25 Creepiest Cryptids

Bigfoot and Nessie better watch their backs. Most monster-hunters are familiar with the run-of-the-mill creeps and creatures but there are some lurking about that may not be so familiar.

Below is a list of the most terrifying, unusual and down-right creepy cryptids.

Mothman

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Point Pleasant, West Virginia’s most infamous resident, Mothman, is described as a humanoid figure with hypnotic red eyes and a massive wing span.

Believed to be responsible for (or possibly foreshadowed) the Silver Bridge collapse on December 15, 1967, the creature disappeared until it was spotted in 2007. As recently as 2017, many people have reported sightings of Mothman in Chicago.

Jersey Devil

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Hidden within the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey, the Jersey Devil gained popularity through a local legend in which a mother cursed her offspring to become a terrifying demonic creature.

Described as having a body similar to a small horse with bat-like wings, sightings of the creature were widely reported in 1909 and in 2015, David Black allegedly captured a picture, seen above, of the creature on his cellphone.

Aliens

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Ever since man first looked up at the stars, the possibility of life on other planets has both fascinated and terrified us.

Whether its ‘the Greys’ or ‘Reptilians,’ the existence of aliens has fueled conspiracy theories and inspired box-office successes. Beginning in the 1940s, sightings of extraterrestrial beings has skyrocketed.

This year, believers of the alien phenomenon stormed the gates of Area 51 in search of the truth but to this day, answers to what lurks beyond the constellations remain unknown.

Ningen

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Residing in the depths of Antartica’s ocean and the seas of Southern Asia, the Ningen is a pale being with vaguely humanoid appendages and a mermaid-like tail.

Most sightings have occurred around the waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans with witnesses describing a “blubbery, whale-like creature” with little to no discernible features except a slit-like mouth and two huge eyes.