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So, my cousin and I are Horror Geeks Who Enjoy Learning:

• Legends
• Superstitions
• Folklore
• Atrocities
• Nightmare-Fuel, and
• Scary stuff

We are, “HG WELLS FANSs”

I made that up. Feel free to use it as you see fit.

We both enlisted around the same time into our respective services in different MOS’s (Military Occupational Specialty).

Despite our differing paths, we share a mutual interest in the paranormal and the pseudoscience of Cryptozoology – defined below.

From wikipedia:

“Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that searches for and studies unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated,[1] particularly those popular in folklore, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, or the Mokele-mbembe. Cryptozoologists refer to these entities as cryptids, a term coined by the subculture. Because it does not follow the scientific method, cryptozoology is considered a pseudoscience by mainstream science: it is neither a branch of zoology nor of folklore studies. It was originally founded in the 1950s by zoologists Bernard Heuvelmans and Ivan T. Sanderson.”

From Merriam Webster:

We started discussing different folklore and he asked me if I could write a post about it.

I like the topic and enjoy researching nonsense. I felt that it could inspire me somehow.

I applied to several acting gigs.

Really excited to see what happens with that.

Anyway, follow me where you scroll. I can’t and will not promise anything regarding the blog.

As far as cryptids go, here’s a list of them.

Check them out. Might learn something you enjoy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cryptids#Bibliography

There are three distinctions of cryptids:

1. Aquatic
2. Terrestrial
3. Aerial

List below for each category.

Look into your favorites.

I was going to yap about my favorites, but it’s more interesting if you just look up the ones that stick out to you and go from there.

Learn about their sightings and stuff.

Feel free to start a discussion.

I’m curious about perspectives I do not hold.

1. Aquatic or semi-aquatic

Name	Other names	Description	Purported location	Depiction
Brosno dragon[3]	Brosnya	Lake monster	Lake Brosno, Russia
Cadborosaurus[4]	Caddy	Sea animal	Pacific Coast of North America
Champ[3][5]	Champtanystropheus americanus, Champy	Lake monster	Lake Champlain, North America
Dobhar-chú[6]	Water Hound	Extra-large otter-like carnivorous aquatic mammal	Ireland
Igopogo[3]	Kempenfelt Kelly	Lake monster	Lake Simcoe, Ontario (Canada)
Isshii[3]	Issie	Lake monster	Japan
Kusshii[3]	Kussie	Lake monster	Japan
Labynkyr Devil[7][8][9]	Labynkyrsky Chert	Lake monster	Oymyakonsky Ulus, Sakha Republic, Russia
Loch Ness Monster[10]	Nessie	Lake monster	Loch Ness, Scotland
Loveland Frog[11]	Loveland frogman, Loveland lizard	Humanoid frog	Loveland, Ohio
Mamlambo[3]		Lake monster	South Africa
Manipogo[3]	Winnipogo	Lake monster	Lake Manitoba, Canada
Mokele-mbembe[12]		Dinosaur (lake, river and/or swamp monster)	Republic of the Congo
Nahuelito[3]	Nahuel Huapi Lake Monster	Lake monster	Nahuel Huapi Lake, Argentina
Ningen[13]		Humanoid	Subantarctic
Ogopogo[3][5]	N’ha•a•itk, Naitaka	Lake monster	Lake Okanagan, Canada
Sea serpents[14]		Sea animals, dinosaurs	All bodies of water
Selma[3]	Seljordsormen	Lake monster	Lake Seljord, Telemark, Norway
Steller’s sea ape[15]		Sea animal	Pacific Ocean

2. Terrestrial

Name	Other names	Description	Purported location	Depiction
Almas[3][5]	Abnauayu, almasty, albasty, bekk-bok, biabin-guli, golub-yavan, gul-biavan, auli-avan, kaptar, kra-dhun, ksy-giik, ksy-gyik, ochokochi, mirygdy, mulen, voita, wind-man, Zana	Non-human ape or hominid	Asia/Caucasus
Barghest[16]	Barguest	Large dog	Northern England
Barmanou[3]	Barmanu, Big Hairy One	Ape or hominid	Middle East/Asia
Beast of Bodmin Moor[17]		Large felid	Cornwall, England
Beast of Exmoor[18]		Big cat	England
Bigfoot[19]	Sasquatch	Large and hairy ape-like creature	United States and Canada
British big cats[17]	Alien big cats (ABCs), phantom cats, mystery cats, English lions, Beast of Bodmin, Beast of Exmoor	Carnivorous mammal	Great Britain
Bukit Timah Monkey Man[20]	BTM, BTMM	Forest-dwelling hominid or other primate	Singapore
Chuchunya[21][3]		Large hominid	Russia
Chupacabra[22]	Chupacabras (Spanish for goat-sucker)		Puerto Rico (originally), South and Central America, Southern North America
Dover Demon[23]			Dover, Massachusetts
Elwetritsch[24]		Birdlike	Germany
Fouke Monster[25]	Jonesville Monster, Southern Sasquatch, Boggy Creek Monster	Hominid or other primate	Arkansas, United States
Honey Island Swamp monster[26]	Letiche, Tainted Keitre	Hominid or other primate	Louisiana, United States
Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp[27]	Lizard Man of Lee County	Bipedal	South Carolina, United States
Michigan Dogman[28]		Humanoid dog	Wexford County, Michigan
Minhocão[3]	Big Earthworm	Caecilian	South America
Mongolian death worm[18]	Allghoi (or orghoi) khorkhoi	Worm-like animal	Gobi Desert (Asia)
Monkey-man of Delhi[18]	Black Monkey	Big black monkey	Old Delhi, India
Orang Mawas[3]	Mawas, Orang Dalam, Hantu Jarang Gigi	Primate	Malaysia
Rock Ape[29][30]	Batutut	Primate	Vietnam
Skunk ape[31]	Stink Ape, Myakka Ape, Myakka Skunk Ape	Primate	Florida, United States
Yeren[32][31]	Yiren, Yeh Ren, Chinese Wildman	Primate (possible hominin)	China
Yeti[33]	Abominable Snowman	Large and hairy human-like entity, various other descriptions	Himalayas (Asia)
Yowie[34]		Large and hairy human-like entity, various other descriptions	Australia

3. Winged

Name	Other names	Description	Purported location	Depiction
Jersey Devil[10]	Leeds Devil	Winged bipedal horse	United States, mainly the South Jersey Pine Barrens, as well as other parts of New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania
Mothman[35]	Winged Man, Bird Man, UFO-Bird, Mason Bird Monster	Winged bipedal	Mason County, West Virginia, United States
Owlman[36]	Owlman of Mawnan	Winged bipedal	Mawnan, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Thunderbird[37][38]		Giant bird	North America

I enjoy fascinating discussions about cryptids, but they are not a focal point or priority for me.

If I see one in real life, hopefully, I can snap a photo or eat it. I would eat a Thunderbird.

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