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User Submitted Folklore: French Broad River Siren

September 27, 2019  /  adam benedict

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“Looking down in surprise he sees—at first faintly, then with distinctness—the form of a beautiful woman, with hair streaming like moss and dark eyes looking into his, luring him with a power he cannot resist. His breath grows short, his gaze is fixed, mechanically he rises, steps to the brink, and lurches forward into the river.”

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categories / water, 2019
tags / user submitted cryptid sighting, folklore, north carolina, french broad river siren, the water man

User Submitted Cryptid Sighting: Possible Wendigo

August 23, 2019  /  adam benedict

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“Its limbs were vastly disproportionate to the rest of its body, and it moved incredibly quickly on the brittle branches, a few of which shouldn't have been able to hold its weight. It looked down at him, blinked, and moved so quickly that it seemed to disappear from the tree entirely.“

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categories / land, 2019
tags / user submitted cryptid sighting, michigan, coal miners park, wendigo, rake, the lanky night walker

User Submitted Cryptid Sighting: Kangaroo Hybrid?

June 28, 2019  /  adam benedict

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“As I got within 40 feet of it. It moved one leg forward....then the other. Then it moved its front legs both forward again (one at a time). I saw the front legs were shorter than they should be for a dog. Then it jumped from the center of the lane into the bushes in a single bound (15 feet or more) WITHOUT having to lower itself for a springing leap like dogs do...this thing just 'bounded away' effortlessly.”

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categories / land, 2019
tags / user submitted cryptid sighting, georgia, acworth, kangaroo, wisconsin

User Submitted Folktale: The Bubbajax

May 03, 2019  /  adam benedict

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“And then I heard an ungodly shriek. It echoed, and then faded. I was so terrified that I thought I would pass out. I kept walking and soon found myself on a dirt road. It seemed wide enough for a car. I started walking down it, and then saw headlights ahead. In the darkness, I couldn't see the car or even 2 feet ahead of me, but I was sure that I was looking at headlights. I ran towards them, waving and making a stupid amount of noise.

The headlights stayed still, not getting any closer. And then they blinked.”

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categories / land, 2019
tags / user submitted cryptid sighting, folklore, west virgina, bubbajax, casawinch

User Submitted Cryptid Sighting: Phantom Kangaroo

March 10, 2019  /  adam benedict

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“I was walking down the side walk when I came to a crossroad- like area, I looked to my left and saw it hopping in the same west direction that I was walking, about a block away from me.  It was in an alley like road, in a neighborhood but not in front of any houses. I saw it hop down the street for a few seconds until it wasn’t in my view anymore.”

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categories / land, 2019
tags / user submitted cryptid sighting, illinois, phantom kangaroo, riverside, brookfield zoo

User Submitted Cryptid Sighting: Giant Owl

January 16, 2019  /  adam benedict

Giant Owl

“But as my friends kept running, one of them was desperately calling out my name and the other was anxiously shrieking because I had not moved. And as I watched it fly toward me, its yellow-skinned talons were outstretched as if to pounce. It really looked as if it was not going to stop. So I pulled away from my instincts and ran toward my friends, looking over my shoulder as I did. I distinctly remember the chill in the air as its huge shadow fell upon me. But at the last second, it pulled its talons in and swerved back up over the treeline, and it was gone, just like that.”

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categories / air, 2019
tags / user submitted cryptid sighting, connecticut, Ragged Mountain State Park

User Submitted Cryptid Sighting: Mystery Creature

January 07, 2019  /  adam benedict

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“The animal was coming towards us. It moved like a cat, graceful with a long flicking tail. It didn't look like a cat though, except for the head. It was dark, but not black, brindled, with dark browns with some black. The fur was short like a dog with some glossiness to it. It's head was massive and triangle shaped, the eyes were large and green. The head looked so robust, like you could hit it with a bat and it would break the bat.”

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categories / land, 2019
tags / user submitted cryptid sighting, wisconsin, beloit, alien big cat

User Submitted Cryptid Sighting: Sea Monster

December 16, 2018  /  adam benedict

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“About 15 mins into heading straight out to sea (2 hr travel time), I spotted something out the corner of my eye. I looked at it and wasn't completely sure of what I was seeing. I saw this huge brown/black neck about 5 feet in width and approx. 12-14 ft in height, huge round head with huge round eyes, was looking back at me.”

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categories / water
tags / user submitted cryptid sighting, florida, canada

User Submitted Cryptid Sighting: Devil Monkey

September 04, 2018  /  adam benedict

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"I was coming home from the golf course I work at, it was just after dark on Hwy 728/Nolin Dam Rd, just after Brier Creek Rd, when I saw something white on the left side of the road. I thought to myself it was a goat, then thought maybe it was a dog, but then I got closer and seen it was on its hind legs….”

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categories / land
tags / user submitted cryptid sighting, kentucky, devil monkey, baboon, mammoth cave

User Submitted Cryptid Sighting: Lake Monster

August 19, 2018  /  adam benedict

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The lake was dead calm, like a sheet of glass, when our friend called us to look at the water as there appeared to be what initially looked like a telephone pole/log in the distance blocking our path. We put the engine in neutral, and watched from about 300 feet as it (the log) appeared to be gliding straight along with no current on the water. I would estimate its size to be around 60-70 feet long. We watched for a couple minutes and all of a sudden, it was like it rolled towards the bottom of the lake from front to back.

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categories / water
tags / user submitted cryptid sighting, canada, shuswaggi, shuswap lake
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