No, that\u2019s not a typo. While you might be thinking of the green hairy creature from \u201cHow the Grinch Stole Christmas,\u201d we\u2019re instead going to talk about a different green creature. Imagine a Chupacabra. Then imagine that a canine-looking Chupacabra mated with a weird giant lizard and the Grunch is their baby. Sounds weird right? Well, that\u2019s what makes the Grunch so interesting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Formally known as the Grunch Road Monster,<\/a> the Grunch is a legend of New Orleans. His origin story can vary based on who you ask. However, the most common story is that during the creation of the city now known as New Orleans, the dwarves and albinos and other \u2018evil creatures\u2019 thought to roam the thickly wooded areas, retreated to live under a bridge. The group, unable to live amongst normal society, began to inbreed and thus, the Grunch was born. A creature of pure rage and terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \tEventually, the road became known as Grunch Road and for a long while everyone forgot about the creatures there. Then, farm animals and people began to go missing, as well as reports of strange creatures popping up and low and behold, the Grunch was blamed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s a rumor that if you travel along Grunch Road, you may find an injured deer. If you get out of your car to help the animal, the Grunch will attack you and drain your blood and devour your body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A completely different origin story links the Grunch to Marie Laveau and the Devil Baby.<\/a> The story goes that she accidentally created the Grunch when she castrated the Devil Baby to stop him from reproducing. The testicles became sentient and turned into a male and female Grunch, which then attacked the VooDoo Queen. When she awoke, the Devil Baby and the Grunches had disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n