Cryptid Case Files

Batsquatch: The Winged Creature of Mount St. Helens

Batsquatch: The Winged Creature of Mount St. He...

Strange sightings near Mount St. Helens describe a massive winged creature with bat-like wings and a primate body. The legend of Batsquatch remains one of the Pacific Northwest’s most unusual...

Batsquatch: The Winged Creature of Mount St. He...

Strange sightings near Mount St. Helens describe a massive winged creature with bat-like wings and a primate body. The legend of Batsquatch remains one of the Pacific Northwest’s most unusual...

The Cactus Cat: A Desert Creature That Drinks Cactus Sap

The Cactus Cat: A Desert Creature That Drinks C...

A strange desert cat said to cut into cactus, drink fermented sap, and vanish without a trace. The Cactus Cat is one of the Southwest’s most unusual cryptids.

The Cactus Cat: A Desert Creature That Drinks C...

A strange desert cat said to cut into cactus, drink fermented sap, and vanish without a trace. The Cactus Cat is one of the Southwest’s most unusual cryptids.

Winged Cryptid Sightings in 1800s Newspapers

Historic newspapers once reported enormous winged creatures across North America. Explore the strange headlines, witnesses, and mysteries behind early winged monster sightings.

Winged Cryptid Sightings in 1800s Newspapers

Historic newspapers once reported enormous winged creatures across North America. Explore the strange headlines, witnesses, and mysteries behind early winged monster sightings.

Billiwhack Monster: Ventura County’s Goatman Legend

Billiwhack Monster: Ventura County’s Goatman Le...

Near Santa Paula, California, the legend of the Billiwhack Monster turns an old Ventura County dairy into something stranger: a haunted ruin tied to horned humanoid sightings, wartime rumors, hidden...

Billiwhack Monster: Ventura County’s Goatman Le...

Near Santa Paula, California, the legend of the Billiwhack Monster turns an old Ventura County dairy into something stranger: a haunted ruin tied to horned humanoid sightings, wartime rumors, hidden...

The Gumberoo:  The Rubber Beast of the Pacific Northwest

The Gumberoo: The Rubber Beast of the Pacific ...

Early twentieth-century loggers in the Pacific Northwest told of a strange animal they could not kill. Rubber-skinned and eerily resilient, the Gumberoo remains one of the region’s most unsettling folklore...

The Gumberoo: The Rubber Beast of the Pacific ...

Early twentieth-century loggers in the Pacific Northwest told of a strange animal they could not kill. Rubber-skinned and eerily resilient, the Gumberoo remains one of the region’s most unsettling folklore...

The Owlman of Mawnan: Cornwall’s Winged Cryptid

The Owlman of Mawnan: Cornwall’s Winged Cryptid

In 1976, witnesses in Cornwall claimed to see a winged humanoid hovering above a church tower. The sightings became known as the legend of the mysterious Owlman of Mawnan.

The Owlman of Mawnan: Cornwall’s Winged Cryptid

In 1976, witnesses in Cornwall claimed to see a winged humanoid hovering above a church tower. The sightings became known as the legend of the mysterious Owlman of Mawnan.