Bizarre Creatures

Bigfoot/Sasquatch/Skunk Ape/Yeti

Afternoon with Stan Johnson
An interview with Stan, who says he’s known Sasquatch for many years – and that they come from the fifth dimension.

Bigfoot Encounters: California Sightings
California has long had lots of sightings of the great hairy one. Here is a list of sightings going back to the 1950s. Sightings are not in date order, however.

Bigfoot: Fact or Fantasy?
This excellent site offers a critical examination of the evidence for the existence of Bigfoot, including a close look at the famous Patterson film.

Bigfoot Homepage
Pretty good background material, with good photos of footprints, and enlargements of the Patterson film.

Bigfoot of North America
Good, basic background information on the history of Bigfoot sightings in North America. Includes a Bigfoot-human foot size comparison.

Bigfoot/Sasquatch Database
An excellent collection of detailed eyewitness reports from all over the U.S. and Canada. Allows you to add your own sighting.

Bigfoot Screams
“It was the mother of all screams,” says Stan Gordon who recorded these Bigfoot cries. In RealAudio format.

Bigfoot Sounds
There are four sound files here in .wav format. Hear the desolate cry of poor, lonely Bigfoot.

CryptoCentral: Sightings Reporter
Have you seen Bigfoot and want to spread the word? Here’s where you can post a sighting and read other first-hand accounts.

Cybersquatch: Bigfoot Links Pages
Billing itself as “the Internet’s largest collection of links to Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti information,” this page includes news, reports, and more.

Encounters and Sightings
A few dozen eyewitness accounts of encounters with Bigfoot, mostly from California, can be found here.

The Flintville Monster
Bigfoot is in Tennessee, too, and he’s being accused of attacking cars and snatching children from the Tennessee foothills!

The Florida Skunk Ape
Excellent site about “the southernmost Bigfoot in the U.S.A.” with sightings info, reports, a BBS, and a page to submit your own report.

Florida Skunk Ape
Recent reports of the Skunk Ape in the Florida Everglades. Includes a very interesting photo of the creature.

Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization
Includes photos and illustrations, a sightings database, recent reports, links to other sites, and a spot where you can submit your own reports.

Hairy Hominid Archives
A directory to the well-known and not-so-well-known man-apes sighted globally.

Hairy Hominids of the World
Descriptions, reports, and evidence of 18 man-ape creatures reported around the world, including Bigfoot, Skunk Ape, Yowie, Orang Kubu, and more.

The Honey Island Swamp Monster
This is Louisiana and Mississippi’s version of Bigfoot that has been encountered many times by locals.

Indiana Biped
Intriguing story of a couple’s sighting of a 7-foot-tall creature covered with reddish brown hair. Illustration provided.

Mississippi Swamp Apes
Mississippi is surrounded by such notable creatures as the Honey Island Swamp Monster, the Arkansas Foulk Monster, and the Floridia Skunk Ape.

The Monster of Conser Lake
Reports of a tall, white creature that resembles a gorilla that appears near Albany, Oregon.

Nguoi Rung, Vietnamese Forest People
There’s a wildman in the forests of Vietnam, and by all descriptions he resembles good ol’ Bigfoot. This site has details and sketches of what the beast might look like.

Northwest Mysteries: The Ultimate Hunt
A repository of Bigfoot sightings from the American Northwest.

Ohio’s Abominable Snowman
The story of how Don Keating, in western Coshocton County, caught Bigfoot on tape. But he wants to charge you $20 to see it.

Paranormal Manimals in Latin America
Usually, hairy hominid sightings are confined to temperate or arctic regions, but now there’s a tropical cousin.

Rumble in the Jungle
South Africa has its own traditions of man-ape creatures, such as Agogure. This article from Fortean Times Online gives an overview.

Shadowlands Bigfoot Page
Lots of good, basic information here, including a few photos and footprint castings.

The Shipton Photograph
Here’s the rather famous photo of a Yeti footprint taken in the Himalayas in 1951. The print is 13 inches long and 8 inches wide.

South Florida’s Skunk Ape
This site reviews many of the sightings for the Florida creature, and critically examines some of the evidence and the eyewitness accounts.

The UFO/Bigfoot Mystery
Is there a connection between Bigfoot and UFOs? Are they extraterrestrials or a branch of Cro Magnon man?

Using DNA Testing to Verify Bigfoot
Scientists are using a DNA matching process to determine whether tufts of hair recovered in the Blue Mountains of Washington state belong to Bigfoot.

Unusual Encounters
It seems that Ohio has become a hotbed of Bigfoot activity. Here are several eyewitness accounts of encounters.

What is Bigfoot Talking About in Ohio
A truck driver and a Bigfoot investigator record what they think are Bigfoot noises – and believe they hear something else in reverse!

A Whistling Sasquatch
From an 1839 newspaper article comes this story of an encounter with a small sasquatch that whistled as it ran away.

