When I was younger I heard a story of a strange ghost/creature somewhere in southern kentucky. My aunt's friend's family originated from those parts and she said she never went to visit them because of this thing. Supposedly, it stood on two legs, was very tall and screamed like a woman. There seemed to be a lot of accounts she told me about, but only one stuck in my memory.
One of her relatives was visiting their great grandma, who lived a ways back in a holler. Later that night as she was leaving in her jeep, driving along the holler road, something stepped out of the woods in front of her. She jerked the wheel to miss it, but she caught a fleeting glimpse of it in her headlights. The thing was taller then any man and its eyes shown like a predator when the light refracted off of them. As she passed the thing, it reached out and tore the cloth top of her jeep wide open.

Now I don't know if this is all true. Some aspects of the thing reminds me of a mountain lion (the eyes, the scream, etc.), but I find it interesting none the less. I was just curious; has anyone else ever heard of tales like this? I wish I could provide more, but I am older now and don't recall all of the story. Over the years I have looked for similar yarns and folklore but found nothing on the matter. Any help would be much appreciate, thank you.