A beast whose existence has been reported since the
1970s and whose activities range from Puerto Rico to Michigan.
In the mid-1990s many animal mutilations were attributed to the chupacabra, or "goat-sucker" (though I think "absorb goat" is a much more wonderful translation). Some claimed to have even seen the creature, and one boy said he awoke to find it standing on his chest. People were scared, but also kind of thrilled. A massive amount of chupacabras-related merchandise came out at the time of the attacks. No completely satisfactory explanation for the attacks was ever found.