The Legend

Long before anyone tried to name it, there were stories — a shadow on the treeline, something watching from the riverbank, sudden silences in the middle of the night. In this section we collect the oldest mentions of the Beast in local lore, church notes, and half-forgotten family stories.

Some of these accounts contradict each other. Others repeat the same details across generations. Taken together, they sketch the outline of a presence that Brantford has never quite managed to forget.