I am finally back online after a month with no phone or landline after the storm .So apologies once again for lack of posts .Thank you for your support in reading the blog x ..read more

  A Monster Tale? In April of 1863, the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company’s ship Anglo Saxon, stuffed with emigrants from England and cargo, ran ashore in thick fog on the southeastern tip of Newfoundland, where wind and waves battered it to pieces and claimed nearly 300 lives. Not long after, three divers were sent down to try to recover valuable items. One of those divers told the Bangor Commercial newspaper in 1893 what happened next.Diving alone, he said he was inside the wreck moving some bales around when he saw “a huge creature moving toward the vessel” I had never seen anything lik ..read more

  Humboldt River Serpent The Humboldt River Basin is in north-central Nevada and  runs east-to-west terminating in the Humboldt Sink in northwest Churchill County. It  is approximately 330 miles in length. There has been reports of  a sea serpent in the river. In The West Coast Signal August 19, 1877 I have been requested to write you the following for publication. I had first thought that I would not for the reason that I didn’t like to have my word doubted when I speak only the truth. Although this may not be believed by some of the readers of the SIGNAL, it is something ..read more

  Hells Gate Sea Monster Hells gate is a drainage system in the New York area. City Island is located at the extreme western end of Long Island Sound, south of Pelham Bay Park. Long Island Sound off the shores of Pelham  had been the source of sightings of a mysterious sea serpent for a few years.There were so many reports during that two or three year period in the late 1870's that the respected scientific journal Scientific American collected, analyzed, and published  eyewitness accounts. No definitive proof was found. Captain Banta ,the river pilot, rowing a small boat off th ..read more

 A Merry Cryptid Christmas 2024. I hope you all find some joy in your day.  Thanks for reading the blog.It will continue in 2025. xx ..read more

Good News for Pressie?  As new species discovered in Lake Superior It bodes well for the Lake Superior Monster. Read it here: https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/michigan/believed-to-have-been-extinct-researchers-rediscover-fish-species-on-lake-superior The report says how good the water is to sustain like .This could be good news for Pressie ,the Lake Superior creature. Plenty of food to eat! Read more about Pressie  here: https://cryptozoo-oscity.blogspot.com/2009/07/pressie-lake-superior-serpent.html There are sightings going back decades. Always good news when new specie ..read more

 Christmas is also for Monsters!  Not all Christmas creatures are benign like Santa Claus. Krampus looks like a demonic goat who walks on its hind legs like a human. He punishes naughty children, beating them with birch branches and carries a basket on his back so he can carry off a child to eat later.The 5th of December is Krampusnacht ,men in homemade Krampus costumes run around Alpine villages causing havoc. These 'Krampus Runs' continue today. The Karakoncolos looks like a cross between the Devil and a Sasquatch. In Turkey, the legend says he would stand at street corners on win ..read more

  The Kalanoro  Kalanoro is a humanoid cryptid, which is believed to live  on the island of Madagascar. Some say they are spirits of the forests. It is said to have lived on the island for 2000 years before the first human settlers. They  are described as small and hairy  with fangs.Their legs are said to be backwards, with backwards facing feet. Their eyes glow red. Thy have long hair and fingernails looking unkempt. They are said  eat raw meat, and make a whining sound as if conversing. Some tales show them to be malevolent and stealing ..read more

  Stump Pond Stump Pond  in Illinois contains a variety of fish including Bluegill, Carp, Channel Catfish, Drum (Sheepshead), Largemouth Bass. It’s a .shallow lake only a few feet deep popular for fishing. In 1879, a man  fishing from his boat on the  pond  noticed a very large submerged object travelling  through the water. The boat was rocked by the waves.. The fisherman made for the shore as fast as he could..He swore he wouldn’t go fishing alone again. Then in July 1880, two men reported seeing a serpent approximately  12 feet (4 metres)  long in the ..read more

 I apologise for lack of posts last couple of weeks. I am having internet connection problems which are still ongoing. Will get back to posting asap. Hopefully will soon be resolved ..read more