Ectolog

Picture generated with AI Location: Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1974 Category: Cryptids, Lost Lands and Ruins Cause: Human construction Status: Closed Entry ID: 041524A-00095 Summery:   A giant box trap built in the woods meant to trap one of the most famous cryptids of the modern age. In Depth: Sightings of large human-like footprints spurred the construction of a box-like trap in the middle of the woods. Dubbed the "Bigfoot Trap," the construction was made with the specific goal of capturing a live sasquatch. It is the only such trap that was ever built in North America. The large footprints that set things in motion were supposedly found by a local minor named Perry Lovell, who lived along the Applegate River. He claimed that he came across the footprints in his garden, which were 18-inches across with a six-foot stride. Perry's story was apparently convincing enough that it attracted the attention of Euge...

Picture generated with AI Location: Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States of America Dates Active: 1800s to Present Category: Cryptids, Monsters, Omens Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 040324A-00087 Summery:   Sometimes seen as a harbinger of doom, the most well-known sighting of the Mothman occurred in Point Pleasant, WV. In Depth: Roger and Linda Scarberry and their friends Steve and Mary Mallette went on a drive late at night on November 15, 1966, near the location of an old World War II instillation in the current-day McClintic Wildlife Management Area, near Point Pleasant. Along the road they witnessed a large figure standing near the side of the road, which they described as looking like a man, but having large red eyes and white wings. Frightened by the creature's strange appearance, they sped off towards town, with the creature flying after them. It chased them as far as the city limits before flying back off into the night. The two couples, not really ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Lacul Vinderel, Maramures Mountains Natural Park, Romania Dates Active: Unknown Category: Cryptids, Curses, Monsters, Peculiar Natural Formations, Unexplained Deaths, Witchcraft Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424G-00076 Summery:   This lake is said to drown even the strongest and most skillful of swimmers, and that human body parts can sometimes be found floating on its surface from time to time. In Depth: Lacul Vinderel is a glacial lake in northern Romania in the Maramures Mountains. It is fed by snow melt and rainwater, making it extremely cold, and is on a nature preserve meant to protect rare plant species. It's high elevation, remote location and limited access make it perfect for local legends to spring up. Some of the more benign stories about the lake is that it is supposedly bottomless,or that on St. Elijah's Day young women could walk into the lake and wash in its waters while whispering magical spells in order t...

Picture generated with AI Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon Dates Active: 1900s to Present Category: Cryptids Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424D-00073 Summery:   Explorers encounter a local legend of a giant creature that is large enough to block rivers. In Depth: Mokèlé-mbèmbé is the name given to a cryptid that supposedly resides in the Congo River Basin, which closely resembles the popular depictions of ancient sauropods, but could be another animal altogether. Descriptions of the creature mainly come from German explorers who wrote down the descriptions given by locals in 1907. It was said to be approximately the size of a large elephant with brownish-gray, smooth skin, with a long flexible neck, a single large tooth or horn, and a large tail like an alligator. The creature was further described as liking to live in the water and said to have an entirely vegetable diet, such as leaves and fruits. It was also easily...

Picture generated with AI Location: Pine Barrens, New Jersey, United States of America Dates Active: 1600s to Present Category: Cryptids, Curses, Demons, Evil Spirits, Monsters Cause: Possible cryptid, cursed child or demon Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424A-00070 Summery:   A legendary creature has been haunting the Pine Barrens in southern New Jersey for the past 300 years... or perhaps longer. In Depth: Ask anyone who lives around the Pine Barrens if there is anything strange living in those woods, and you'd probably get the answer of the Jersey Devil. This winged creature is described as having cloven hooves, bat wings, a horse-like head, horns, a forked tail, small forearms with claws and red eyes. There are some that claim the creature cannot be killed. It is sometimes referred to as the Leeds Devil, thanks in part to its association with the Leeds family in local folklore. That folklore states that sometime in 1735 a woman named Jane Leeds, who is usually referred to as ...

Picture generated by AI Location: Wolf Creek Inn, Wolf Creek, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1970s to Present Category: Cryptids, Haunting, Monsters, Vampires Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 021124A-00063 Summery:   While the Wolf Creek Inn is known for its hauntings, it also has one legendary story where a guest had a run in with a vampire-like creature. In Depth: The Wolf Creek Inn was originally constructed in the 1850s as a place for travelers to stop as they made their way over the Applegate trail. It went through several transformations over the years, eventually becoming a first class hotel and was a popular stop along the Oregon Stage Coach line between San Francisco and Portland. Over the years, Wolf Creek Inn had many famous guests, including Jack London, President Rutherford B. Hayes and Sinclair Lewis. However, there is one repeat guest that can occasionally be seen here that is famous for a whole other reason. In the 1970s a guest that wa...

