Cryptid Lore
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PSA: All deer are not deer.
PSA: All deer are not deer.
I mean seriously just look at them. They're all weird and creepy and something is always at least little bit off from what you would expect a deer to look like. Don't let your guard down around the seemingly innocuous deer you've gotten used to in your back yard.
Photo source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/4aDkBOk25j
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Not a fictional creature but a type of Chimera
So back on Wednesday night, I was at my first monthly party. My husband (Sal) began seeing a huge creature called a Chimera. I donât believe it would be the same type from Greek mythology as it looked more like a hollow but walked on all four and is a blind sound hunter.
So the issue was we had to scream to everyone to shut up. Though when walking backwards from where the scream happened. He knocked over a cup and the chimera ended getting face to face with him. Then tore his leg from the back of the knee to the ass. The Chimera ended up hearing something and leaving but came back. So then since my sister realized what it was and how to tame it. We tamed it. So by any unlucky chance you come across this. So it uses a somewhat echolocation thing to move and sound angers and triggers it. So it makes a clicking noise and thatâs how you know itâs around. So be completely silent and hold your hand out and hold it still. Then let it smell you and trust you and if it makes the clicking sound make it back.
This creature is similar to the spirit guardians in Avatar. When aggressive and hunting its huge and like 12ft tall. Though when safe and happy. Itâs like 2-3 ft.
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Wisconsin Cryptids
Hello! Thought I'd share a couple of interesting Cryptids from my native state of Wisconsin! Cryptid lore is super fascinating to me, and I love hearing about local legends and seeing them referenced in popular media.
Beast of Bray Road - https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/wisconsin/beast-of-bray-road-wi/
Hodag - https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/2023/10/03/what-is-a-hodag-heres-the-famous-cryptids-wisconsin-origin-story/70707289007/
Trolls - https://trollway.com/trolls
- www.atlasobscura.com The Unsettling Legend of Maryland's Native Cryptid, the Snallygaster
A strange, scary farce that brought together Old World legends and racist scare tactics.
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In search of the Albatwitch: Whatâs the evidence for Lancaster Countyâs famous cryptid?
www.pennlive.com In search of the Albatwitch: Whatâs the evidence for Lancaster Countyâs famous cryptid?A professional paranormal investigator and a local historian weigh in with the facts supporting Columbiaâs brand-name creature.
> Call it a cryptid claim to fame. > > The riverside community of Columbia, Lancaster County, has latched onto the long-held lore of the Albatwitch, a small, fury creature that dates to Native American times here, and elevated it to legendary status. > > The Albatwitch is now driving what creature hunter David Spinks calls âpara-tourismâ as thousands flock to the mountainous woods surrounding Columbia in search of the red-eyed, apple-stealing abnormality. > > [...]
- www.bbc.co.uk Plan for biggest Nessie search in more than 50 years
Volunteers have been sought for the effort which is to feature drones fitted with infrared cameras.
- kansascitymag.com Is there a mysterious monster lurking in a Kansas sinkhole?
Is there a mysterious monster lurking in a Kansas sinkhole? We get to the bottom of this 60 year mystery.
> Sixty-seven years ago, an eighteen-year-old Mennonite farm boy from a tiny Kansas town had a lake monster in his sights. Albert âBertâ Neufeld fired two shots from his hunting rifle in a vain attempt to bag Sinkhole Sam, the greatest monster legend Kansas has ever known. > > There are multiple reports of a massive, snakelike creature swimming in the Big Sinkholeâthatâs the official name according to the Kansas State Department of Transportationâa few miles outside of Inman, a tiny town northwest of Wichita. The legend began surfacing in the summer of 1952, the year before Neufeld took his shot. The creature was described as being between fifteen and thirty feet long, a wormy beast as big around as the tire from a 1951 REO Speedwagon. > > [...]
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Do you have a favorite cryptid?
If I had to pick a favorite, it's hard to do worse than the Jackalope!