Wildman of Central Asia
Alma is the Russian version of Bigfoot. Provided here are descriptions, sightings locations, and a bit of history.

Yeti: Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas
A pretty good history of the sightings of the Yeti in the highest mountains of the world.

Yeti or Abominable Snowman
Looks at some of the evidence gathered over the decades for this Bigfoot relative. Includes a chronology of sightings.

Yeti Snowwalker Video
Color stills and a terrific downloadable .avi movie of the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas.

Chupacabras

Chupacabras
A sober overview of the phenomenon from The Skeptic’s Dictionary, including the prevailing theories.

The Chupacabra Home Page
Tons of information on the “goat sucker,” including eyewitness accounts and sightings. Plus, the official chupacabras song.

Chupacabra’s Lair
Is this cave high in the Yunque rainforest the secret lair of chupacabras? Go in and take a look.

El Chupacabras: Myth or New Realty?
Examines three main possibilities for the beast: genetically manufactured animal; unknown natural animal; an extraterrestrial.

El Chupacabra Online
Photos, sound files, and movies of re-created chupacabras sightings are here. You can even buy a chupacabras t-shirt!

IChing’s Chupacabra Page
This is a pretty good chupa page, with photos and stories from around the world.

Miami Chupacabras
Information on the chupacabras attacks in Miami, Fla., including photos of some of the animals that were attacked! Yecch!

Theories Abound to Explain “Goatsucker”
Explains the various theories brought forth to account for chupacabras attacks.

Loch Ness Monster and Other Sea Serpents

The Altamaha-Ha
There’s not a lot of info here, but this lake monster of Darien, Ga. is new to me. Several fisherman claim to have seen it.

Champ: A Brief History
A description of Champ’s environment, and a short listing of sightings beginning in 1819.

“Champ” of Lake Champlain
An overview of the legend surrounding the Lake Champlain monster, some sightings, and the ongoing research to find ol’ Champ.

Champ Quest
This is an excellent site devoted to the investigation of Champ. Includes sightings, photos, maps, and the latest news.

The Definitive Sea Serpent
Do large, unclassified animals still roam the oceans of the world? In 1905, two zoologists saw a creature they couldn’t explain.

Gryttie Homepage
A site about the monster inhabiting lake Gryttjen in Sweden and the ongoing investigation to find it.

Incanyamba
Under the falls of the Ungaini River in South Africa is a 21-foot-long creature with red eyes, and is said to resemble a pleisiosaur.

Lake Monsters from All Over the World
Long, long lists of sightings from Sweden, England, Germany, France, Russia, Central Africa, Iceland, Turkey, and more.

Lake Monsters and Sea Serpents
Descriptions, reports, and evidence of 50 different monsters of the deep from around the world.

Lake Van Monster
This news report, from CNN Interactive, includes photos and a QuickTime movie of the creature in Van, Eastern Turkey.

Legend of the Falls
Howick Falls, or kwaNogqaza (the tall one), in South Africa is the home of of spirits and a giant, mythical snake-like creature known as the inkanyamba.

The Legend of Nessie
This is the best site I’ve found so far about the Loch Ness Monster: sightings, film evidence, sketches, and lots more.

The Legend of Nessie
Tons of information on Nessie can be found here, including history of the hunt, sonar contact, film evidence, and more.

Loch Ness Live-Cam
Four Web cams broadcast live from the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland, pointing at spots where Nessie has often been seen.

Loch Ness Monster?
This is a small page, but with beautiful photos of the loch, and one new photo of the monster (looks fake to me).

Memphré of Lake Memphrémagog
Straddling the U.S. and Canadian border, this lake is home to a Nessie-like sea serpent. Several sightings are related.

Nahuelito, Patagonian Lake Monster
This Argentinean sea monster, measuring up to 150 feet, is yet another plesiosaur-like creature reported since the 1920s.

Nessie on the Net
"Scotland’s first and official Loch Ness Monster site.” Includes the latest sightings, streaming video interviews with witnesses, and much more.

New Loch Ness Mystery
A huge underwater cavern has been discovered in the depths of Loch Ness. Could this possibly be Nessie’s lair?

Rogue Nessie
Speculates on how it’s possible for a creature as big as Nessie to be seen so seldomly.

Sea Serpents and Lake Monsters
A whole slew of weird creatures, from Manipogo in Canada to Trunko in South Africa to some very odd unidentified carcasses.

South Bay Bessie
Even Lake Erie is home to a cousin of Nessie. Several eyewitness accounts are offered here.

Norwegian Lake Monster
Inhabiting Lake Seljordsvatnet in Norway, this unusual lake monster is thoroughly examined in this Swedish Web site.

Unpublished Stories of Ogopogo
A very detailed history of sightings of the Ogopogo monster in Okanagan Lake in British Columbia. No photos though.

The Jersey Devil

The Jersey Devil
Did you know that the New Jersey Devils hockey team was named after this legendary creature? It’s been seen by more than 2,000 witnesses.

