the Cryptid Guide

the Crystal Beach Creature

A TOUR OF LAKE ERIE: Mini Episode 3 A new Bessie variant has hit the waters - this time it has a dog-like head! Was it a legitimate sighting or an advertisement stunt of

Lake Erie's Silverscale

A TOUR OF LAKE ERIE: Mini Episode 2 The Lake Erie Monster is growing larger and a bit more scary... and maybe it left a silvery treasure to recover. TIMELINE 1793: fir

Lake Erie's Ol' Copper

A TOUR OF LAKE ERIE: Mini Episode 1 The oldest and largest version of the Lake Erie Monster originates in the late 18th century! Three brief, old stories about a serpen

Lake Erie's Cryptid... or Cryptids? Lake Erie Part 1

Lake Erie has a lot of history - and a lot of cryptid activity! From a "plesiosaur" named Bessie to a foot-biting worm, for over 200 years, stories of strange creatures h

Aliens Abound in Connecticut Part 2: Abductions, Missing Time, and Bulbous-Headed Things

The strange things in Connecticut continue, with 9 more cases of close contact: Durham, CT 1967: UFO sighting with teleportation/missing time Avon, CT 1967: robot crea

Aliens Abound in Connecticut Part 1: the Old Saybrook Blockhead

Strange things have flown over the skies of Connecticut. A bizarre alien hovered in front of a teacher's window. And 9 others touched down between 1957 and 1976. In betwe

Giant, Man-Eating Beavers in the Monongahela River

It's as big as a human and as angry as the hulk! It will fight anything and bite with two large teeth! It will screech and roar like a train! It's.... a giant beaver? An

Tlanuwa: the Little Tennessee River's Great Mythic Hawk

The Tlanuwa is a mythical bird in Cherokee and Natchez mythology/belief. While it is not a cryptid, its stories and ties to Tennessee have influenced modern cryptozoologi

A UFO is in Niaux Cave

We're back in the caves with more Paleolithic art! This time, we're taking a deep dive into a painting of a UFO inside Niaux Cave in France. A little younger than the Wou

the Wounded Man of Pech-Merle

Our first ancient alien is found in France, created 20,000 years ago in a cave: it is the Wounded Man, a prehistoric engraving that some claim to be an alien and a UFO. W

an Intro to Horizon Cases & Ancient Aliens

Horizon cases. They may be a mystery you're familiar with. The same qualities that make these stories interesting also make them frustrating, disappointing, or unsatisfyi

Apple Devil: Marlinton, West Virginia's Little Bigfoot

In the 1960's, southern West Virginia exploded with reports of small, hairy creatures stealing fruit, destroying fences, and being general nuisances. Known today by many