Cryptids

For centuries, mythical beasts have captured our imaginations and scared us witless.

A humanoid creature with a ram’s head terrorized people in southern California. He is one of several strange animals that has appeared mysteriously throughout history.

Cryptid sightings around the world have convinced people that our planet is inhabited by strange creatures that rarely emerge from the shadows. But what if we’ve got it wrong? Could there be more mundane explanations for these sightings and experiences?

Could sightings of the legendary Mothman be explained by other supernatural phenomenon? Some theorists believe that Mothman may be linked to other paranormal or otherworldly entities and phenomena.

Is Mothman really a paranormal creature who terrorizes residents of West Virginia and its surrounding areas? Or is there a more logical and mundane explanation for sightings of this cryptid?

Mothman is most often associated with Point Pleasant, West Virginia. However, many Ohioans have also encountered the cryptid creature in their own backyard throughout the years, ever since the famed Silver Bridge collapse in the 1960s.

Stories of a mysterious creature lurking beneath the waters of the Antarctic have been circulating for over a decade. The Internet has nicknamed this creature the Ningen.

The great debate may continue, but the evidence (or lack of it) is in. So what's the case against the existence of the Loch Ness Monster? And why does it matter that we move on?

Could Cuyahoga Valley National Park be home to a Bigfoot-like creature known as Grassman? Reports by local residents point to yes!

Could Lake Erie be harboring its own aquatic cryptid? Sightings of Bessie the Lake Erie Monster have been reported by sailors and fishermen in the Great Lakes for hundreds of years.

Many soldiers returning from the Vietnam War told stories of mysterious encounters with creatures they called Rock Apes.

The link between Native Americans and Sasquatch has always been compelling. Here are three ways that these two cultures are actually linked.

The Dover Demon was spotted three times in Dover, Massachusetts over the span of 25 hours and then never seen again.

Werewolves are folkloric or mythological creatures that take excitement, intrigue, and mystery to a whole new level. The popularity of these fascinating creatures has started a trend of werewolf names for boys and girls.

Years ago, somebody posted two YouTube videos that they claimed were proof of a legendary cryptid known as a ropen. Were the videos compelling enough? What did the main proponent have to say about it?

Albert Ostman was a Canadian man who claimed he was kidnapped and held hostage by a Sasquatch family.

The Grunch is Louisiana's answer to the ever-popular Chupacabra legend. Learn more about this cryptid, including its origins, what it looks like, and where it has been sighted.

A brief examination of two regional Bigfoot legends.

The mysterious blue holes have given rise to legends of a half-octopus, half-shark creature known as the Lusca.

The legend of the Loveland Frog has persisted in Loveland, Ohio, for decades, and perhaps even longer.

Whereas biology is the study of living organisms, cryptozoology is the study of living organisms whose existence is yet to be proved or disproved. These organisms are called cryptids. This article focuses on nine cryptids thought to live in Africa.

Cryptozoology is the study of living organisms whose existence is yet to be proved or disproved. These organisms are called cryptids.

There are several cryptids that are said to appear cat-like. Here is a small sampling of those.

The Mill Race Monster launched what some consider to be the largest monster hunt in US history after it was first sighted in 1974.

According to the Oxford Dictionary, a cryptid is an animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the yeti. Every part of the world has a variety of rumored cryptids. In this article, we take a look at some legendary creatures of Asia.

Many species employ ultra low-frequency sounds to communicate and even hunt in the animal kingdom. Could even Sasquatch be capable of this trait?

Everyone has heard of creatures like the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot. Here are ten mysterious monsters you may not have heard about.

Tom Slick was a man with a fascinating life that happened to also include his search for the Yeti.

The Goatman is a legend based in Maryland about an axe-wielding man-goat hybrid.

The Thetis Lake Monster is a reptilian humanoid that was first sighted in 1972.

The Aswang is a legendary monster deeply ingrained in Filipino folklore.

The Honey Island Swamp Monster is purported to be a Bigfoot-type creature that was first reported in 1974.

The Rougarou is a widely known local myth about a werewolf that lurks in the Louisiana bayous.

The Ozark Howler is a cryptid with varying descriptions that most witnesses can't seem to agree upon and a suspicious possible origin as a hoax that many people appear to be unaware of.

This piece delves into the mysterious Navajo Skinwalker and its relatives around the world.

Alleged Short-faced Bear sightings have led some to believe this massive, prehistoric bear is still alive. Is Arctodus Simus really extinct?

Sightings of a giant grey man pursuing mountaineers have baffled and terrified the Cairngorms since the 19th century. Does Scotland have its own Yeti?

Learn more about Mokele Mbembe and the theory that a prehistoric sauropod dinosaur may have survived extinction in the Congo.

Some people believe in living fossils. One example of evidence that these people give has to do with the mysterious Ropen of New Guinea. Is this flying beast the real thing, or is it local lore propelled by true believers?

Lake Okanagan has the fun and sun. Oh, it also has a mysterious creature lurking in its deep—if you believe the accounts. Either way, Ogopogo has been embraced by the locals.

Could Bigfoot be some type of forest spirit that has walked the Earth since the dawn of time? Find out why this idea isn’t as strange as it seems.

Almost every country has legends and stories about its fantastic and mysterious creatures. Australia is no different, and our folklore has its own unique creatures.

Just found Bigfoot? Good for you! Now what? Find out what to do next, which evidence to collect, who to tell and when to shut up.

Some claim to have seen them in the wilds of Madagascar. Others believe they're just a figment of one's imagination. Either way, the Internet has become the Kalanoro's new domain.

Find out how the huge and elusive Megamouth Shark gives hope to the idea that monster sharks like Megalodon may lurk in the ocean.

Discover why some think a Megalodon shark is the super predator that ate a 9-foot great white shark off the coast of Australia.

Find out why Bigfoot is not real and doesn't exist no matter what you saw on TV. The Sasquatch myth debunked.

Learn whether it's possible the Megalodon Shark could live in the Mariana Trench and how it may have survived extinction.

How do you become a cryptozoologist, and what is cryptozoology anyway? Find out what cryptozoologists do, what they study and how you can become a cryptozoologist yourself.

Explore what life is like for mermaids to live in the oceans of today, if mermaids do exist. Read about what they eat and where they live and play.