Cryptid Case Files

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.

Kongamato: Africa’s “Breaker of Boats” Flying Cryptid

Kongamato: Africa’s “Breaker of Boats” Flying C...

The Kongamato is a legendary flying creature said to haunt the swamps of Central Africa. Witnesses describe a reptilian monster with leathery wings, a long tail, and a tooth filled...

Kongamato: Africa’s “Breaker of Boats” Flying C...

The Kongamato is a legendary flying creature said to haunt the swamps of Central Africa. Witnesses describe a reptilian monster with leathery wings, a long tail, and a tooth filled...

The Van Meter Visitor: Iowa’s Winged Terror of 1903

The Van Meter Visitor: Iowa’s Winged Terror of ...

In 1903, the town of Van Meter, Iowa reported a terrifying winged creature with batlike wings and a glowing horn. Witnesses fired guns at it before it vanished into an...

The Van Meter Visitor: Iowa’s Winged Terror of ...

In 1903, the town of Van Meter, Iowa reported a terrifying winged creature with batlike wings and a glowing horn. Witnesses fired guns at it before it vanished into an...

The Snallygaster: Maryland’s Winged Terror of the Appalachian Mountains

The Snallygaster: Maryland’s Winged Terror of t...

The Snallygaster is one of America’s strangest cryptid legends. For centuries, residents of Maryland’s Appalachian mountains reported a massive winged creature said to attack livestock, drain blood, and vanish into...

The Snallygaster: Maryland’s Winged Terror of t...

The Snallygaster is one of America’s strangest cryptid legends. For centuries, residents of Maryland’s Appalachian mountains reported a massive winged creature said to attack livestock, drain blood, and vanish into...