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Billdad
The Billdad is a creature from Lumberjack Folklore. It is believed to be found in Northwest Maine. It lives in Boundary Pond in Hurrican Triumph. It is very rare and shy, making it very seldom seen and is more often heard instead. It is the size of a beaver, with back legs like a kangaroo, short front legs, a beaver tail, webbed feet, and a beak like a hawk. It hunts for fish by slapping the water to stun them and then picking them up from the water. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Big Man-Eater
Big Man-Eater is a figure from the myths of the Alabama tribe. He was a man who was really bad at hunting and told his wife to cut off her limbs for him to eat. She ran away and had her brothers kill him. They burned him to ashes, and from his ashes emerged bees, wasps, mosquitos, flies, and crows. Citations: Sullivan, Irene F., and Gill, Sam D.. Dictionary of Native American Mythology. United Kingdom, Oxford University Press, 1994.
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Big Auger
Big Auger is a sentient river from Lumberjack folklore. It had a rocky riverbed and moved like a corkscrew with a twisting motion. It makes gurgling sounds and can jump and move around. It could rotate so fast that it caused the water to boil. It challenged Paul Bunyan and fired ninety-nine barrels worth of water into his eyes. In response, it got slapped by the acre large hand of Paul Bunyan, who followed up by slamming a mountain into Big Auger to dam it up. Big Auger became calm for a while but eventually bored through the mountain and went wild again. Paul Bunyan tried strangling after this and…
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Benandanti
The Benandanti are mythical figures from Italian myth. They are benevolent figures, and their name means “good walker.” They are thought to be humans capable of taking the form of wolves as they sleep. In this wolf form, they descend into Hell and battle evil. They specifically went out on “ember days” meaning solstices or eclipses. Sometimes they took the form of cats, mice, butterflies, or hares. Crops would suffer or flourish depending on whether or not the Benandanti succeeded. If a baby was born with the caul still attached, then it was believed they were Benandanti. These cauls were often dried out and worn as protective amulets. Citations: Guiley,…
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Beesonites
The Beesonites are a theorized Alien species living somewhere in the Boötes constellation. They are thought to stand 5-6 feet tall with thin insectoid bodies covered in tan skin with a smooth texture like soft leather. They have enlarged, hypersensitive, bee-like eyes that are aqua in color, a human nose and mouth, and ears like a small dog. They are benevolent beings that teach the idea of “Cosmic Law” and have an energy connection to all living creatures. They have technologies that reacts to DNA and can instantly heal people. They also have biological supercomputers, and the technology capable of traversing between dimensions. They possess good telepathic and telekinetic abilities…
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Beast of Busco/Oscar
The Beast of Busco is a cryptid from Churubusco Indiana. It is a giant turtle living in Falk Lake. It is four feet wide and weighs between one hundred to five hundred pounds. It was sighted many times in 1949. It is often linked to the alligator snapping turtle. Citations: Coleman, Loren, and Clark, Jerome. Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia Of Loch Monsters Sasquatch Chupacabras And Other Authentic M. United States, Touchstone, 2013.
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Beast Of Bodmin Moor/ Beast Of Bolventor
The Beast of Bodmin Moor is a cryptid known as an Alien Big Cat from Cornwall, England. It’s believed to be a leopard-like creature with black fur. It’s often linked to mysteriously killed livestock. One sighting of the creature was followed by a sheep being disemboweled and another being decapitated. Citations: Coleman, Loren, and Clark, Jerome. Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia Of Loch Monsters Sasquatch Chupacabras And Other Authentic M. United States, Touchstone, 2013. Eberhart, George M.. Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology. United Kingdom, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
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Bazimu
The Bazimu is a general form of ghost from the Bantu and Baryarwanda people. They are gloomy and unpleasant, and often malevolent. They typically haunt their former homes, but may sometimes be manipulated by Bapfumu sorcerers. They are seen as inferior to the Imandwa, and most often stay in Ikuzimu. Citations: Cotterell, Arthur. A Dictionary of World Mythology. United Kingdom, Book Club Associates, 1979. Werner, Alice. Myths and Legends of the Bantu. United Kingdom, Cass, 1968.
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Baykok
The Baykok is from Ojibwe myth, and is though to exist in the region of the Great Lakes. Its name means “skin draped on bones” or “skeletal decomposed remains.” It is an undead creature that wanders the woods at night looking for lone people to kill so it can eat their livers. It has a club for bludgeoning and invisible arrows to fire. It incapacitates its victims before killing them and feeding on them. It was once an incredibly skilled and proud hunter that got lost in the woods and died of starvation being unable to hunt anything to eat. He swore his spirit would never leave his body. Citations:…
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Baubas/Babauzis
The Baubas is a creature from Lithuanian myth. It is a monster or witch thought to carry off bad children. This creature’s name translates to “one who frightens children.” It is believed to have associations with the goddess of death (possibly Veliuona). Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
