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An American Werewolf in…America? Evil fictional werewolves are barking at the moon in the films, “An American Werewolf in London,” and “An American Werewolf in Paris,” but did you know many people believe one is roaming the wilds in real life in the northeastern parts of America? There have been sightings by people who lived to tell the tale of the …

Our beloved North American Bigfoot has many names across the world (such as Yeti and Sasquatch) but in Australia, the secretive cryptid is known as Yowie. In the eastern part of the country, the Yowie is described in Aboriginal folklore as roughly seven to twelve feet in height with large, Bigfoot-like feet. However, suspected Yowie tracks which have been found …

Scientists digging in Ireland have uncovered what they believe to be the corpses of real life zombies buried in the 8th century.  The discovery was made in Kilteasheen near Knockvicar in County Roscommon during a series of digs from 2005-2009. The zombie skeletons were found with rocks wedged in their mouths and researchers have said this was connected to the …

William of Newburgh was born in 1136 in the Yorkshire town of Bridlington but as a youth moved to the Augustinian Priory at Newburgh where he lived for the rest of his life.  From an early age, his superiors in the priory realized he had great scholarly talents and urged him to make use of them.  His life’s work was …

The Yeti, also commonly known as the Abominable Snowman, is a humanoid cryptid from the Himalayan areas of Nepal and Tibet.  The name “Abominable Snowman” came into use in 1921 when Charles Howard-Bury led an expedition to Mount Everest and in his book, Mount Everest The Reconnaissance, 1921, referred to tracks made by an unknown creature the locals called ‘metoh-kangmi’ …

One of the earliest accounts in recorded history of Bigfoot sightings dates back to 1792 and was recorded in a journal named Noticias de Nutka: An Account of Nootka Sound in 1792 by Jose Mariano Mozino. The journal was written during a time when the exploration of the Pacific Coast was underway by the Spanish and English. The story starts …

Ben Macdui is the highest peak of the Cairngorms at 4296 feet and the second highest in Scotland. It’s also the home of a mysterious cryptid known in Gaelic as Am Fear Liath Mor, the Grey Man. Eye witness accounts of the Grey Man throughout Scotland and Europe date back to the 13th century when the creature was known as …

The Mogollon Monster is thought to be a cryptid species of Bigfoot living in the Mogollon Rim area of central and eastern Arizona.  Even though numerous reports have been made which include videos, footprints and even hair samples, main stream biologists still refute the creatures existence. The general description of the Mogollon Monster is over 7 feet in height, bipedal with large eyes that are …