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The Alicanto is a bird-like cryptid that is said to be found in Chilean mythology. The Alicanto is said to have glowing feathers and eyes that illuminate in strange colors. It is unable to fly as the Alicanto eats precious metals, like gold or…

Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is reportedly an ape-like creature that inhabits the forests of the Pacific Northwest. It is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal creature. Bigfoot ranges from six to ten feet tall, can weigh up to 500…

The chickcharney is a creature of both great fortune and despair.
This creature has been described as a giant barn owl with protruding claws and a long tail. Some accounts claim that it has a human face and can be as tall as three feet. It has…

As far as cryptids go, the chupacabra is relatively young compared to its counterparts. Its first sighting was in Puerto Rico in 1995.

The chupacabra drinks the blood of its victims, like a vampire, though its primary targets are dogs, goats, and…

El Duende is found in Latin American and Filipino folklore. It is believed that duendes are goblin- or fairy-like creatures; sometimes living in the walls of children's bedrooms. El Duende would sometimes take the children's toys or attempt to clip…

In Latin American folklore, La Llorona (Spanish: [la ʝoˈɾona]; "The Weeping Woman" or "The Wailer") is a ghost who roams waterfront areas mourning her drowned children.

She is an element of folklore in Mexico, Central and South America.

The Loveland Frog comes from Ohio folklore and is said to be a four-foot tall bipedal frog creature with various sightings occurring in and around Loveland, Ohio. The first sighting of the Loveland Frog was said to be in 1955 along the Little Miami…

Mermaids or merpeople are aquatic creatures with the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish. They appear in the folklore of many different cultures, including near the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Stories of mermaids date back as far as 2000…

The creature is described as a seven-foot tall, blue-eyed, or amber-eyed bipedal canine-like animal with the torso of a man and a fearsome howl that sounds like a human scream. According to legends, the Michigan Dogman appears in a ten-year cycle…

Also sometimes called the Missouri Monster, Momo, is an ape-like creature, similar to descriptions of Bigfoot, that was allegedly sighted by numerous people in rural Louisiana, Missouri in 1972.

The most well known alleged sighting occurred on…