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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 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…

Wendigo is a mythological creature that originates from the folklore of First Nations based in and around the East Coast forests of Canada, the Great Plains region of the United States, and the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada,…

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…

The Thetis Lake Monster is a legendary humanoid fish-like creature from British Columbia, Canada. Allegedly, two teenagers claimed to be attacked by a silver, scale-covered biped at the Thetis Lake beach in 1972. One of the boys had a bloody wound…

The New Jersey Devil comes from New Jersey folklore and is said to be a wyvern-like creature with the head of a horse or goat, bat-like wings, and stands on two hooved feet. According to legend, a horrific curse brought the New Jersey Devil to life…

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…

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 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…

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…