The human need to have an “evil” or mysterious figure(s) fascinates me. It is so hardwired into the psyche that it drives many to distraction. I have spent a large part of my life in the great outdoors and have never witnessed anything like these “beings”. I am a hunter so I am very in tune with my surroundings - I have seen a few mountain lions where others don’t see anything. Of course now days you can get a TV show and spread your story all over the planet.
I believe you. Interesting that you'd mention that because, recently, a hunter in this area was brutally murdered while in the woods at night, and I still can't understand how that happened. Took weeks before the killer was caught. The tales of strange beings may be fun to listen to, but I worry more about the real monsters.