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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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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For a few terrifying months in 2008, the town of Macva, Serbia, experienced the deadly rampage of an unknown cryptid first hand. Villagers awoke most mornings to discover some unknown beast had brutally slaughtered their livestock. The carnage of dead goats, sheep and chickens was so enormous that the frustrated and terrified citizens of Macva simply stopped counting them after …
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An Ohio man who claims to have had numerous encounters with a Bigfoot cryptid in Scioto County, Ohio, also said he has seen the camp the creatures call home. In addition, he discovered what he believed to be a burial ground where the creatures buried their dead in much the same way we do. The man, Dallas Gilbert, star of …
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If you’ve been reading Monstrum Athenaeum for bit, you’ve no doubt realized we believe monsters are real and we do our best to bring you stories from around the world of sightings and historical reports while trying to have a little fun. We specifically focus on werewolves, vampires, and zombies for many reasons but primarily because the legends of these …
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Reported Bigfoot encounters are not new to Virginia and a recent video has emerged on YouTube featuring a photograph taken in rural Virginia showing a Bigfoot-type cryptid walking near a river. The picture was taken on an old-style flip phone but nonetheless, a clear figure can been seen covered in dark brown hair and walking on two legs. The video …
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A spate of recent Bigfoot sightings within the last few years in the Kemerovo region of Russia highlights the apparently thriving Yeti community living in the remote parts of the country. Experts believe there are around 30 of the creatures living across this remote area of Siberia. The first report came from the fishing village of Myski, in August 2012, …
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A man and his son may have had a close encounter with a cryptid similar to the Mothman in their Greeley, Colorado home earlier this year. Mr. Brown, 73, was helping his son clean out the attic and had just finished climbing the ladder when he realized something was watching him. His initial thought was it was just a rat but when he …
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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’ …
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Monstrum Athenaeum Tearing open the cryptid world of werewolves, vampires & zombies.