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The Mapinguari is a creature from folklore associated with the Amazon rainforest, especially traditions recorded in Brazil. Accounts vary, but it is commonly portrayed as a large, powerful, foul-smelling forest being, sometimes with one eye, backward-facing feet, or a mouth in its abdomen. It appear...

The InCryptid series is an urban fantasy franchise written by author Seanan McGuire, launching in 2012 with the novel "Discount Armageddon." The narrative follows the Price family, a eccentric dynasty of cryptozoologists who study and protect the hidden monster populations of North America. Each gen...

Mothman is a legendary cryptid that was reportedly sighted in and around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, between November 1966 and December 1967. Witnesses typically described the entity as a large, grey or brown creature, roughly seven feet tall, featuring large wings and glowing red eyes. The pheno...

"The Abominable Snowman" is a 1957 British horror film directed by Val Guest and produced by Hammer Film Productions. It stars Peter Cushing as Dr. John Rollason, a dedicated botanist who joins an expedition led by an American showman, played by Forrest Tucker, into the treacherous peaks of the Hima...

The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature from folklore originating in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey, United States. According to regional myth, the entity is described as a flying cryptid with hooves, leathery wings, and a distinct, eerie scream, reportedly born as the cursed thirteenth ch...

Nahuelito is a cryptid legend associated with Lake Nahuel Huapi in Argentina's Patagonia. Reports describe an unidentified large animal in the lake, and modern accounts of sightings have circulated since the early twentieth century. The name refers to regional folklore rather than a zoologically con...

The Grey Man of Ben Macdui, or Am Fear Liath Mòr, is a Scottish mountain legend concerning an alleged apparition on Ben Macdui in the Cairngorms. Ben Macdui is Britain's second-highest mountain, and climber J. Norman Collie described an unsettling encounter or presence there in 1925. Later accounts...

The Secret Saturdays is an American animated action-adventure series created by Jay Stephens for Cartoon Network and originally broadcast from 2008 to 2010. It follows Doc, Drew, and Zak Saturday, a family of cryptozoologists who study and protect hidden creatures known as cryptids. Their missions f...

The Loch Ness Monster is a legendary lake creature said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. The modern story spread through reported sightings and media coverage, including a widely circulated 1934 photograph later known as the Surgeon's Photograph; that image is generally regarded as a...

The Seljord Serpent is a creature of Norwegian folklore associated with Lake Seljord in Telemark. In local accounts, the animal is called Selma and is described as a large lake-dwelling serpent or monster. Reports of sightings have been recorded since at least the 18th century, but the creature rema...

The chupacabra is a modern cryptid from Latin American folklore and popular culture. Reports associated with the legend became widely known in Puerto Rico during the 1990s and described an animal that attacked livestock, often leaving puncture marks. The name is Spanish for "goat sucker," and the cr...

The chupacabra is a legendary creature associated with modern Latin American folklore. Reports first became widespread in Puerto Rico in 1995, where the creature was blamed for killing goats and other livestock by attacking them and draining their blood. Later accounts described different physical f...

The Flatwoods Monster is a figure associated with a reported encounter near Flatwoods, Braxton County, West Virginia, on September 12, 1952. Witnesses said they saw a bright object in the sky or on a nearby hill and later described a tall figure with a pointed or spade-shaped head. The account becam...

Willow Creek is a 2013 found-footage horror film written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. It follows a couple who travel to Northern California to investigate local Bigfoot stories and record evidence for a documentary project. The film is known for its restrained build-up, rural setting, and an e...

The Fresno Nightcrawler is a modern American cryptid associated with Fresno, California. It is commonly depicted as a small, pale figure whose body appears to consist mainly of two long, narrow legs, with little visible upper body. The legend became widely known through surveillance footage said to...

The Dover Demon is a cryptid and modern American legend associated with reported sightings in Dover, Massachusetts, on the nights of April 18 and 19, 1977. Several teenagers described a short, pale humanoid figure with a large, featureless head and glowing or reflective eyes near roads and residenti...

The Legend of Boggy Creek is a 1972 American independent docudrama written and directed by Charles B. Pierce. It presents alleged encounters with the Fouke Monster, a large ape-like creature said to have been seen near Fouke, Arkansas, through dramatized scenes, local testimony, and documentary-styl...

The Loveland Frog is a legendary frog-like humanoid associated with Loveland, Ohio, in the United States. The story became widely known through reports attributed to encounters near the Little Miami River, including accounts dated to 1955 and 1972. Descriptions commonly portray the figure as a tall,...

The Beast of Bodmin Moor is a British cryptid legend about a large, usually black cat said to live on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England. Reports have described sightings, unexplained tracks, and attacks on livestock, but no confirmed population of an exotic big cat has been established. In 1995, the...

MetaZoo: Cryptid Nation is a collectible trading card game centered on cryptids, regional folklore, and supernatural creatures. Players build decks from creature, spell, artifact, and environment-related cards, then use them in matches governed by the game's own combat and effect rules. Some card ef...

Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes is a 2012 American found-footage horror film framed around a documentary crew's investigation. The crew examines a hunter's claim that he possesses the corpse of a Sasquatch, turning a disputed cryptid report into the central subject of their recording. Its mockumentary...

MetaZoo is an American trading card game introduced by MetaZoo Games in 2021. Its setting draws on cryptids, folklore, and regional legends, while its rules use cards representing supernatural creatures and other game elements. A defining feature of the original game is its Fourth Wall effects, whic...