Jersey Devil of the Pine Barrens
An article with basic background and information about the mysterious creature, from Strange Magazine.

Jersey Online: The Jersey Devil
This is a great site for info about New Jersey’s own monster, with sightings and even a virtual Devil hunt.

MIB Magazine: The Jersey Devil
History, descriptions, and drawings of the weird creature with the head of a ram, the body of a lion, the hooves of a goat, and the wings of an eagle.

Mothman

Mothman: Alien Creature in West Virginia?
For over 30 years, this weird, 7-ft.-tall, winged creature has been seen in West Virginia. Eyewitness descriptions, maps, and more.

The Mystery of the Mothman
Follows the history of the Mothman legend, beginning with “The Curse of Chief Cornstalk” in the mid-1700s.

Other Mysterious Creatures

Animals in Stone
True accounts of live animals found inside solid rock and stone, including a lizard, a toad – and a pterodactyl!

Banshee, Celtic Messenger of Death
From Ireland and nearby islands comes the tradition of the Banshee, the spirit or creature that warns of impending death.

The Beast of Bodmin Moor
Mysterious attacks on animals lead to another “big cat” sighting in the U.K. (Seems the place is just crawling with them.) They say there’s a photo, but it isn’t here.

The Beast of Exmoor
This “alien feline” has been blamed for the deaths of hundreds of sheep throughout the thickly wooded, rolling hills of Exmoor, England since the 1980s.

Beast of Gloucester
Ghoulish, first-hand recent accounts of a huge black creature with blazing green eyes that roams the English countryside.

British Columbia Cryptozoology Club
This long page (break it up, fellas!) contains basic information on several creatures, from Bigfoot to lake monsters.

Bunyips
These creatures lurk in Australian swamps, billabongs, and waterholes, emerging at night, making blood-curdling cries, and devouring any animal or human.

The Big Muddy Monster
In 1973, Murphysboro, Ill., a small town near the Big Muddy river, had several sightings of a hair and mud covered monster.

The Blobster
A smelly, hairy blob of “something” is found on the shores of Tasmania. Scientists aren’t sure what it is... or was.

The Canvey Island Monsters
In 1954, a thing washed up on the beach of Canvey Island, Britain. It had two feet with five toes, thick brownish-red skin, and two protruding eyes.

Congo Expedition
A 1998 expedition along the Sangha River to find Mokele M’bembe – a living dinosaur – that is said to live in the remote jungle of the Congo.

Cryptozoology Corner
This British site concentrates mostly on the unexplained “big cat” sightings reported all over the U.K.

Elves: Do They Exist?
They are not seen as widely as Bigfoot and are usually relegated to legend, but many people really claim to have seen them.

Fortean Picture Library
A collection of photos and illustrations – largely incomplete at this writing – of mysterious creatures, ghosts, and hauntings can be found here.

Goatman
Yeah, that’s right – goatman. Here’s everything you need to know about this little-known half-man, half goat.

Killer Deer
So you think deer are harmless, Bambi-like woodland creatures, eh? You wouldn’t if you were attacked by one!

Loveland Lizard
Witnesses describe the creature as being 3 or 4 feet tall, 50 to 75 lbs., with leathery textured skin, and a face resembling a frog.

Loveland Ohio Creature
First seen in 1972, this strange creature reportedly resembles a gigantic frog that stands on its hind legs!

Mokele M’Bembe: Hunt for Living Dinosaur
Recounts the story of the primitive tribe in the Congo that identified a long-necked dinosaur as living in their river.

Oliver: The Missing Link?
Oliver is a very strange ape. He walks upright, has unusual eye coloring, un-ape-like mannerisms, and a bird-like voice. The experts don’t know what to make of him.

Origins of Fears
Here is a cool list of goblins, ghouls, monsters, and demons that haunt our lives.

Phantom Kangaroos
Some bizarre Australian fauna has been sighted in the USA over the past century... and these kangaroos appear to be supernatural!

Popobawa
Derived from the Swahili words for bat wing, the name describes a dwarf with a Cyclops eye, pointed ears, bat wings and talons, that is notorious for swooping into houses and raping men. 

Pterosaurs in Texas
In 1976, a patrolling policeman near San Benito, Texas, claims he saw an animal flying around that looked for all the world like a pterosaur.

The Quest for Thylacoleo
The search for odd-looking animals that inhabit a forest in Australia – Thylacoleo carnifex, a marsupial predator thought to have gone extinct long ago.

Spring Heeled Jack
In the mid-1800s, England was terrorized by a devil-like creature that could leap incredible distances and heights.

Stegodont Elephant?
Has a huge, prehistoric species of elephant survived in Nepal? Allegedly, it has been seen and photographed. (No photos here though.)

Thunderbird Reports
Three reports of gigantic birds in the U.S. Midwest, some of which tried to fly off with children.

Weird Creatures
Includes mysterious land and water animals, mysterious attacks, mysterious appearances and disappearances of people, and vampires.