In Cherokee folklore, there are a few explanations ... Similarly in Appalachia, the legend of the Wampus Cat is portrayed as the "catlike embodiment of a cursed woman who was punished for her ...

A cat was saved from a Cherokee County house fire on Tuesday morning, according to officials. The fire began just before 10:30 a.m. at a home on Upper Sweetwater Trail near Canton. Firefighters ...

The Wampus Cat, a product of Cherokee mythology, is a sort of magical hybrid between a woman and a mountain lion. An Indian maiden was transformed and doomed to roam the hills after she cloaked ...

The “Wampus cat” in Appalachian folklore is a half-dog, half-cat creature that can stand erect on its hind legs and is seen either just after dark or just before dawn. In Cherokee Native ...

There’s also a campfire, a French bulldog, and some very fancy Doomsday footwear (add Isabel Marant sneakers to your Cat Power–approved emergency pack). Chan Marshall directed this one herself ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Legend says that if you’re in the forests of Appalachia late at night, watch out for the Wampus Cat. “It sounds like every boogeyman story we've ever heard," East ...