THE FILES · 177 CRYPTIDS

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177 cryptids

AfancLake & sea monster · Llyn yr Afanc on the River Conwy and Glaslyn…AgogweHominid · Forests west of the Wembere plains, central…AhoolFlying · Mount Salak and the rainforests of western JavaAhuizotlLake & sea monster · Lakes of the Valley of MexicoAlbatwitchHominid · Chickies Rock, Columbia, Lancaster County…Alkali Lake MonsterReptilian · Walgren (formerly Alkali) Lake, near Hay…AlmasHominid · Altai Mountains and Gobi margins of MongoliaAltamaha-haLake & sea monster · Mouth of the Altamaha River, near Darien…BatsquatchFlying · Foothills of Mount Rainier, Pierce County…Batutut (Người Rừng)Hominid · Central Highlands of Vietnam and the forests…Bear Lake MonsterLake & sea monster · Bear Lake, on the Utah–Idaho borderBeast of BladenboroBig cat · Bladenboro, Bladen County, North CarolinaBeast of Bodmin MoorBig cat · Bodmin Moor, CornwallBeast of Bray RoadDogman & canine · Bray Road, Elkhorn, Walworth County, WisconsinBeast of BuscoReptilian · Fulk Lake, near Churubusco, IndianaBeast of ExmoorBig cat · Exmoor, on the Devon–Somerset borderBeast of GévaudanDogman & canine · Margeride Mountains, Gévaudan, south-central…Bell WitchSpectral · Bell farm, Red River, Adams, Robertson County…Bennington MonsterHominid · Glastenbury Mountain and the Bennington…Big Grey Man of Ben MacdhuiHumanoid · Summit plateau of Ben Macdui, CairngormsBigfootHominid · Pacific Northwest forests, reported across…Black Dog of West PeakDogman & canine · West Peak, Hanging Hills, Meriden, ConnecticutBlack ShuckDogman & canine · Bungay and Blythburgh, Suffolk, and the coasts…Block Ness MonsterLake & sea monster · Old Harbor, Block Island (New Shoreham), Rhode…Brosno DragonLake & sea monster · Lake Brosno, near Andreapol, Tver OblastBunyipLake & sea monster · Billabongs, swamps and rivers of south-eastern…CadborosaurusLake & sea monster · Cadboro Bay and the Salish Sea, off Victoria…Carbuncle Pond SerpentReptilian · Carbuncle Pond and Carbuncle Hill, Coventry…CassieLake & sea monster · Casco Bay, off Portland and Cape Elizabeth…ChampLake & sea monster · Lake Champlain, New York–Vermont borderChessieLake & sea monster · Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers, Maryland…ChupacabraOther · Canóvanas, Puerto RicoColossal ClaudeLake & sea monster · Mouth of the Columbia River, near Astoria…Deer WomanHumanoid · Oklahoma and many Native nations of the Plains…Derry FairyHumanoid · Woods of Derry, New HampshireDevils Lake SerpentLake & sea monster · Devils Lake, northeastern North DakotaDingonekLake & sea monster · Migori (Maggori) River near Lake Victoria…Dobhar-chúLake & sea monster · Glenade Lough, County LeitrimDover DemonHumanoid · Farm Street and Springdale Avenue, Dover…DwayyoDogman & canine · Catoctin Mountain and Gambrill State Park…Ebu GogoHominid · Nage country, central FloresEl CadejoDogman & canine · Night roads of Guatemala and El SalvadorEl SilbónSpectral · Los Llanos of Venezuela and ColombiaElephant Butte Giant CatfishLake & sea monster · Elephant Butte Dam, Rio Grande, New MexicoEmela-ntoukaOther · Likouala swamps, northern Republic of the CongoEnfield HorrorOther · Enfield, White County, IllinoisFeu FolletSpectral · Marshes and swamps of south LouisianaFlathead Lake MonsterLake & sea monster · Flathead Lake, northwestern MontanaFlatwoods MonsterHumanoid · Fisher farm hillside, Flatwoods, Braxton…Fouke MonsterHominid · Fouke and Boggy Creek, Miller County, ArkansasGippsland phantom catBig cat · Gippsland, eastern VictoriaGlawackusBig cat · Glastonbury, ConnecticutGloucester Sea SerpentLake & sea monster · Gloucester Harbor and Cape Ann, MassachusettsGoatmanHumanoid · Fletchertown Road, Bowie, Prince George’s…Gray Man of Pawleys IslandSpectral · Pawleys Island, Georgetown County, South…GrootslangReptilian · The “Wonder Hole” cave, Richtersveld, Northern…Herrington Lake MonsterLake & sea monster · Herrington Lake, Mercer, Garrard and Boyle…HibagonHominid · Mount Hiba, Saijō (now Shōbara), HiroshimaHodagOther · Rhinelander, Oneida County, WisconsinHoney Island Swamp MonsterHominid · Honey Island Swamp, Pearl River, near SlidellHuggin’ MollySpectral · Abbeville, Henry County, AlabamaIgopogoLake & sea monster · Lake Simcoe, OntarioIliamna Lake MonsterLake & sea monster · Iliamna Lake, southwest AlaskaInkanyambaLake & sea monster · Pool below Howick Falls (KwaNogqaza), uMngeni…IssieLake & sea monster · Lake Ikeda, Ibusuki, KagoshimaJackalopeOther · Douglas, Converse County, WyomingJersey DevilFlying · Pine Barrens, southern New JerseyKappaLake & sea monster · Rivers, ponds and marshes throughout JapanKasai RexReptilian · Kasai River valley, Democratic Republic of the…Kelly–Hopkinsville GoblinsHumanoid · Sutton farm, Kelly, near Hopkinsville, KentuckyKelpieLake & sea monster · Rivers and lochs throughout ScotlandKingman SerpentReptilian · Kingman County, south-central KansasKongamatoFlying · Jiundu swamp, Mwinilunga district, ZambiaKrakenLake & sea monster · Norwegian Sea, off the coast of NorwayKushtakaHumanoid · Southeast Alaska (Tlingit homelands)KussieLake & sea monster · Lake Kussharo, Teshikaga, eastern HokkaidoLa LloronaSpectral · Canals of Xochimilco, Mexico CityLagarfljót WormLake & sea monster · Lagarfljót lake, near Egilsstaðir, East IcelandLake Kampeska MonsterLake & sea monster · Lake Kampeska, Watertown, Codington County…Lake Kanas MonsterLake & sea monster · Kanas Lake, Altay Prefecture, XinjiangLake Manitou MonsterLake & sea monster · Lake Manitou, Rochester, IndianaLake Norman MonsterLake & sea monster · Lake Norman, north of Charlotte, North CarolinaLake Tianchi MonsterLake & sea monster · Heaven Lake (Tianchi), Changbai Mountain, JilinLittle People of Spirit MoundHumanoid · Spirit Mound Historic Prairie, near Vermillion…Lizard Man of Scape Ore SwampReptilian · Scape Ore Swamp, near Bishopville, Lee County…Loch Ness MonsterLake & sea monster · Loch Ness, near Inverness, Scottish HighlandsLough Ree MonsterLake & sea monster · Lough Ree, on the River Shannon between…Loveland FrogReptilian · Little Miami River, Loveland, OhioMapinguariHominid · Brazilian Amazon rainforestMbielu-mbielu-mbieluReptilian · Likouala-aux-Herbes River, northern Republic…Melon HeadsHumanoid · Back roads of southwestern Connecticut…MemphréLake & sea monster · Lake Memphremagog, Magog (Quebec) to Newport…MenehuneHumanoid · Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, HawaiʻiMichigan DogmanDogman & canine · Northwestern Lower Peninsula, MichiganMigoiHominid · Merak and Sakteng highlands, eastern BhutanMiniwashituLake & sea monster · Missouri River, North DakotaMinnesota IcemanHominid · Traveling carnival exhibit; later stored in…MngwaBig cat · Coastal forest near Lindi and Mchinga…Moca VampireFlying · Moca, northwestern Puerto RicoMoehauHominid · Moehau Range, northern Coromandel PeninsulaMogollon MonsterHominid · Mogollon Rim, central and eastern ArizonaMokele-mbembeReptilian · Likouala swamps and Lake Télé, Republic of the…Momo (the Missouri Monster)Hominid · Louisiana, Missouri (Pike County)Mongolian Death WormOther · Southern and western Gobi Desert, MongoliaMoragLake & sea monster · Loch Morar, near Mallaig, LochaberMorgawrLake & sea monster · Falmouth Bay and the Helford estuary, CornwallMothmanFlying · Point Pleasant and the “TNT area”, Mason…Murphysboro Mud MonsterHominid · Big Muddy River, Murphysboro, IllinoisNahuelitoLake & sea monster · Nahuel Huapi Lake, Bariloche, PatagoniaNain RougeHumanoid · Detroit, MichiganNandi BearOther · Uasin Gishu Plateau and Nandi Hills, western…Nebraska ManHominid · Snake Creek fossil beds, western NebraskaNight MarchersSpectral · Throughout the Hawaiian IslandsNingenLake & sea monster · Southern Ocean off AntarcticaNuckelaveeOther · Orkney Islands, northern ScotlandOgopogoLake & sea monster · Okanagan Lake, British ColumbiaOhio GrassmanHominid · Eastern and southeastern Ohio woodlandsOklahoma OctopusLake & sea monster · Lakes