Said to grow in South America and Africa, the ya-te-veo is a massive carnivorous plant that makes the Venus flytrap look like an herbivore. According to folklore, this legendary cryptid is a "terrible ...

British missionary John Batchelor, who was working on Hokkaido in the early 1900s, recorded one such sighting in his book The Ainu and Their Folklore, writing that “a great sea monster with ...

But could Maryland have cryptids of its own? According to enthusiasts and local folklore, the state does have its share of ...

has worked to build an online archive of folklore from around the world, including specters in the Inland Empire, which has a long and rich history of cryptids, some dating back thousands of years.

Cryptozoology, or the study of cryptids, is a pseudoscience that focuses on creatures mentioned in local legends and folklore, such as Bigfoot, the Chupacabra and the Jersey Devil. The fact that ...

Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies Hannah Noel Haynes taught a class this past semester on folklore, particularly cryptids, which are animals or creatures whose existence is unproven, in Northern ...

Folklore expert Ricky Cox sheds light on folklore in Appalachian culture, exploring how stories of cryptids like this shape local identity and connect people to the wild landscapes around them.

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — There's no shortage of mysteries and folklore in West Virginia. Unexplained cryptids such as Mothman and the Flatwoods Monster have fascinated and entertained us ...