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Cryptozoology is described as a pseudoscience responsible for categorizing and researching
animals and plants not recognized, due to lack of evidence, by standard science.
In essence, a zoological study of the strange and unimaginable, so it’s no surprise then
that it has our full attention.
While some cryptid may be harmless, there are those you’ll want to remain figments
of your overactive imagination.
In this installment, we’ve categorized the ten scariest cryptids that, by the time we’re
done, will be stalking your dreams.
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10.
Flatwoods Monster It was a chilled night in September of 1952
in the quiet town of Flatwoods, West Virginia.
The town wasn’t anything remarkable, just a small slice of Braxton County so few knew
about, but that all changed when residents of the tiny town were visited by an inhuman
creature.
It towered over even the tallest denizen, its 7’ (2.1m) frame, spindly arms, clawed
fingers, and pleated exoskeleton forever burned into their minds.
The close encounter came shortly after an illuminated object scarred the blackened sky,
drawing attention from local children.
After the creature departed, many witnesses complained of convulsions and vomiting, an
alleged side effect of the mysterious traveler.
9.
Megalodon That the megalodon was once a real predator
of the murky waters of Earth is undeniable, but the oversized shark went from extinct
prehistoric beast to aquatic cryptid when impossible sightings started to emerge.
The megalodon once glided the waters of the Cenozoic Era, but some believe the near 60’
(18 m) Carcharocles still stalks the hidden depths of the ocean.
Sightings of megalodon date back to 1875, when teeth of the oversized shark were thought
to be found in the HMS Challenger.
In 2012, the show Shark Wranglers covered the tale of a 40’ (12 m) shark found off
the coast of a South African village.
8.
Dover Demon April 21st, 1977, 17-year-old William Bartlett
is driving down Farm Street in the Massachusetts town of Dover when his eyes spot an irregularity
on a nearby broken wall.
Perched atop the cracked stone was a humanoid creature sporting tendril-like fingers and
large eyes that glowed in the night.
Within 24 hours, 15-year-old John Baxter and Abby Brabham stepped forward with their own
account of the strange abnormality.
The Dover Demon, a phrase coined by cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, started as a local legend but
gained national recognition.
Even almost 30 years later, Bartlett stands by his account, denouncing suggestions that
it was a moose or a foal. 7.
Mahaha The Inuit people of northern Canada once feared
the Arctic - not for the very real possibility that they could freeze to death - but because
of a gaunt, icy humanoid with white eyes and stringy hair.
Before White Walkers were written as the true slayers of the north, there was the Mahaha,
a terror that could dig into flesh with its razor-sharp, foot-long claws, but instead
used them to tickle its victims to death.
Like an inhuman version of The Joker, the Mahaha was said to leave its victims with
a motionless heart and a large smile frozen onto their face.
6.
Popobawa You hear it howling outside and are drawn
to the last pups saddened cries.
The moment you open the door, the intense odor of sulfur hits you, trailing through
the air leading you directly to the dog, and it’s at that moment you recall the legends
of a shapeshifting winged monstrosity recognizable by a sulfurous smell.
The unusual cryptid originated in Pemba, a Tanzanian island, and was responsible for
an outbreak of hysteria in 1995.
Locals believe Popobawa, or “Bat Wing,” attacks households at night, sometimes violently
and sexually abusing residents.
Enhancing the legend, local hospitals report that they often treat victims of the mysterious
cryptid. 5.
Snallygaster The Snallygaster is coming for you.
The Snallygaster will steal your children and devour all that you hold dear.
The Snally … The Snallygast…
The SNALLYGASTER!
Oh, I’m sorry, it’s really difficult to make this cryptid scary if I use its name,
but… here we go!
A flying monstrosity of the Washington D.C. and Frederick County, Maryland areas of the
United States, this half-avian, half-reptilian dragon was said to suck the blood of its victims
and could only be thwarted by seven-pointed stars.
During the 1730s, German immigrants told of the Schneller Geist, or quick ghost, which
gave way to the legend of the … the Snallygaster. 4.
Jersey Devil The Pine Barrens of New Jersey is a beautiful
expanse of forestry, but locals for centuries have feared what lives within the dense greenery
that so closely borders their homes.
Exactly what the Jersey Devil is remains a mystery, despite the many years it's spent
terrorizing the east coast state, but the lore starts in 1735 with Mother Leeds.
Pregnant for the 13th time, the exasperated mother inadvertently cursed herself, exclaiming
“Let this one be a devil!”
Immediately after birth, the newborn transformed into a ghastly creature that killed much of
the Leeds family before vanishing into the Pine Barrens.
Large and winged are two characteristics often attributed to Jersey’s resident devil.
3.
J’ba Fofi An eight-legged terror that can stand up to
6’ tall and a monstrosity of the Congolese forests, the J’ba Fofi sounds like some
sort of extinct prehistoric critter or something dreamed up by a twisted mind.
The people of the Congo, however, are adamant that the oversized arachnid actually exists,
and sightings have been recorded as early as the 1890s expedition of Missionary Arthur
Simes.
Baka natives claim that the J’ba Fofi lives within abodes made of leaves and will spin
large, circular webs to snare smaller animals and birds.
2.
Ya-Te-Veo “The forest is alive,” he says, but you
don’t heed his warning.
Clearly, the branches swaying in the moonlight have him spooked, and you press on through
the Central American forestry.
Not long into your bad decision, you start to see what he means.
In the distance, a tree that towers over the rest, its branches moving impossibly, like
a frantic squid.
Taking a curious step forward, you see them much clearer now – they’re not branches
at all.
They’re the deadly serpentine extensions of the most unusual cryptid, a large carnivorous,
man-eating tree known as Ya-Te-Veo. 1.
Manananggal A haunting face, leathery wings, a long and
snaking tongue, the ability to detach its upper and lower halves – few things have
sounded more horrifying than the manananggal, a vampiric legend born within the Philippines.
With her tongue, the manananggal drinks the blood of her victims, typically pregnant women
and the fetuses that they carry.
While her upper half can fly around independently, her lower half is vulnerable to attacks, specifically
salt, garlic, or ash, which can be fatal to this hideous cryptid.
Capiz, a province of the Philippines, is thought to be home to a concentration of sightings
of the manananggal.
Shh, do you hear that?
It’s the Snallygaster, I don’t have much time.
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