In San Diego there is a valley in the South East that no one dares go late at night.  It is full of horrifying hauntings, a ghost, a haunted car, and most terrifying of all, the Proctor monster.

"Stories about the monster date back for over a century. I guess the land used to have cattle ranches, and every so often they'd find a cow that had been dragged miles from the ranch and mutilated. They even have a huge footprint at a local museum that they once found in the valley." [ref. 1]

The monster is described as 7 feet tall, extremely hairy, and like a Sasquatch. [ref.3]  The monsters footprint can be seen at the local museum.

"Park rangers and other investigators could never confirm the sightings, but plenty of campers, area residents, and even a sheriff's deputy claim to have seen some large, hairy thing tromping the hills of Alpine. One investigator into Bigfoot phenomena notes that the nearby Viejas Indians have a legend of a similar creature that guards its burial grounds. Until the doctor writes his book, this is about all we'll know." [ref.4]

There is even a demon car that appears and follows terrifying innocent people down the road, screaming like a harpy and honking.  [ref.1]

There are two ghosts that are said to haunt the road.  One is the urban legend type- the hitchhiker that gets into the car, only to disapear from the back a few minutes later.  The other is a much more scary ghost - a woman who is seen laying on the road in a blue nightgown by the side of the road that tried to waive down a motorist late one night and then dissapeared. [ref. 2]  The smart driver just kept driving, terrified of the ghostly apparition.

Tales of the monster have even inspired musical theater

"Local playwright and Southwestern College journalism instructor Max Branscomb has most publicly resurrected the legend with his musical comedy "The Return of the Proctor Valley Monster," which has been performed as part of Bonitafest, a celebration of history and community"

http://www.castleofspirits.com/stories04/proctor.html [ref.1]

ref. 2 http://www.ghosts.org/proctorvalleyroad.html

ref. 3 http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20030824-9999_1m24monster.html

ref. 4 http://www.sdreader.com/php/ma_show.php?id=030801A