The Critter

My buddy and I met up on some backroads in the hills of Tennessee. Our intentions were to have a few brews and talk about what was in store for the rest of the evening. I had my girlfriend with me and my buddy was alone.

I had parked going one direction and my buddy parked in the opposite direction. We had our doors opened. It created a little lighted space. We were standing around in that little space drinking our brew.

I started to hear something. It sounded like a huge dog. It was grunting and growling and you could hear gravel squirting away as it ran. It seemed to be getting closer. Actually, it seemed to be coming right for us. I looked at my buddy and could tell he heard it too. Just as we both said "what the f..." it came into the light and came right for us. It could not have been a dog. It was small and round looking. It really seemed like it was rolling at us. The only way I can describe it is the Critter from the movie Critters.

Thats not all. As I said, he was coming right for us. My buddy and I kicked at it and it grabbed hold of his pant leg. My girlfriend had climbed to the back of my car. I actually hopped onto the ROOF of my car, and my buddy had this thing attached to his pantleg. It was growling and he kicked real hard. It went out of the light and I guess carried on its way.

To this day, I have no idea what that thing was. Absolutely true story.