The Florida town of Bardin may be small but it’s known for a larger than life legend dating back sixty years. Located in the pine flatwoods of Putnam County, off Highway 17, Bardin is reported to be the home of a suspected regional Florida Bigfoot affectionately called The Bardin Booger. While Florida is no stranger to its fair share of …
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In the late 1500’s, in Bedburg, Germany, the fear of the dark and unknown was as real an illness as cancer. People rarely ventured forth from the safety of their homes after twilight. The fear of being taken by some unknown being, or ripped apart by a ravenous monster were at the forefront of their minds; especially those who lived …
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What if I told you there’s an ancient Indian legend of a shape shifting cryptid living in the lakes, rivers and ponds of South-eastern Alaska – would you believe it? Now, what if I then told you that creature oddly resembled a cross between an otter and a man – you still with me? Right now, you might be saying …
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The Appalachian Trail, which stretches some 2200 miles from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine, contains some of the most remote wilderness left in this modern world. While there are towns and farms spaced out along the way, it’s not an adventure for someone who isn’t completely serious about the journey, as anything could happen out there. …
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A lot of skeptics out there don’t believe in monsters (trust us…we know). They say stories of man-eating monsters and mythical beasts are merely that; stories. Yet, from all around the world, reports of such creatures keep popping up, fueling a seemingly never ending argument between the skeptics and the believers. At some point, though, you have to ask yourself …
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For centuries people have reported seeing huge, bird-like creatures in populated areas around the world. Native Americans have the Thunderbird, which is called different things according to each individual dialect. Across the ocean, the Chinese have the Garuda. Other cultures spread across the globe have their versions of this creature, whom pop culture has dubbed “The Mothman”. In recent years, …
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If you’re a fan of Monstrum Athenaeum then you know we love bringing you cryptid stories from around the world. It’s our own, personal version of Anthony Bordain’s Parts Unknown except instead of bizarre cuisine; we serve up bizarre yet unexplainable stories. If this next story was a meal then we’d have to classify it as junk food – you …
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We recently published a report about the mysterious black eyed children sightings around the world by numerous witnesses, including an accomplished journalist. New stories about encounters with these supernatural creatures continue and we’ve become even more confident they’re a vampire-werewolf hybrid trained to secure food for their bloodsucking parent(s). To make things even more interesting, it’s possible information about the …
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Perhaps one of the oldest and best documented cases of suspected wide spread werewolf attacks occurred exactly 250 years ago. Between 1764 and 1767, the province of Gevaudan in the Haute-Loire, France, was terrorized by a mysterious creature simply known today as the Beast of Gevaudan. Although the identity of this mysterious creature remains a mystery, at least 60 known …
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Black eyed children, also referred to as black eyed kids, are an enduring legend which appears to be based on actual facts. After all, even American journalist Brian Bethel detailed his encounter with two of these eerie creatures, and he has been quoted as saying the childlike beings had no pupils or irises in their coal black eyes. It took …
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Monstrum Athenaeum Tearing open the cryptid world of werewolves, vampires & zombies.