Mothman added this town to the list of creature-famous towns in West Virginia
Where is Point Pleasant?
This creature's name translates to "the Goatsucker"
What is El Chupacabra?
Prior to their confirmation of existing in 1697, these Australian creatures' names were used synonymously with things that were impossible. Now, they are sometimes used synonymously with unforeseen or unpredictable circumstances.
What are Black Swans?
A small, rosy-skinned, alien-type creature was named the "Demon" of this Massachusetts town when it was sighted in 1977.
Where is Dover?
This famous Scottish cryptid has been reported as being sighted 1,180 times as of 2026.
Who is the Loch Ness Monster?
Also known as the Antelabbit or the Warrior Rabbit.
What is a Jackalope?
First encountered in 1798 and initially believed to be a hoax, this Tasmanian animal is now famous, one even starring in a show as a 'mammal of action'.
What is a Platypus?
These pale creatures have been reported as sighted five times now. Two of those times have been through video footage, and one of those times was reported by a man in Poland, on an entirely different continent than the rest.
What are Fresno Nightcrawlers?
Possibly the most famous "confirmation" picture of this hairy creature was actually created for a 1967 short film
Who is Bigfoot?
Much like the Loch Ness monster, this creature lives in a large lake with hundreds of reported sightings, but this one is a lot closer to home.
Who is Champ?
This utensil-mouthed creature is a known animal in the southern united states, but as recent as the early 2010's, they were spotted in the northern states, with no apparent reason or cause for the new habitat. They were declared a cryptid for as short as 5 years before being confirmed.
What is the Northern Spoonbill?
"Hello, and I am all colours Sam" was this clown-robot-alien creature's introduction to two children in 1973 in the woods of this UK town.
Where is Sandown?
Now the general term used for hoaxes in the cryptozoology community, a presentation of a mummified creature was actually the upper half of a baby monkey sewn onto the lower half of a fish and covered in papier mache.
What is the Fiji Mermaid?
In the sixteenth century, English colonizers wrote a report of these "mountain ogres" for the first time while exploring the Nile, but they weren't officially recognized as an animal until 1902.
What is the Mountain Gorilla?
Sometimes called "British Mothman", this creature is a dark humanoid figure with large wings and glowing eyes.
Who is Owlman?
This striped creature was called the "African Unicorn" by European colonizers before its confirmed existence as an animal in 1901.
What is an Okapi?