The Bandage Man

There was once said to be a very talented logger named Henry Reed, who was a rugged looking man that grew his intimidating beard purely out of personal preference rather than to ward people from interacting with him as he was actually a very nice, warm and welcoming individual. One day while out working he had a horrific accident in which he subsequently died from, he had lost control of the chainsaw he was using and while he jumped with the fright he ended up tangling himself up somehow and the chainsaw worked its way through his body like a knife through butter causing multiple limbs to be sawn away. He was found a short time after and was brought to hospital but by this time the damage had already been done and he was pronounced dead.

Down on Cannon beach, which for those who don't know where it is, its located in northwest Oregon and is a small coastal city which is best known for its long sandy shores and beaches, but is a spot for teenagers to come and do what teenagers do, especially at night. It has a bad reputation for underage drinking and drug taking but in reality it's just a few beach parties that got a bit out of hand that give the place that reputation, in fact compared to a lot of areas around this part of Oregon it has the lowest crime rate. It is more of a place the boys and girls go to kiss under the romantic moonlight that shines down upon the water at certain points.

A group of overly excited girls decided one night to drive down to the lane way just beside the beach and have a good high pitched gossip about what's going on in each others lives, this lane is known as the place where if you didn't want to be seen by anyone then drive down here and disappear from view. As the night progressed one of the girls had to pee so got out of the car and over behind a tree she went to relieve herself. As she unzipped her trousers and hovered over the ground she could here strong rustling and mucky footsteps coming from behind her, she turned her head at a 45 degree angle and ears pointed up the way in an attempt to try and hear the noise again, the noise didn't let her down.

Walking out of the dark was a man like figure that was wrapped in blood stained bandages similar to that of a mummy, he slowly plodded towards the frightened girl who was stuck with the shock but as he got close to her he was blinded by the lights of the car that the girls were in. This gave the girl who was peeing the chance to jump into the car and they started to drive away as fast as they could. When they got onto the main road they could hear a bang on the roof of the car while also there was this strong foul stench of rotten flesh, the girls wondering what this was decided to keep driving but one of them noticed in the mirror that there was that bandaged up man again latching on to the back of the car.

Boom boom boom! He banged repeatedly on the back window causing the girls to scream and swerve on the road, just about avoiding crashing down a steep slope on the side. The man seemed to be stuck to the car, banging repeatedly before he started to remove a bandage on his abdomen to reveal his scars while he laughed as though the removal of the bandage caused a tickle. The girls who were terrified drove towards the smallest town to try and get help, they sped into the town trying to ignore the noises coming from creepy stranger, as they reached the town center the banging had stopped and the man had disappeared. The girls got out and hysterically went to the police station to tell the story of what happened.

This had not been the first time that the police from this town had heard this story, exactly the same way each time it had been told - man wrapped up in bandages stalks people down in Cannon beach, follows them in their car before disappearing when they get to the town. The local legend has it that this person is Henry Reed back in some sort of ghost/mummy form to scare teenagers for whatever reason, he isn't thought to have ever killed anyone, only relishing at the chance of terrifying the youths. 

Down the quiet lane besides the beach you can at the right moment see the bandaged figure , he will first come to your attention by the sound of his slow footsteps which is normally followed by his strong flesh smell before eventually revealing himself to you. When he does reveal himself to you, this means he likes you and has chosen you to be the next victim for his night of terror, he will follow you endlessly and the only way to get rid of him is to drive into the town as he cannot cross a point in the road that leads to the town entrance. He is now known as the Bandage Man of Cannon Beach.