Mythical Sea Cryptids
According to Scandinavian folklore, this serpent-like creature is said to encircle the world's oceans and is prophesied to rise during Ragnarök.
What is Jörmungandr (the Midgard Serpent)?
In 1934, this famous photograph purportedly captured a large, mysterious creature in Loch Ness, Scotland, sparking decades of speculation.
What is the Loch Ness Monster?
This cryptid is a bluish, dog-like creature larger than a pony that prowled the area late at night and emitted a ghostly howl.
Blue Devil
This cryptic is well well-known and extremely popular pop fiction icon invented by H. P. Lovecraft.
Cthulhu
Perhaps one of West Virginia's most well-known cryptids.
Mothman
This sea creature from Greek mythology was known for its twin heads and was said to terrorize sailors navigating the strait between Italy and Sicily.
What is Scylla?
In 1835, a series of articles in the New York Sun described a fictitious discovery of bat-like creatures on the moon, falsely attributed to this British astronomer.
Who is Richard Adams Locke?
What state has the highest number of sightings?
West Virginia
This cryptid has been featured in myths and lore since the time of ancient Greece. Originally in Ctesias' “natural history” account called Indika, they were described as “fleet of foot, having a horn, a cubit and a half in length and colored white, red, and black”.
Unicorns
Featured in season one episode 2 of this popular CW series that ran for 15 seasons.
Supernatural
In ancient Greek mythology, this sea monster with a single eye was defeated by the hero Perseus while rescuing Andromeda.
What is the Cetus?
In the 19th century, reports of this large, marine creature, sometimes described as a giant serpent, were said to have been seen off the coast of Newfoundland.
What is the Sea Serpent?
One night in 1945, it is reputed to have killed 27 what belonging to Jacob Ham in Randolph County.
Lamb
A recent film and novel written by J. K. Rowling and featuring Newt Scamander.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
A Mothman is six-seven feet tall, with glowing red eyes, and what else?
Bat-like wings
This Japanese sea monster, often depicted with a large, cyclopean eye and massive size, is said to reside in the deep sea, occasionally comes ashore, and often associated with storms and sea tempests.
What is the Umibōzu?
This cryptid, described as a massive, long-necked creature in the rivers of Brazil, was sighted by explorers in the 19th century and later linked to local legends.
What is the Mapinguari?
If you want to see it you have to drive down this road.
Grassy Creek Road
1300 fusion of Old English engel (with hard -g-) and Old French angele. Both are from Late Latin angelus, from Greek angelos, literally "messenger, envoy, one that announces. described with human qualities, such as speaking and having human-like names. They can also appear as winged bulls, flying snakes, or have human faces.
Angels
This part of the Wendigo's body is its biggest weakness.
The heart.
In Caribbean folklore, this sea creature is said to have a lion's head and a snake's body, and is known for its deadly charm and haunting songs.
What is the Lusca?
In 1921, this creature, resembling a large, scaly dinosaur, was reportedly spotted in the Congo River basin, sparking interest in its possible existence.
What is Mokele-Mbembe?
What happened on December 15, 1967, during the rush hour on the Point Pleasant bridge that killed 46 people?
Bridge collapse
Described as a large amphibious animal with a bulky body, a long neck and tail, and a small head, a description which has long suggested a sauropod dinosaur to many cryptozoologists, although a wide variety of other reptilian and mammalian identities have been suggested. Featured in novels about the Congo River Basin.
Mokele-mbembe
Who starred in the movie in 2002 based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and Fortean author John Keel?
Richard Gere