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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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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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Bermuda Triangle

Resolved · Rating A · Caribbean south of Miami · 1964

The Bermuda Triangle is a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a high concentration of commercial ships and aircraft have allegedly vanished…

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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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Cottingley Fairies Photographs

Resolved · Rating A · West Yorkshire, England · 1917

The Cottingley Fairies are among the most famous and influential paranormal controversies of the twentieth century. Between 1917 and 1920, cousins Elsie Wright and Frances Griffith…

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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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Van Meter Visitor

Historic · Rating C · Van Meter, Iowa · 28 September 1903

The Van Meter Visitor is one of the most unusual cryptid and paranormal cases in Midwestern folklore. During several nights in September and October 1903, residents of Van Meter, I…

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Jewett City Vampire

Historic · Rating B · Jewett City, Connecticut · 8 May 1854

In May 1854, the Ray family of Jewett City, Connecticut, suffered multiple deaths from tuberculosis (consumption). Convinced an undead family member was leeching the life force of…