According to medieval legend, the land that is modern day Macedonia was home to a ferocious beast. The bonnacon, when attacked, could spray extremely caustic excrement at a range of 291 feet. Medieval naturalists often r...

Here in the U.S. of A. there be monsters, regional horrors that stalk the swamps and forests across this great land of ours in search of fresh meat.Explore America's cryptozoological roots with a fascinating look at ten...

The title of this gallery is 10 Cryptids More Terrifying than the Mongolian Death Worm. However, it does have an entry on the Mongolian death worm, and I find the illustration of the Jersey Devil to be something other th...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a scientific agency of the United States government, would appreciate it if you'd stop talking about mermaids. Why? Because "No evidence of aquatic humanoids has e...

This news changes my plans for the weekend. John Lloyd Scharf wrote to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, asking if it would be legal to hunt Bigfoot. State official L. David Sinclair wrote back that as long as you h...

Canada's Royal Mint has introduced a line of quarter dollar coins with native cryptids on them. One one side, you can find Queen Elizabeth II. On the other, you'll see variously Memphré, which is a reptilian monster...

A teenage boy in Texas has claimed to have sho...  ...d a Chupacabra, the infamous “goat sucker” of Cryptozoology . I like how although they claim to have the Chupa...

Do legends and traditions of storybook giants have some basis in fact? Fossils of Gigantopithecus suggest the species reached almost ten feet tall and lived up to 300,000 years ago. Fortean Times looks at the possibility...

In Papua New Guinea, natives describe huge flying animals with long beaks, bat-like wings, and razor-sharp teeth and claws. Evidence of gigantic nesting sites have been found in the mountains. Remember, this is the area...

The following is an article from Uncle John's Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader. You've heard of Bigfoot, Nessie, and the Abominable Snowman. Here are a few of their more obscure (but just as fascinating) cousins....