Editor's Note: This story first appeared online and in print in October 2023. The Tennessean is republishing it in honor of spooky season.

A taxidermied family heirloon stares from its glass case in Sterling Buster's man cave.

The Beast of Sugar Flats Road is a prized possession that creeps Buster out.

It's head has been with Buster's family since the early 1990s. In the past, the head has been displayed in museums and stores, but it doesn't really matter where it is. The beast has a permanent home in Tennessee's dark lore.

In honor of Halloween, The Tennessean decided to take a look at some of the state's most iconic legends. Many of them involve tales of monsters, witches and the supernatural told first hand by people who claim to be witnesses as well as historians who've chroni

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