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"Vermont Pigman, Bridge Where I Died, Project Stargate" February 18, 2015 ( 2015-02-18 ) In Northfield, Vermont the legendary Pigman unleashes a beastly wrath upon trespassing teenagers; an alluring hitchhiker in Jamestown, North Carolina has monstrous plans for anyone who gives her a ride; and the classified details of a secret government ...
Many scientists have criticized the plausibility of cryptids due to lack of physical evidence [7] likely misidentifications [8] and misinterpretation of stories from folklore. [9] While biologists regularly identify new species following established scientific methodology, cryptozoologists focus on entities mentioned in the folklore record and ...
Édouard Louis Trouessart (1842–1927), French zoologist and early proponent of a cryptid in Lake Chad [1] Marcello Truzzi (1935–2003), skeptic [ 21 ] and founder of several research groups including the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP)
Fouke, Arkansas, with a population of about 800, is known for the Fouke Monster, a cryptid synonymous with the town and surrounding area.Fouke holds an annual festival dedicated to the monster, is home to the Monster Mart store, and is the setting for the cult classic horror film, The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972), based around the alleged events within the town.
Bearilla. Despite the name, Bearilla is not, as one might assume, the cross between a bear and a gorilla. Instead the cryptid boasts the body of a bear and features of a wolf, Coffey told Wave 3 ...
Satan's Kingdom has been noted for its unusual place name. [2] [3] Stories say that it was named Satan's Kingdom after a resident of Northfield walked out of a church where a sermon about the fires of hell had just been given and saw a forest fire across the Connecticut River, and observed that Satan's Kingdom was burning.
Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that searches for and studies unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated, [1] particularly those popular in folklore, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, or the Mokele-mbembe.
This is a list of urban legends.An urban legend, myth, or tale is a modern genre of folklore.It often consists of fictional stories associated with the macabre, superstitions, ghosts, demons, cryptids, extraterrestrials, creepypasta, and other fear generating narrative elements.