For centuries now, scholars have puzzled over The Chronicon of Denys of Tell-Mahre, a leader of the Syrian Jacobite's. From what can be determined, the ancient scribe was born in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) and recorded a remarkable account of the appearance of frightening and terrifying creatures just before the reign of the Greek-Byzantine ruler Leo IV c. 774:
"They fled from no man, and, indeed, killed many people. . . . They were like wolves, but their faces were small and long . . . and they had great ears. The skin on their spine resembled that of a pig. These mysterious animals committed great ravages on the people in the Abdin Rock region, near Hoh. In some village they devoured more than 100 people; and in many other, from 20 to 40 or 50. If a man did pursue them, in no way did the monsters become frightened or flee. Instead, they turned on the man. If men loosed their weapons on a monster, it leaped on the men and tore them to bits.
These monsters entered houses and yards, and . . . climbed in the night onto terraces, stole children from their beds and went off without opposition. When they appeared, dogs were afraid to bark.
For these reasons, the country suffered a more terrible experience than it had ever known before. . . . When one of these monsters attacked a herd of goats, cattle, or a flock of sheep, they took away several at one time. . . . These monsters finally passed from the land and went into Arzanene [a district in southern Armenia along the borders of Assyria] and ravaged every village there. They also ravaged in the country of Maipherk and along Mt. Cahai and caused great damage. . . ."
At this point, several pages are missing from the ancient manuscripts. Many scholars have long maintained that Deny of Tell-Mahre was only writing a fanciful tale. Others debate whether the monsters were packs of aggressive wolves driven by hunger to invade villages or if they were herds of wild pigs who were fiercely unafraid to turn upon those men who sought to hunt them down. There are many such accounts from antiquity that contain descriptions of strange, hairy creatures with glowing eyes that leap on their victims from dark ambush.
Sources: Hurwood, Bernhardt J. Vampires, Werewolves, and Ghouls. New York: Ace Books, 1968.
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