This Will Destroy Us All

I have recently discovered what is quite possibly the most terrifying monster that has ever existed. This is no mere mythical beast that has been relegated to the annals of the oral tradition. Every other supernatural demon of hell is dwarfed in the mere shadow of this creature. Yeti, gorgons, bunyips, even the Beast of Gevaudan can't hold a candle to it.

It hails from the untamed jungles of the Indian subcontinent. The first sightings go back thousands of years. Farmers reported seeing a creature about the size of a dog when on all fours and brown in color, looking vaguely like a combination of a wild jungle fowl and a monkey. It was covered in a coarse covering that resembled either heavy fur or thin feathers. The legs and feet are bare and end in long talons. Long, muscular arms allow it to swing through the thick jungle flora to create the illusion of flight. Dark glassy eyes meet your gaze as they rest above what can only be described as a toothy beak. The early people of India gave this abomination of nature a name, a name whose origins are lost with their early language, but it still casts a chill down your spine.

They called it Chunkhi.

The chunkhi is no mere legend though. Over the centuries, sightings of the chunkhi have continued. Once in a while, you can catch an article in New Delhi newpapers or Indian television reporting that children have gone missing, storefronts being damaged, or food getting stolen. Most of the time, these are commited by hoodlums or the occasional monkey, but don't be fooled, the chunkhi is responsible for at least some of these instances.

So far, these events have been contained to India, but last month, I found an obscure newspaper article from a few years ago that reported a strange creature found near the Nebraska/Missouri border. When questioned, the witness replied, "Well, it looked like a cross between a chicken and a monkey!" Poignant and terrifying words. Could the chunkhi have come to America somehow?

Now is the time to be afraid.