Horror Club: The Olarino

Within the many woods of the Rocky Mountains there exist a variety of animals of all types. You need not venture far to find life in their wilderness. Though rarely seen, among them lives the Olarino.

The Olarino, on all fours, stands roughly 3 feet tall. It has tight, hairless skin and looks like it could be of either feline or canine descent. Pictures and descriptions describe it as looking like something between a wildcat and dog, outside of its size.

Video footage found from an abandoned camera was recovered, giving us the first glimpse of the actual creature outside of verbal accounts. It's eyes are entirely black, suggesting it hunts primarily at night. It's mouth is disproportionately large compared to it's body, and its long teeth are covered in what seems to be a thick, dark mucus. Other events in the aforementioned video suggest this to a be a paralyzing agent.

It's territory is marked by an almost constant smell of blood and the bones of it's prey. Olarino have been shown to have a sense of aesthetic design. Small bones, such as from squirrels and birds, are carefully placed on any low-hanging tree branches, stuck with a hardened substance thought to be excreted by the Olarino. Around its nest are the skulls of larger prey, such as bears, wolves and humans.

Entering the territory of an Olarino has so far been consistently fatal. Though the mechanism by which it works is a mystery, anything that walks into an Olarino's territory immediately alerts the Olarino, no matter where it is. Sound from video recordings has shown the immediate sound of a running Olarino as soon as the bones of its territory are seen. This seems true even if the Olarino is still over a kilometer away. Estimates on territory size are between 1-3km.

Given it's speed, there is no outrunning an Olarino, and outside of advanced camouflage, the Olarino seems to catch it's prey without fail. Upon catching up, the Olarino immediately lunges it's claws into it's victim's calves, severing the nerves and preventing escape. It then drags it's prey back to it's nest. Video accounts show human victims screaming and flailing as they are being dragged off, though the screams muffle and fade over time presumably due to the venom.

Footage shows a peculiar eating pattern. The Olarino will start by skinning the flesh off of the victim and eating the muscle first. Heavy breathing during this suggests the victim is still alive and, though paralyzed, is able to sense the pain of the ordeal.

It is imperative to be alert at all times while traveling the woods. Avoid following any unfamiliar tracks, and turn around if you smell blood in the air.