Thunderbird, Tenkiller and Oologah…Okoboji Lake MonsterLake & sea monster · Okoboji Lakes, Iowa Great Lakes, Dickinson…OlitiauFlying · Assumbo Mountains, north of Mamfe, CameroonOrang BatiFlying · Seram Island, MalukuOrang MawasHominid · Endau-Rompin and the forests of JohorOrang PendekHominid · Kerinci Seblat National Park, SumatraOwlmanFlying · Mawnan church woods, near Falmouth, CornwallPacific Northwest Tree OctopusOther · Olympic Peninsula rainforests near Hood Canal…Pascagoula River CreaturesHumanoid · Pascagoula River, Pascagoula, MississippiPedro Mountain MummyHumanoid · Pedro Mountains near Pathfinder Reservoir…Pend Oreille PaddlerLake & sea monster · Lake Pend Oreille, North IdahoPepieLake & sea monster · Lake Pepin, Mississippi River (Minnesota…Piasa BirdFlying · Mississippi River bluffs, Alton, IllinoisPigman of NorthfieldHumanoid · Devil’s Washbowl and Paine Mountain…Pope Lick MonsterHumanoid · Pope Lick trestle, Fisherville area of…PopobawaSpectral · Pemba and Unguja islands, Zanzibar, and…PressieLake & sea monster · Lake Superior, near the Presque Isle River…PukwudgieHumanoid · Southeastern Massachusetts, especially…Queensland tigerBig cat · Rainforests and tablelands of far north…RopenFlying · Umboi Island and the Huon Gulf coast, Papua…RougarouDogman & canine · Bayous and cane fields of south LouisianaSelbyville Swamp MonsterHominid · Great Cypress Swamp, near Selbyville, DelawareSelmaLake & sea monster · Lake Seljordsvatnet, Seljord, TelemarkSeneca Lake SerpentLake & sea monster · Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes, New YorkSharlieLake & sea monster · Payette Lake, McCall, IdahoShunka Warak’inDogman & canine · Madison Valley, southwestern MontanaSilver Lake SerpentLake & sea monster · Silver Lake, near Perry, Wyoming County, New…Sinkhole SamLake & sea monster · Big Sinkhole near Inman, McPherson County…SisimiteHominid · Mountain forests of Honduras, Belize and the…Skunk ApeHominid · Big Cypress Swamp and the Everglades, FloridaSlide-Rock BolterOther · San Juan Mountains near Rico and Lizard Head…SnallygasterFlying · South Mountain and the Middletown Valley…Specter MooseOther · Lobster Lake and the North Maine WoodsSpring-heeled JackHumanoid · London’s outskirts, Aldershot and LiverpoolSquonkOther · Hemlock forests of Pennsylvania, near Mont AltoStorsjöodjuretLake & sea monster · Lake Storsjön, Östersund, JämtlandTahoe TessieLake & sea monster · Lake Tahoe, California–Nevada borderTaniwhaLake & sea monster · Rivers, lakes, harbours and coastal waters of…Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine)Dogman & canine · Tasmania’s north-west and south-west wildernessTatzelwurmReptilian · The Alps of Switzerland, Austria and BavariaTeggieLake & sea monster · Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), GwyneddThunderbirdFlying · Northern Pennsylvania mountains and central…TommyknockersHumanoid · Gold and silver mines of Colorado’s Front…TraucoHumanoid · Forests of the Chiloé Archipelago, southern…TsuchinokoReptilian · Mountain villages of central and western JapanTurner BeastDogman & canine · Turner, Androscoggin County, MaineVan Meter VisitorFlying · Van Meter, IowaWaitorekeOther · Rivers and lakes of the South Island…Walker Lake SerpentLake & sea monster · Walker Lake, near Hawthorne, NevadaWendigoSpectral · Boreal forests of Canada and the northern…WessieReptilian · Presumpscot River, Westbrook, MaineWhite River MonsterLake & sea monster · White River near Newport, ArkansasWitch of YazooSpectral · Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, MississippiWolpertingerOther · Alpine forests of Bavaria, southern GermanyWood DevilsHominid · Coös County, northern New HampshireWoodboogerHominid · Flag Rock and Powell Valley, Norton, VirginiaYerenHominid · Shennongjia Forestry District, Hubei, ChinaYetiHominid · Khumbu and the high Himalaya, NepalYowieHominid · Forests of the Great Dividing Range, eastern…Zwaanendael MermanLake & sea monster · Zwaanendael Museum, Lewes, Delaware