Picture generated with AI Location: Portlock, Alaska, United States of America Dates Active: 1786 to Present Category: Cryptids, Evil Spirits, Monsters Cause: Natural Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 011724A-00034 Summery:   A large, hairy creature of Alutiiq legend which supposedly had a hand in causing people to flee the now abandoned ghost town of Portlock. In Depth: The story of the Nantiinaq was first relayed by the Alutiiq people who lived in the area to members of the British Royal Navy as they traveled along the Alaskan coastline in the late 1780s. At the time the sailors thought nothing much of the local legend. The creature is described as a large ape-like creature, similar to descriptions of Bigfoot or Sasquatch. It is described as having similar descriptions and behavior reported in Bigfoot encounters as well, from throwing large rocks, strong smells, and extreme feelings of terror. Local legend also gives the creature supernatural qualities as well, insinuating that it...

Picture generated by AI Location: Massachusetts, United States of America Dates Active: 1700s to Present Category: Cryptids, Curses, Extraterrestrials, Ghost Lights, Haunting, Triangles, UFOs, Witchcraft Cause: Various Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 010924C-00021 Summery:   The Bridgewater Triangle is a nearly 200 square mile area with points in Abington, Freetown and Rehoboth Massachusets, which seemingly acts as a magnet for various types of paranormal activity. In Depth: First described by cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his book Mysterious America , this large area seems to be a hub of strange sightings, with which one could easily black out a card in paranormal bingo. From cryptids to ghosts to aliens, this small 200 square mile area seems to have what any fan of the paranormal could possibly want to see. Sightings of strange creatures are common here, with Bigfoot, Thunderbirds, and giant snakes being among them. UFOs and all manor of ghosts are also common, along with stor...

Picture generated with AI Location: Orange River, South Africa Dates Active: Unknown Category: Cryptids, Monsters Cause: Mythology, Natural Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 010824B-00015 Summery:   A half-elephant, half-snake monster that somehow survived from the beginning of time, known locally as the Grootslang. In Depth: Hiding somewhere in the jungles and caves located around the Orange River between South Africa and Namibia, there supposedly resides a giant snake-like creature with the features of an elephant. This semi-aquatic creature can range from 20 to 50 feet in length, and is incredibly strong and intelligent. Known as the Grootslang (or Grote Slang) Stories of the creature start at the literal beginning of time (making it primordial), where the Grootslang hid from the gods to keep itself from being split into more... sensible creatures like snakes and elephants. It supposedly hid in a cave that was full of diamonds known as the 'Wonder Hole', and would viciously gu...

Picture generated with AI Location: Millersburg, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1959 Category: Cryptids, Extraterrestrials, Monsters Cause: Unknown, possibly extraterrestrial Status: Closed Entry ID: 010724G-00012 Summery:   The sighting of large white-haired creature starts a local monster hunt around Albany, Oregon; a psychic claims to have spoken to the creature telepathically. In Depth: In 1959 several local boys heading out into the woods encounter a large, white, hairy, ape-like creature near Conser Lake, with cat-like ears and webbed feet. The boys immediately report their story to their parents, who in turn report the sighting to local authorities. The story breaks out into national news, and monster hunters begin showing up in droves in order to capture and/or kill the supposed monster. For months people had brief encounters with the creature, including a man who claimed that the creature was able to keep up with his pickup truck at 35 miles per hour ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Pacific Coastline, United States of America/Canada/Mexico Dates Active: Before 1800s to Present Category: Cryptids Cause: Natural Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 010724E-00010 Summery:   This sea monster has supposedly been spotted (and captured) in various locations over the last 200+ years, yet remains classified as a cryptid. In Depth: Numerous sightings of a sea serpent-like creature off the Pacific Coastline have happened over the last several hundred years, with the earliest being from early native American peoples. Named the Cadborosaurus by settlers to the area in the 1800s, it became known simply as "Cabby." Supposedly several people have seen (or misidentified) Cabby, and several instances of people catching the creature have been spread around in newspapers over the years. While some scientists doubt the existence of Cabby, some people still cling to the idea, with sightings happening as recent as the 1991. The Cadborosaurus in M...

Picture generated with AI Location: Columbia River, Oregon/Washington, United States of America Dates Active: 1934 to Present Category: Cryptids Cause: Natural Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 010724B-00007 Summery:   A large sea serpent with a horse-like head has been spotted multiple times over the years, which locals have nicknamed "Colossal Claude." In Depth: Sightings of this creature began in 1934, when crew members on the Columbia River lightship spotted a 40-foot creature with a horse-like head, barnacled ridges and a long tail swimming in the waters at the mouth of the Columbia River near Astoria. They reportedly watched the creature for hours through binoculars. Other sightings were reported over the years, mostly by fishermen near the mouth to the Columbia River. Sightings of Claude supposedly ceased some time in the mid-1950s. However, in 1963 the Shell Oil Company had sent an oil-drilling expedition off the Oregon Coast. Crew of the expedition supposedly filmed a ...