Ripley's Believe It or Not! #14

In the 1940s, a terrified teenage girl claims to have seen a monstrous figure chained atop Beachy-Head, prompting a constable to recount the haunting legend of the Demon of Beachy-Head—Sir Robert, a cursed nobleman bound by ancient sin. Decades later, in 1952, the spirit medium Ray De Vekey confronts the entity in a final, desperate battle with his hooded followers, testing the limits of faith and fear.

In early 20th-century England, two fox-hunters trade tales of the eerie legend surrounding the Gormanston family—the haunting belief that a supernatural swarm of foxes appears before each generation’s downfall. As the story unfolds, the first Viscount Gormanston’s ghostly legacy looms over his descendants, from the 12th to the 13th Viscount, whose family is watched by foxes in the woods, and the 14th Viscount, whose young sons may be next in line. The tension builds as servants, peasants, and even two doctors witness the unnatural silence and shadowy eyes in the forest, all caught in a cycle that defies reason.

When a werewolf strikes again at Croglin Grange, Ellen Demming and her two brothers are forced to flee once more—this time with the haunting memory of the beast still in their wake. Back home after months away, they face the chilling possibility that the monster has followed them, and the local hunting party may be their only hope.