Cryptid Lore
- Has anyone heard of the phantom or black divers?
Now I’m almost certain this is just a creepypasta but the very few mentions I’ve seen about it claim it’s a cryptid. The earliest mention of it I can find is on Reddit from a suspended user complexityspeculator. The important part from the post is as follows Has anyone heard of the 'phantom' or 'black' diver? Apparently certain divers have interacted with another diver underwater that has an odd way of moving, no face and a squishy carapace and often vanishes In an inky black cloud or floats lethargically. This particular cryptid has also been spotted in the form of a dolphin, which given the appearance sounds like a larger version of a mimic octopus. I first heard of this from the channel NFuel. Does anyone have more info about this? Possibly the origin? Or maybe evidence of it thanks for the help!
- PSA: All deer are not deer.
PSA: All deer are not deer.
I mean seriously just look at them. They're all weird and creepy and something is always at least little bit off from what you would expect a deer to look like. Don't let your guard down around the seemingly innocuous deer you've gotten used to in your back yard.
Photo source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/4aDkBOk25j
- Not a fictional creature but a type of Chimera
So back on Wednesday night, I was at my first monthly party. My husband (Sal) began seeing a huge creature called a Chimera. I don’t believe it would be the same type from Greek mythology as it looked more like a hollow but walked on all four and is a blind sound hunter.
So the issue was we had to scream to everyone to shut up. Though when walking backwards from where the scream happened. He knocked over a cup and the chimera ended getting face to face with him. Then tore his leg from the back of the knee to the ass. The Chimera ended up hearing something and leaving but came back. So then since my sister realized what it was and how to tame it. We tamed it. So by any unlucky chance you come across this. So it uses a somewhat echolocation thing to move and sound angers and triggers it. So it makes a clicking noise and that’s how you know it’s around. So be completely silent and hold your hand out and hold it still. Then let it smell you and trust you and if it makes the clicking sound make it back.
This creature is similar to the spirit guardians in Avatar. When aggressive and hunting its huge and like 12ft tall. Though when safe and happy. It’s like 2-3 ft.
- Wisconsin Cryptids
Hello! Thought I'd share a couple of interesting Cryptids from my native state of Wisconsin! Cryptid lore is super fascinating to me, and I love hearing about local legends and seeing them referenced in popular media.
Beast of Bray Road - https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/wisconsin/beast-of-bray-road-wi/
Hodag - https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/2023/10/03/what-is-a-hodag-heres-the-famous-cryptids-wisconsin-origin-story/70707289007/
Trolls - https://trollway.com/trolls
- The Unsettling Legend of Maryland's Native Cryptid, the Snallygasterwww.atlasobscura.com The Unsettling Legend of Maryland's Native Cryptid, the Snallygaster - Atlas Obscura
The Snallygaster is difficult to define—a baffling mixture of body parts and features. The same is true for its legend, that runs from the silly to the dark, including racist scare tactics in the post–Civil War South.
- In search of the Albatwitch: What’s the evidence for Lancaster County’s famous cryptid? [Pennsylvania, USA]www.pennlive.com In search of the Albatwitch: What’s the evidence for Lancaster County’s famous cryptid?
A professional paranormal investigator and a local historian weigh in with the facts supporting Columbia’s brand-name creature.
> Call it a cryptid claim to fame. > > The riverside community of Columbia, Lancaster County, has latched onto the long-held lore of the Albatwitch, a small, fury creature that dates to Native American times here, and elevated it to legendary status. > > The Albatwitch is now driving what creature hunter David Spinks calls “para-tourism” as thousands flock to the mountainous woods surrounding Columbia in search of the red-eyed, apple-stealing abnormality. > > [...]
- www.bbc.co.uk Plan for biggest Nessie search in more than 50 years
Volunteers have been sought for the effort which is to feature drones fitted with infrared cameras.
- Is there a mysterious monster lurking in a Kansas sinkhole?
> Sixty-seven years ago, an eighteen-year-old Mennonite farm boy from a tiny Kansas town had a lake monster in his sights. Albert “Bert” Neufeld fired two shots from his hunting rifle in a vain attempt to bag Sinkhole Sam, the greatest monster legend Kansas has ever known. > > There are multiple reports of a massive, snakelike creature swimming in the Big Sinkhole—that’s the official name according to the Kansas State Department of Transportation—a few miles outside of Inman, a tiny town northwest of Wichita. The legend began surfacing in the summer of 1952, the year before Neufeld took his shot. The creature was described as being between fifteen and thirty feet long, a wormy beast as big around as the tire from a 1951 REO Speedwagon. > > [...]
- Do you have a favorite cryptid?
If I had to pick a favorite, it's hard to do worse than the Jackalope!
