In 1766 something terrifying stalked the mountains of south-western France: a beast that preyed on humans and animals with a terrible ferocity. It became so notorious that the King dispatched envoys to investigate and kill the creature. The Beast of Gevaudan would eventually kill more than 100 people, but to this day no one is sure what it was: wolf, hyena, or something supernatural? The Beast is a popular myth in France to this day, but was little-known in the rest of the world, until this film was made, that is…