Post by Spooky on Aug 9, 2007 13:13:12 GMT -5
Canon Beach, Oregon
The Bandage Man is a phantom of a man completely wrapped in bandages that haunts this small community. The bloody figure, who smells of rotting flesh, jumps into vehicles passing on a road outside of town, notably pickup trucks or open-topped cars, but also sedans, station wagons, and even sports cars. Sometimes the mummy breaks windows or leaves behind bits of bloody or foul-smelling bandages. One legend has it that he is the ghost of a dead logger cut to pieces in a sawmill accident.
The Bandage Man is sometimes said to eat dogs and may have murdered several people. He appears on the short approach road connecting US Highway 101 to Cannon Beach, between the town and where Highway 26 intersects with 101. The phantom always vanishes just before reaching town.
My dad used to tell this story to my brother and I whenever we went out for a drive, especially at night. He used to tell us that the ghost haunted our town and if we look carefully we could see him. Scared the pants off of us. Now I think I must call the silly bugger and give him hell for making us believe it was real and in our town.
The Bandage Man is a phantom of a man completely wrapped in bandages that haunts this small community. The bloody figure, who smells of rotting flesh, jumps into vehicles passing on a road outside of town, notably pickup trucks or open-topped cars, but also sedans, station wagons, and even sports cars. Sometimes the mummy breaks windows or leaves behind bits of bloody or foul-smelling bandages. One legend has it that he is the ghost of a dead logger cut to pieces in a sawmill accident.
The Bandage Man is sometimes said to eat dogs and may have murdered several people. He appears on the short approach road connecting US Highway 101 to Cannon Beach, between the town and where Highway 26 intersects with 101. The phantom always vanishes just before reaching town.
My dad used to tell this story to my brother and I whenever we went out for a drive, especially at night. He used to tell us that the ghost haunted our town and if we look carefully we could see him. Scared the pants off of us. Now I think I must call the silly bugger and give him hell for making us believe it was real and in our town.
