The Fresno Nightcrawler — The Walking Tights
A creature that looks like a pair of walking pants has been spotted in Fresno, California. Footage exists. Witnesses are credible.
The Ultimate Guide to Paranormal Creatures
From ancient vampires to modern cryptids — creatures that lurk in the shadows of legend and the corners of the map.
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The Mongolian Death Worm — The Desert's Deadly Protector
A blood-red worm that kills with electricity, poison, or fire. The Mongolians have known about it for centuries.
The Ozark Howler — The Devil Cat of the Mountains
A large, black cat with horns has been seen in the Ozark Mountains. It howls like a demon. No one has captured it.
The Mothman — The Winged Terror of Point Pleasant
A winged creature with glowing red eyes terrorized Point Pleasant, West Virginia, for 13 months. Then the Silver Bridge collapsed. Then the creature vanished.
The Jersey Devil — The Flying Terror of the Pine Barrens
A creature with the body of a kangaroo, wings of a bat, and head of a horse has haunted the Pine Barrens of New Jersey for 250 years.
The Hopkinsville Goblins — Little Green Men vs. Shotguns
Small, silver-green creatures attacked a Kentucky farmhouse. The family fought back with shotguns. The creatures came back three nights in a row.
The Skunk Ape — Florida's Bigfoot
A large, foul-smelling creature has been seen in the Florida Everglades. The Myakka photos are among the best evidence of Bigfoot anywhere.
The Wendigo — The Cannibal Spirit of the North
A spirit that possesses the hungry and turns them into cannibals. The Wendigo is the most feared creature in Native American legend.
The Rougarou — The Werewolf of Louisiana
A creature that haunts the bayous of Louisiana. The Rougarou is the Cajun version of the werewolf — and it hunts at night.
The Chupacabra — The Goat-Sucker
A creature that drains the blood of livestock. First seen in Puerto Rico in 1995, the Chupacabra has spread across the Americas.