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Mimi/Mini
The Mimi are spirits from Aboriginal Australian myth. They can be seen on bark and rock paintings, often in Arnhem Land. They have bodies filled in with geometric shapes, and these shapes may be associated with specific clans. Traditional colors of the Mimi are red, yellow, and white. They are described as mischievous and so thin that one can see right through them. They have small heads, gaping mouths, long necks, exceptionally long arms, and hair made of many parallel lines. Some depictions have feathers growing from their knees and ankles. It’s believed they are thin so that they don’t blow around in the wind, which could break their necks…
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Ucumar/Ukumar
Ucumar is a hairy hominid cryptid sighted in the Andes mountains of Peru. Reports can range from Argentina to Bolivia. They’re thought to be the size of a grizzly bear and incredibly strong. They’re fast and smart, and it’s believed they recover the body if one of them dies. They target women, children, and the elderly. Citations: Maberry, Jonathan. Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us, and Hunger for Us. United States, Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2006.
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Fiskerton Phantom
The Fiskerton Phantom is a cryptid from Lincolnshire, England. It’s a form of cryptid known as an alien big cat, referring to a big cat in a place where it isn’t native. It was described as black with both cat-like and bear-like features. It was first sighted in 1996 by four teenage girls. They heard something in some bushes and went to investigate. They saw something scary with big teeth as it was eating a phaesant. Later, the witnesses found large paw prints. The creature ran away, but a motorist later saw it close to the same area. It was seen again in March 1997 in Dunholme and then again…
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Casa Blanca Entities
The Casa Blanca Entities were sighted in Riverside, California on August 29, 1955. The incident was investigated by a reporter for the Riverside newspaper named Bob Boden, as well as Mrs. Jean Rowlands and Mrs. Mary Starbuck, for the Borderland Sciences Research Association. It occurred in Sonora Place, California at 2:00 and continued, on and off, throughout the afternoon until nearly 5:00. The witnesses were eight or nine children between the ages of four and fifteen, and no adults. The first incident occurred while Kermit Douglas and another boy were wrestling and noticed a hemispherical object in the sky. They watched as it became round with radiating rays that trailed…
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Barcelona Cactus Man
The Barcelona Cactus Man was sighted by a woman in Barcelona, Spain on December 3, 1967. She reported a creature described as bipedal and cactus-like. It had four limbs and supposedly left deep footprints. The incident was recorded by UFOlogist Antonia Ribera. Citations: Rosales, Albert. Humanoid Encounters 1965-1969: The Others Amongst Us. N.p., CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016.
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Berbalang
The Berbalang is a vampiric creature from the island of Cagayan Sulu, now known as the Island of Mapun. The main source of information is that recounted by Ethelbert Forbes Skertchley while the island was under Spanish rule. He tells stories given to him by locals and his own experience. It’s believed there is a small village located in the center of the island inhabited by those who follow neither of the two chiefs of the area. These people are feared and called Berbalang. These creatures are described as ghouls who need to consume human flesh to survive. They crave human flesh because of black chicks living in their stomachs.…
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Mapinguari
The Mapinguari is a monstrous creature known to natives of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, and Bolivia. Some believe it’s a giant anteater, a hairy hominid, or a giant ground sloth, like a Mylodon. This last possible identity has been extinct for 8,500 years. They were thought to range from five or six, to nine feet tall on hind legs. They are believed to have bright red fur, sharp claws for tearing apart pam trees to eat, and a foul odor. Despite being herbivores, they have been known to kill cattle by ripping out their tongues. Some stories claim its feet point backward and others say it hops on one leg.…
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Yokai
Yokai is a name shared by many forms of mythical creatures from Japan. The term Yokai refers to pretty much any unknown creature or being. The study of Yokai is called Yokaigaku. Yokai take various forms and are morally ambiguous. Some may have deceptive features, being attractive and dangerous, or ugly and friendly. Many have both human and animal features and various kinds of powers, frequently shapeshifting. Some have no physical form at all and are only noted by sounds or feelings. There are some specific forms of Yokai called Tsukumogami created when objects reach a great age. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology. United…
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Waheela
The Waheela is a cryptid from Michigan, Canada, and Alaska. They’re described as larger than a timber wolf, with small ears, short legs, thick tails, and wide heads. They stand three feet tall at the shoulders with pure white, long, shaggy fur. They’re described as solitary hunters and scavengers and are much rarer than normal wolves. They spend most of the year in the tundra and come down only during the winter. There is a place called “Headless Valley” because anyone dumb enough to camp there has their heads torn off. There are multiple confirmed incidents of headless bodies found in areas where the Waheela is sighted. One sighting is…
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Vetala
The Vetala is a vampiric undead creature from the myths of India. They are created when children die and don’t receive proper burial rites and go on to possess corpses. Corpses possessed by Vetala have skin discolored green, white, or light brown. The feet and hands of the corpse twist backward, and the nails grow long and carry poison. The face twists in a manner resembling a fruit bat, and the eyes become slit. The body the Vetala possesses uses dark magic to avoid decay by consuming human blood. They primarily feed on intestines and fecal matter. They target crazed women and children, partially due to them not being believed.…
