Wendigo (from ghosts.org archives)

According to A Dictionary of Ghost Lore by Peter Haining: The wendigo is a Canadian entity, half phantom, half beast, who lives in the forests and preys on human beings, particularly children. The belief in this horror dates back to the earliest Indian legends and it is said that the …

Abnauayu (Russian Bigfoot)

The Abnauayu is the Russian analog of Bigfoot/Sasquatch, said to roam the lands around the Caucasus mountain range.  Like other potential relict hominid habitats, the Caucasus is heavily forested and sparsely populated in many areas, allowing plenty of room for both a large creature to roam and legends to grow. …

Huge Birds

Updating the True Ghost Stories Page recently, I once again came across several reports of huge birds that I received around 2006.  It intrigued me enough to go searching for more information.  I remember trying to research the phenomenon at the time I originally received the stories, and not finding …

Mapinguari

The Mapinguari is a cryptid said to roam the deep jungles of Brazil. It appears to originate from local tribal lore. Eyewitness reports, which derive almost exclusively from loggers and tribe members, describe the animal as significantly taller than a normal person, hairy, clawed, often aggressive, and possessing a foul …

Bear Lake Monster

The Bear Lake Monster is a snake-like creature said to inhabit Bear Lake in Utah. The legend of this particular lake monster appears to have originated in newspaper articles written by Joseph C. Rich for the Deseret News in 1868. His stories referred to Indian (Native American) mythology and, based …