Of all the legends of man-eaters, none have generated more mystery or press than the Beast of Gévaudan. Books, articles, and movies inspired by the story such as the 2001 French blockbuster, ...

By the end, the Beast of Gevaudan had killed over 100 people.To this day, no one is entirely sure what it was, a wolf? a hyena? or something supernatural? The Beast is a popular myth in France ...

Starring Samuel Le Bihan (Gregoire de Fronsac), Mark Dacascos (Mani), Emilie Dequene (Marianne de Morangias), Vincent Cassel (Jean-Francios de Morangias), Jeremie Renier (Thomas d’Apcher), Jean ...

The beast of Gévaudan terrorized French villagers for three years, killing around 100 and injuring nearly 300. Wikimedia Commons The monster’s first victim was Jeanne Boulet, a 14-year-old girl ...

Deadly wounded, she managed with her last breath to describe the attacker as 'a horrible beast.' Authorities started to note an unsettling pattern. Already September 8, 1762 the young son of the ...

Amid daily harsh realities of disease, starvation, and the threat of male violence, Mende has become the latest in Gévaudan to be attacked by a mysterious and insatiable beast that mainly targets ...

The savage 'Beast of Gévaudan' rampaged across the French countryside between 1764 and 1767 and killed as many as a hundred people. The true nature of the attacks and the creature itself remains ...

France, 1766. A "Beast" rampages through the Gévaudan region killing and maiming, and leaving the king's troops floundering in its wake. National pride and regal dignity dictate that the Beast must ...