Admittedly, when it comes to cryptid creatures, America packs a list too long for just one post. I'm going to share some of my favorites -
Goatman
Texas, Maryland, Louisiana all report this crypid. Described as 7-foot tall, part man/part goat. Most often, described as a killer.
Wampus Cat
Reported in lots of locations from Eastern North Carolina swamps to Texas to Washington. Described as being about the size of a large cat and looking part dog/part cat, it is said to cast a terrifying path through the forests including starting fires with its glowing gaze.
Boojum
Reported in Haywood County's Balsam Range in North Carolina. Said to stand 8-feet tall, thick shaggy gray hair all over, and human face. He is said to be harmless unless provoked.
Dogman
First reported in the 1800s in Michigan, this cryptid is said to be seen all across America in the forests. Basically, a werewolf-looking tall figure with snout and ears of a dog, hair-covered, and reportedly not a pleasant creature to encounter.
Squonk
Living in the Hemlock forests of Northern Pennsylvania, the Squonk is a rather pig-like creature that lurks around dusk.
Giwoggle
Another delightful Pennsylvania cryptid that is werewolf-like and associated with Clinton County. This cryptid might go into a skinwalker or wendigo category as it's said to be conjured by a witch.
Suscon Screamer
The Suscon region of Pennsylvania takes credit for this pig-noted, four-legged creature that screams. Oddly, like the Bunnyman Bridget legends of Northern Virginia, this story has morphed. It's also become associated with a teenaged girl on prom night who was supposedly killed on Suscon Road.
Mothman
West Virginia is often accredited with mothman sightings, but many more locations have reported this tall winged, red-eyed, flying creature showing up like a harbinger before tragedies. In the 1960s he was reportedly flying alongside some teen's cars and terrifying them, associated with hiding in the abandoned TNT bunkers outside of the town of Point Pleasant. It's also been associated with showing up in Point Pleasant before the tragic 1967 tragic collapse of the Silver Bridge.
Jersey Devil
There are many different renditions of the Jersey Devil. The most common one is that long ago a woman named Mrs. Leeds was having her 13th child cursed it to be a demon. It was born with a tail, horse's head, hooves, and wings. It was said to live in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey and witnessed upon occasion.
Albawitch
Pennsylvania claims a LOT of cryptids, but this one is different - a wee creature. It is said to be about 4-feet tall and humanlike. They supposedly steal apples and even toss them at people.
Chupacabra
There's a lot of controversy about the chupacabra first reported in Puerto Rico and later the continental US. The reports are vastly different as the one in Puerto Rico was reportedly red-eyed, demon-like, and sucked blood from livestock. The one reported in places like Texas is more like a mange-affected hybrid coyote/dog.
Mogollon Monster
Reported on the Mogollon Rim in Arizona's high country, this is basically a Bigfoot with a local moniker.
Flatwoods Monster
This West Virginia cryptid was reportedly an alien that came from a UFO. A bright light in the sky was likely a meteor but interpreted by locals as a UFO. Later, a huge creature was seen in the dark that had glowing eyes, could fly, and had claw-like tiny hands. Later, researchers attributed it to a back-lit barn own.
Skunk Ape
The skunk ape is a large and hairy human-like mythical creature purported to inhabit the forests and swamps in the southeastern United States
Chessie
This is America's Nessie, a sea monster reported in the Chesapeake Bay.
Skinwalker
The Navajo culture speaks of the skinwalker. They are said to be bad witches that can take the form of animals and use dark forces for malevolent purposes.
Thunderbird
A native culture legend of a giant bird that, when it flaps its wings, made the sounds of thunder.
Oklahoma Octopus
This is an octopus said to be in freshwater lakes in Oklahoma.
Piasa Bird
A mural in Illinois portrays the Piasa Bird. The Piasa once terrorized Native American villages, Russell claimed, killing many warriors before it was slain by the chief Ouatoga, who had offered himself as bait and had 20 warriors with poisoned arrows wait in ambush for the monster.
Lizardman
This reptile-man is reported in the Southeast, said to be about 6-feet tall and scaly.
Loveland Frogman
An Ohio legend of a man-sized frog walking around.
Dark Watchers
This legend comes from California. Spanish explorers were the first to report in the hillsides, some kind of tall dark figures that stare silently at those who pass by.
Each state has its own cryptids and legends, even more than listed here. Many have origins in the Native Culture and that gives them even more credence that over time folks are still seeing them. It reminds me of the legends of the Mountain Gorillas in Africa. Locals reported them for decades before they actually were documented. So, you just never know....
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