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Grisi Siknis
The Grisi Siknis is a supernatural creature or event from Nicaragua. Its name translates to “plague of madness” and has been reported as recently as 2003. It has caused some to roam around naked holding knives or machetes. Victims of the Grisi Siknis have wild eyes and rarely recognize even their own family. It often affects women most, and those afflicted rarely have a memory of their actions after being cured. Sometimes it is described as an evil creature having settled upon a location and supposedly feeds off the negative energy of those who have gone mad. It is thought that this can be stopped by shamans from the Miskito…
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Gregorio Murillo Incident
The Gregorio Murillo Incident occurred in Soria, Spain, in 1815. The witness of these creatures was a young shepherd during the Napoleonic wars, named Gregorio Murillo. He followed a stray sheep to a cave covered by greenery. He found a glowing phosphorescent cave with giant boulders and other formations of quartz crystal. The walls had streaks of color like marble, and they had thin veins of silver and gold. Encrusted in these walls were various precious gemstones. Outside sounds were sealed off, but subterranean fires and running water from inside the cave were audible. He wandered through the environment until he found a spring spewing out foamy water. There were…
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Glendung Plecek/Glundung Pecengis/Gelundung Peringis
The Glendung Plecek is a mythical creature from Indonesian myth. They take the form of severed human heads that move by rolling around on the ground, often falling out of coconut or durian trees disguising themselves as fruits. They resemble bald heads that have red eyes and sadistic fanged grins. Shamans say that the long the fangs are, the older the Glendung Plecek is. They may sometimes look like a child or old man’s face. When someone goes to collect the fallen fruit, the Glendung Plecek attacks and eats them. If a person doesn’t pick them up, the Glendung Plecek will chase the person relentlessly. When the person becomes tired,…
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Questing Beast/Beast Glatisant/Glatsaunt
The Questing Beast is a creature known from Arthurian legend. It had the body of a leopard, deer hooves, a serpent neck, and the back legs of a lion. It was named after its cry which sounded like forty dogs barking. It was thought to have been born through the incest of a brother and sister. It was also sometimes referred to as a psychopomp. Several knights attempted to kill the Questing Beast, but it was ultimately killed by the knight Percival. The body of this creature was tossed into a lake, and the water boiled as it sank. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend…
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Kinchafoonee Creep/Grey Ghost Of Kinchafoonee
As this creature was only sighted once and wasn’t popularized, I have been unable to find a definite name but the names “Kinchafoonee Creep” and “Grey Ghost Of Kinchafoonee” have been used. This creature was sighted in July of 1955, by a 22 year old man by the name of Joseph Whaley. He was working in the Forestry Commission, clearing brush that was obscuring highway signs with a scythe near Kinchafoonee Creek. He heard a strange noise coming from a thicket and walked to the edge of the woods to investigate. He heard the bushes rattling and went to look in them. Suddenly a large animal emerged, which he described…
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Joint Snake/Glass Snake
The Joint Snake is a strange creature from Lumberjack Folklore. It’s a small snake most notable for its ability to reassemble its body if it is dismembered. If cut into pieces, all the pieces of this creature would wiggle until they reconnected. It quickly darts away after it reassembles itself. If a piece from the middle is removed before it heals however, the Joint Snake can’t recover and dies. Some accounts also say it had a horn at the end of its tail as long as a needle and incredibly sharp. Citation: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Greys
The Grey is a form of alien frequently seen in modern sightings. They are often thought to be from Zeta Reticuli II, leading to them sometimes being called Zeta Reticulans. They have bulbous oversized heads, thin limbs, and grey skin. They have large insect-like black eyes, often almond-shaped and wrapping around the head. Short forms of Greys reach four to five feet in height, while the tall ones reach six to eight and a half feet tall. They are commonly thought to abduct humans and implant trackers into them. Some believe they use humans to reproduce because they’ve damaged their species through cloning and inbreeding. They’re often thought to be…
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Guyascutus/Guyascutas
The Guyascutus is a bizarre creature from Lumberjack Folklore. They are sometimes described as large dragons. Sometimes they’re described as ten-foot-long alligators with armadillo shells and horns running down their spine. Others times they are described as whitetail deers with sharp teeth and rabbit ears. Sometimes they resemble forty foot long monstrous lizards with long necks covered in scales, teeth large enough to grind boulders to dust, red smoke billowing from their nostrils, and writhing tails covered in yard long dagger-like horns. They are often thought to be so dangerous that simply seeing one could scare a person to death. Often the legs on one side of their body were…
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Gumberoo
The Gumberoo is a creature from Lumberjack Folklore. They are larger than bears and looks like walking footballs with leathery skin. Their skin can withstand any attack, even bullets. They can be killed if you set them on fire and wait for them to explode. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016. Matthews, John, and Matthews, Caitlin. The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The Ultimate A-Z of Fantastic Beings from Myth and Magic. United Kingdom, Harper Element, 2009. Rose, Carol. Giants Monsters and Dragons: An Encyclopedia Of Folklore Legend And Myth. United Kingdom, WW Norton, 2001.
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Gulon/Jerff
The Gulon is a creature from Swedish folklore, also called called Jerff in Northern areas of Sweden. It was described by Olaus Magnus in 1555. They have long bodies covered in fur, are shaped like hybrids of lions and hyenas and have fox tails and massive claws. They live in snowfields and consumes carrion. When they eat, they are ravenous and eat so much that their bodies swell from the gasses released from the rotting flesh. They then squeeze their bodies between two trees to relieve the swelling and improve their movements. They are incredibly vulnerable when squeezing their bodies and may be killed for their fur. The meat of…
