents

of Kingston upon Hall, a port city in eastern England.

And 21st century adults were seeing inexplicable beastly creatures tearing about, and so far

as the newspapers could ascertain, the best explanation was that this ancient monster was back.

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