Creepy Cryptids
This cryptid calls Point Pleasant, West Virginia its home. It is connected to the 1967 Silver Bridge collapse.
What is Mothman?
A narrative that occurs in historic time and place, that is presented as true or believable, often with a supernatural element
What is a legend?
Jeannie Thomas argues that this part of the house has ghost stories that express anxiety over the body
The bathroom
The term David Hufford uses to describe a being seen during sleep paralysis
A narrative that occurs in sacred time and place, that explains how the world was created and why things are the way they are
A myth
This man was the head of the Pentagon's AATIP program
Who is Luis Elizondo
This famous cryptid was thought to be filmed in the infamous Patterson-Gimlin film
What is Bigfoot?
The acting out of a legend
Ostension
A family moves into a house on the top of a hill, discover it is haunted, find the origin of the haunting, and either leave or destroy the evil
The Haunted House formula
Peruvian shamans report seeing these creatures in altered states of consciousness
What are snakes?
The Corwin home is a popular haunt in this famous town
What is Salem, Massachussetts
A cryptid from creepypasta that inspired ostensive violence among teens in Wisconsin
Who is Slender Man?
The idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices have to be understood based on that person's own culture
What is cultural relativism?
Elizabeth Tucker uses this term to describe ghost hunting with smart phones
What is hypermodern ostension?