In its never-ending quest to find the Loch Ness Monster, Scotland’s Loch Ness Centre is looking skyward instead of under the surface for help in their pursuit of the Loch Ness monster— they're recruiting NASA.

Maryland, home to the majestic Chesapeake Bay, delicious crab cakes, and a fearsome winged creature. Enter the Snallygaster, a cryptid that has captured the imagination and fear of Marylanders for centuries. Like a creature out of Lewis Carroll literature, the Snallygaster is part dragon, part bird, and 100% legendary cryptid.

We love the lore of East Tennessee, even the creepiest stories. From a soul stealer, to a river dweller, to a bloodthirsty witch, make a quick exploration of these three horrifying legends said to lurk in the Smoky Mountains —and be careful not to take a wrong turn! Are these stories merely folktales, or is an ancient evil haunting the Smokies?

In a quiet suburb of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, a family is experiencing a horror that seems to leap straight out of the darkest corners of supernatural fiction. The chilling tale of three young siblings tormented by what many believe to be malevolent goblins has caught the attention of the community and beyond. This isn't just a story of bumps in the night; it's a narrative of unrelenting supernatural harassment.

In a world where the bizarre and the unexplained capture our imaginations, it's no surprise that cryptids, the elusive creatures that straddle the line between myth and reality, have a special place in our hearts—and, as it turns out, our beliefs. A fascinating study published in the International Journal of Communication dives into this phenomenon, revealing just how many of us believe that creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster are really out there.

The following written confession was submitted via email: …When I was about 18-19 years old me and my all time best friend were huge outdoorsman. We loved to deer hunt and turkey hunt…We would go hunting every chance we got over there. We had no fear of the outdoors. Worst thing we thought might be out there were ticks and snakes... But that all changed one day…

You may easily recognize Bigfoot’s enormous footprint in the mud, but what in the world (…or otherworld…) is leaving behind six-footed tracks? A legendary figure shrouded in mystery and mischief, one bizarre feline has been the subject of campfire stories and local legends for centuries. Let's pounce into the history and uncover some purr-tinent facts about the Wampus Cat in today’s Creature Feature Friday.

There’s more than corn in Iowa! The Van Meter Visitor is a very unusual cryptid characterized by its sudden appearance around the turn of the 20th century, its unique physical characteristics, and the sheer number of named witnesses who reportedly saw the monster during its nights of terror in Van Meter.

The following written confession was submitted via email: …maybe we were all just being paranoid, but we all got a similar feeling that we were being watched. After about five minutes of walking through the dense woodland, one of my friends said that he had seen movement in the distance. He pointed forward, and to all our shock, there in plain sight, we laid eyes on the strangest, most obscure creature we had ever seen…

The following written confession was submitted via email: I have a story where I saw something very unusual as a teen with my parents while driving on our country road. It was only a few seconds but I’ve never forgotten it…

It seems like UFOs are everywhere nowadays. Although many reports have yet to be identified, what if some of these UFOs have existed for decades because they are, in fact, large biological entities soaring through the skies - like, say, giant sky clams? Hear me out. Or rather, hear out the story of Don Wood Jr., whose incredible UFO account is one of extra-terrestrial proportions.

In a short clip posted to Youtube, a man appears to capture an unsettling encounter with an unidentified creature on his roof. Between the large head, huge glowing eyes, and the dubious skeletal carcass its seems to leave behind, the sighting provides many more questions than answers. Do you think this video is an entertaining hoax, or the real deal?

The following written confession was shared via Reddit: Around 2005, right after college, I moved back to my home town San Diego. A lot of my friends still lived there so it was a super easy transitions. It was also super easy to find friends to go ghost hunting as we all loved to get creeped out. I am from Chula Vista so the legend of the Proctor Valley Monster was nothing new. It’s a folkloric story about a few different tropes….

The following written confession was submitted via email: I live in Redding ca about an hour south of mount shasta. Last Tuesday ago around 9 pm I was driving home and came inches away from hitting a dog man. Most terrifying moment of my life….

The following written confession was submitted via Reddit: …If I remember correctly it was the 2nd of May 2022 and as I said I was in the forest near the village of Giron to pick berries. I was alone there was no one around but it was not something strange because it's a very sparsely populated part of France. The thing that felt strange was the fact that I did not see any animals. No deer, no wild boars, no foxes. It was silent…