La Lechusa (The Witch Owl) In the Hispanic folklore of Mexico and Texas, tales are told of a strange shapeshifting witch known as La Lechusa. In Spanish, the word lec...

The Beast of the Land Between the Lakes: A Guest Entry by Randy Merrill (Cryptozoologist's Note: The following are real-life accounts of a murderous beast which is said to haunt the National Recreation Area o...

The Wendigo The Wendigo is a cannibalistic beast from Native American folklore and legend. The word wendigo (pronounced wehn-dee-go) comes from ...

The Elemental of Leap Castle “ Raised in blood; blood be its portion .” -The Curse of Leap Castle Something terr...

The Ghoul The Ghoul is an undead creature found in Arabic folklore and legend, most significantly in The One Thousand and One Nights, which makes the...

The Popobawa Whereabouts Zanzibar, Africa (although it has also been reported in Tanzania). Ethymology The name popobawa comes from the Swahili tha...

The Black Dog The Black Dog is a malevolent spirit that appears as a huge coal-black dog, with eyes that glow red in the darkness of the night. It is a ...

The Krampus In the spirit of this Christmas season, I have researched a creature that many have undoubtedly heard of, but none have actually seen. Enjo...