Rock legend Alice Cooper has been appealing for more information about claims an eight foot werewolf is running free in Hull.

Seven eye witnesses claim to have spotted a werewolf type animal lurking in an abandoned industrial area outside the East Yorkshire city centre.

Locals have dubbed the mystery creature ‘Beast of Barmston Drain’ provoking the interest of the original shock horror legend.

The 68-year-old hard rock star, who is a fan of horror and the macabre - often using blood, snakes and electric chairs in his shocking shows - has taken to Facebook to ask if the sightings are for real.

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He wrote on his page: “So there are suddenly several reports of a werewolf like creature near a small town in the UK. Do you think it could be real?”

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Residents and folklore experts believe the sightings are linked to a mythical beast called ‘Old Stinker’.

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According to a centuries-old legend the half man, half dog, prowls the Yorkshire Wolds.

One woman claims to have seen it turn from man to beast as she stood quaking on a bridge above.

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A couple reported seeing “something tall and hairy” eating a German Shepherd dog next to the Drain.

They stopped to get a closer look and saw it jump an 8ft high fence before vanishing into the night, its prey still in its jaws.

And a woman walking her dog along the watercourse spotted something “half-man, half-dog” in the distance.

But rather than sparking a debate about werewolves, his post irked his followers for calling Hull - next year’s City of Culture - a small town in the UK.

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One user wrote: “Hull is a city, not a town. Anyway this creature seems very new, it’s never been mentioned in Hull’s myth and folklore of the past.”

Others contemplated ‘Hull-themed’ ways of killing the beast.

One user wrote: “We’re gonna need an exorcism with chip spice...”