A legendary ghoul described as a bloody, skinless figure with jagged teeth. The myth originated from the 1925 Church Hill Tunnel collapse, where a scalded, dying railway fireman was mistaken for a vampire as he fled toward the cemetery.
The Flying Head comes from the mythology of the Haudenosaunee and Wyandot peoples; particularly the region near the source of the Hudson River and the Adirondack Mountains. The Flying Head is malevolent entity, described as a grotesque manifestation with features like a human head, long hair, and eyes that strike terror to witnesses. Its mouth is filled with razor-sharp fangs, and sometimes, it has bat-like wings protruding from its cheeks or bird-like talons. Legends present it as larger than any man and with an impenetrable hide.
A small humanoid cryptid reported in Dover, Massachusetts. It has a large head and a small thin body. It can be bipedal, but also travel on all fours or switches back and forth between the two modes of movement. It's eyes glow orange, or sometimes green. It does not wear clothing.
A two-headed fish said to inhabit the freshwater surrounding Roscoe, New York. Characterized as a hyperintelligent aquatic creature, Beamoc has become an important figure in the folklore of the Catskill Mountains region.
The legend of the Cape Fear mermaids centers on Mermaid Point in North Carolina, where the Deep and Haw rivers meet to form the Cape Fear River. Dating back to the 1700s, tales told by Revolutionary War soldiers describe mermaids sunning on sandbars, combing their hair, and singing, having traveled over 100 miles inland to wash seawater from their hair
The Wampus cat (or "cattywampus") is a fearsome, cat-like cryptid from Appalachian folklore and Cherokee legend, often described as a six-legged, shadowy, or half-human, half-panther creature with glowing green/yellow eyes. Known for chilling screams and destroying livestock, it is largely considered a cautionary tale or "boogeyman" figure that has occasionally caused, and often been associated with, mass hysteria or sightings.
The Boojum is a 1900s-era Appalachian cryptid inhabiting the Balsam Mountains of Haywood County, North Carolina. Described as an 8-foot-tall, shaggy grey creature with a human-like face, it is similar to Bigfoot but known for hoarding mountain gems (rubies/emeralds) in stolen liquor jugs and lurking near mountain laurels to watch women
The Mothman is a legendary winged creature, described by 1966-67 West Virginia witnesses as a 7-foot-tall, gray or black, humanoid figure with massive, moth-like wings, slender/muscular build, and glowing red eyes. It is known to fly over 100 mph, often without flapping, and is associated with premonitions of disaster.
The "Demon Cat" (or "D.C.") is a famous Washington, D.C. ghost story—a menacing, spectral black cat reportedly seen in the U.S. Capitol basement before national tragedies. Witnesses describe it as starting as a normal-sized cat before expanding to an enormous, monstrous size with glowing yellow eyes, often vanishing or lunging.
