[Eddie matches Arthur's softer tone, and replies seriously,] Wild animals, yes. There's not much in the way of bandits, so far as I've seen. But what I have seen... it'll sound strange to you, but I swear it's true.

I don't know if you've had time to read the newspaper, but there are articles in there about monsters -- the River Walker, the Pine Devil. I've seen the Pine Devil myself, the one time I stayed out too late past dark.