After more reported sightings, and links made subsequently in the media with livestock that had been found "drained of blood", the legend of the chupacabra spiralled out of control. First it spread around the island, then the rest of Latin America and into the southern US states. read more
Over time, the legend began to take on a new spin, as a campy piece of folklore rather than a viable threat. Livestock doesn’t seem to vanish mysteriously as much and if they do, their disappearances are much quicker blamed on coyotes than they are on the chupacabra. read more