SEA SERPENTS, LAKE MONSTERS, AND CREEK CREATURES

Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in the sleepy little town of Coeburn, a sinister creature has been making unexpected appearances in the center of town. Several unconfirmed sightings have been reported by reliable witnesses but until the Chief of Police took the above photo on his BlackBerry during the towns 4th of July celebration no one could produce hard evidence of the existence of a creature called Tommy the Creek Monster.

Some reports describe it as long and rat like but about 10 times the size of a normal creek rat. One witness said it had the body about the size of a large dog but with extremely short stubby legs. All of the witnesses who have seen it say that it lives in the weedy creek bed of Little Toms Creek that runs through the center of town.

No one can say for sure what happened to them but several wild ducks that were living in the creek have mysteriously disappeared. Also the large population of stray dogs that ran around town has also disappeared.

Below is an artist's rendition of Tommy based on witness descriptions.