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Beast of Bladenboro

Historic · Rating B · Bladenboro, North Carolina · 29 December 1953

In late December 1953 and early January 1954, the small rural town of Bladenboro, North Carolina, was gripped by terror following a series of brutal, highly localized dog and lives…

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Loveland Frogman

Historic · Rating C · Loveland, Ohio · May 1955

The Loveland Frogman (or "Loveland Frog") is an Ohio cryptid described as an upright, 3-to-4-foot-tall bipedal creature with leathery, amphibian skin, webbed digits, and a frog-lik…

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Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp

Historic · Rating B · Lee County, South Carolina · 29 June 1988

In late June 1988, 17-year-old Christopher Davis reported a terrifying encounter along the edge of Scape Ore Swamp near Bishopville, South Carolina. While changing a flat tire at 2…

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Chupacabra

Historic · Rating C · Puerto Rico, Mexico · March 1995

The Chupacabra (Spanish for "goat-sucker") is a modern cryptid legend that erupted in March 1995 when multiple livestock animals were discovered dead with puncture wounds and repor…

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Skinwalker Ranch

Active · Rating C · Uintah Basin, Utah

Skinwalker Ranch (historically known as the Sherman Ranch) is a 512-acre rural property located in the Uintah Basin of northeastern Utah that has become synonymous with a diverse a…

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Patterson-Gimlin Film

Historic · Rating B · Bluff Creek, Klamath National Forest, California · 20 October 1967

On October 20, 1967, film maker Roger Patterson and his companion Bob Gimlin captured 59 seconds of 16mm color motion picture footage of a large, upright, bipedal ape-like creature…

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Owlman of Mawnan

Historic · Rating C · Mawnan, Cornwall, England · 17 April 1976

The Owlman of Mawnan is one of Britain's most unusual cryptid legends. First reported in April 1976 near Mawnan, Cornwall, England, the creature was described as a large winged hum…

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Snallygaster

Historic · Rating C · Frederick County, Maryland · February 1909

The Snallygaster is one of the oldest and most famous monster legends of the Mid-Atlantic region. Associated primarily with rural areas of Maryland, especially Frederick County, th…

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Michigan Dogman

Active · Rating C · Michigan

The Michigan Dogman is one of the most famous canine-humanoid cryptid legends in North America. Witnesses describe a large wolf-like creature that walks upright on two legs and is…

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Lake Worth Monster

Active · Rating C · Lake Worth, Texas · 10 July 1969

The Lake Worth Monster, also known as the Goatman of Lake Worth, is one of Texas's most famous cryptid legends. During the summer of 1969, multiple residents near Lake Worth, Texas…

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Honey Island Swamp Monster

Active · Rating C · Honey Island, Louisiana · 1963

The Honey Island Swamp Monster is one of the most famous cryptid legends of the American South. Associated with the vast wetlands of Honey Island Swamp in southeastern Louisiana, w…

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Flathead Lake Monster

Active · Rating C · Flathead Lake, Montana · 1889

Spanning over 130 years of documented reports, the Flathead Lake Monster (colloquially nicknamed "Flessie") represents one of the American West's most enduring freshwater cryptid t…