Wendigo

A wendigo with furry hide and a huge skull-like face with large antlers chases some humans in a forest.

The wendigo is a legendary savage beast, often likened to Bigfoot or a werewolf. The legend originates from native American tribes and tells of a violent humanoid creature that preys on humans in the cold, snowy forests of the northern United States and Canada. Description The legend of the wendigo dates back beyond living memory, with generation after … Read more

Yowie

a terrifying Yowie chases a man through a wood.

The Yowie is an ape-like creature reported to live in the vast wilderness of Australia. Descriptions of the Yowie have evolved many years, with most modern reports describing a Bigfoot-type animal.  Description The Yowie comes from Aboriginal folklore, with reports often describing it as looking like an ape with red eyes, which are weirdly located … Read more

Beast of Bodmin Moor

Beast of Bodmin Moor seen as a black panther on a foggy night with fields and village on the moor in the background

The Beast of Bodmin Moor is an alleged big cat from the folklore of Cornwall and Devon in South West England. The cat is supposedly native to Bodmin Moor in the northeastern part of Cornwall but reported sightings also come from other parts of Cornwall and neighboring Devon. Reports about a big cat in Bodmin … Read more

Beast of Bray Road

The Beast of Bray Road with dark fur and glowing eyes prowls against a blood moon

The Beast of Bray Road is an alleged human-wolf cryptid native to Wisconsin. The creature, described as werewolf-like, was sighted on multiple occasions near Elkhorn, Delavan, and other communities in Walworth and Jefferson Counties, Wisconsin. As the name suggests, the Beast of Bray Road is most closely associated with Bray Road outside Elkhorn. Description Alleged … Read more

Beast of Gévaudan

The Beast of Gévaudan a large werewolf-like creature seen here fighting a woman in a red dress who is attempting to spear it

The Beast of Gévaudan was a man-eater that preyed on people in the former south-central French Province of Gévaudan during the mid-1700s. The territory of the former Province of Gévaudan coincides with the modern-day Départements of Lozère, Dordogne, Haute-Loire, and the region of Auvergne. Gévaudan was an impoverished backwater of France, a remote, mostly rural, … Read more