We are back, diving into the dark depths of the ocean, the murky waters that hide some
of the deadliest and mythical creatures our planet and stories have to offer.
You guys know I hate the ocean, every droplet, every grain of sand, every underwater cave.
There are things lurking deep below the surface that should never be uncovered, however, some
folks have written about these terrifying monsters.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going to count down our list of the Top 5 Scariest
Aquatic Monsters You Need You Read About.
Before we begin though, be sure to stick around until the end of the video, where I’ll be
responding to some of your comments.
And with that, let’s jump in.
5 Umibozu Umibozu is a paranormal phenomena or yokai
from Japanese folklore.
Little is known of the origin of Umibozu, but it is a sea-spirit and as such has multiple
sightings throughout Japan.
Typically, Umibozu appears to sailors on calm seas which quickly turn tumultuous.
It either breaks the ship on emergence or demands a bucket or barrel from the sailors
and proceeds to drown them.
The only safe way to escape an Umibozu is to give it a bottomless barrel and sail away
while it is confused.
They appear and disappear in the oceans, often at night, and it is thought that they would
suddenly appear on what was previously a calm sea surface as a giant’s black bozu head
and destroy ships.
In the Tohoku region, there is a custom of sacrificing to the Gods the first fish caught
when fishing, and it is said that if this is not followed, an Umibozu would appear and
destroy the boat and kidnap the boat owner.
They are also said to change their appearance, and in Kesennuma Oshima, Miyagi Prefecture,
there are tales of them shapeshifting into a beautiful woman and engaging in swimming
contests with humans.
Odd.
Outside of Japan,they are half-human legends about sea monks and sea bishops related to
the Umibozu.
4 Iku-Turso Iku-Turso, meaning “the eternal Turso”;
also known as Iku-Tursas is a malevolent sea monster in sea monster in Finnish Mythology.
As of now, Merituras means Octopus in Finnish, named after Iku-Turso, but original turas
is an old name for Walrus.
This aquatic creatures appearance remains unclear, but he is described with several
epithets: partalainen (the one who lives on the brink, or alternatively, the bearded one),
Tuonen Harka (the ox of Tuoni, Death), tutapaa (thousand-head), tuhatsarvi (thousand-horned).
It was also sometimes said that he lived in Pohjola, but that could also be because Pohjola
was believed to be the home of all evil.
I some cases, Iku-Turso is mentioned as the father of diseases with Loviatar, the blind
daughter of Tuoni, the god of death.
In the world of Lovecraft, the Iku-Turso was a Great Old One, who ruled over the area of
Finland, until he, alongside the other Old Ones, were sung into the swamps by Finnish
sages and poets, who had learned these abilities from the Sami people.
Around the 1930’s, author Matts W. Cornelius, who was a correspondent of HP Lovecraft, wrote
stories in which he compared Iku-Turso with the Great Old One Cthulhu.
The creature is mentioned several times in the Finnish national epic, Kalevala.
I quote: “From the ocean rose a giant, mighty Tursas, tall and hairy, pressed compactly
all the grasses, that the maidens has been raking, when a fire within them kindles, and
the flames shot up to heaven, till the windrows burned to ashes, only ashes now remaining,
of the grasses raked together.
In the ashes of the windows, tender leaves the giant places, in the leave he plants an
acorn, from the acorn, quickling sprouting, grows the oak-tree, tall and stately, from
the ground enriched by ashes, newly raked by water-maidens; spread the oak-trees many
branches, rounds itself a broad corona, raises it above the storm-clouds; Far it stretches
out its branches, stops the white-clouds in their courses, with its branches hides the
sunlight, with its many leaves, the moonbeams, and the starlight dies in heaven.”
3 Cirein Croin Cirein Croin was a large sea monster in Scottish
Gaelic folklore, famous from one specific saying, I quote: “Seven herrings, a salmon’s
fill; Seven salmon, a seal’s fill; seven seals, a large whale’s fill; Seven whales,
a cirein-croin’s fill.”
Local folklores say this huge animal can disguise itself as a small, silverfish when fisherman
come in contact with it, Other accounts state the reason for the disguise was to attract
its next meal; when the fisherman would watch it in its small silver fish form, once aboard
it changed back to the monster and ate him.
The creature has a typical water dragon or serpent shape that is vicious and terrifying,
consuming anyone who crosses its path.
2 Ningen (Nin-gen) Over the past few years, rumours have circulated
about the existence of arctic humanoid lifeforms known as Ningen, inhabiting the icy waters
of the Antarctic.
It has reportedly been observed multiple times by crew members on Whale Research ships, and
these so-called Ningen, meaning human, are said to be completely white in colour with
an estimated length of 20 to 30 meters.
Other eyewitnesses described them as having a human-like shape, often with legs, arms,
and even five-fingered hands.
Other times, they are described as having fins or a large mermaid-like tail instead
of legs, or even tentacles.
Now, the only visible or identifiable facial features are the eyes and mouth.
According to one particular account, crew members on deck observed what they thought
was a foreign submarine in the distance.
When they approached, however, it became clear from the irregular shape of the thing that
it was not man-made -- it was alive.
It then disappeared under the surface of the water.
These Ningen stories garnered attention, with an article being printed about the “Antarctic
Humans”, with the article speculating on the possibility of unidentified creatures
inhabiting the Southern Sea.
Sadly, to date, no solid evidence has been presented to confirm the existence of the
Ningen.
Sightings still occur to this day, most frequently at night, making them all the more difficult
to photograph.
Whether they are dangerous, we have no idea, however, they are absolutely terrifying to
look at, which is why they make it to number two.
1 Leviathan The Leviathan is a sea serpent monster of
immense size from Jewish belief, referenced in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Job, Psalms,
the Book of Isaiah, and the Book of Amos.
The Leviathan of the Middle Ages was used as an image of Satan, endangering both God’s
creatures -- by attempting to eat them -- and God’s creation -- by threatening it with
upheaval in the waters of chaos.
St. Thomas Aquinas described the Leviathan as the demon of envy, first in punishing the
corresponding sinners.
It is also classified as one of the seven Princes of Hell, corresponding to the seven
deadly sins.
In Judaism, sources describe the Leviathan as a dragon who lives over the Sources of
the Deep and who, along with the male land-monster Behemoth, will be served up to the righteous
at the end of time.
I quote: “the...sea monsters: the great fish in the sea, and in the words of the Aggadah,
this refers to the Leviathan and its mate, for He created them male and female, and He
slew the female and salted her away for the righteous in the future, for if they would
propagate, the world could not exist because of them.”
According to sources, the body of the Leviathan, especially his eyes, possesses great illuminating
power.
This was the opinion of Rabbi Elizer, who, in the course of a voyage in company with
Rabbi Joshua, explained to the latter, when frightened by the sudden appearance of a brilliant
light, that it probably proceeded from the eyes of the Leviathan.
In modern usage, however, the term “Leviathan” has come to refer to other things, specifically
any sea monster, and from the early 17th century has also been used to refer to overwhelmingly
powerful people or things, including Moby-Dick.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any scary aquatic monsters that we missed?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can
do a part 2.
Before I go though, I just want to respond to a few comments from one of our last videos,
Top 5 Scary Demons That Possessed Someone.
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