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Quickfoot/Ghost Ape of Marwood/Martyn’s Ape
Quickfoot is a hairy hominid cryptid sighted in Great Britain. It’s described as being covered in hair with a large muzzle, green eyes, and a human-like face. It stands six feet tall and is known to run quickly. In 1978, three boys in the woods near Kings Nympton, Devon, England, sighted a strange hairy humanoid similar to an ape or a bear. In another incident, a man driving in Bathgate Hills, West Lothian, Scotland, saw a humanoid figure running down a path at high speeds. Citations: Eberhart, George M.. Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology. United Kingdom, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
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Myling/Myring/Myrding/Psyling/Mylingar
The Myling is a form of ghost from Scandinavian folklore. The Myling are sometimes thought to be identical to the Utburd. Sometimes, they are believed to be children murdered by their mothers, while other times they are seen as the ghosts of unbaptized children. They haunt remote areas and attack travelers, often being heard calling out for their mothers. They can take the form of living or dead people, and may imitate the speech, laughter, and singing of a person. Often, they jump on the backs of their victims and demand to be carried to the closest graveyard. As the Myling is carried, it slowly gets heavier and heavier. They…
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Moon Eyed People
The Moon Eyed People are mythical beings from Cherokee myth. It’s believed they lived in modern-day North Carolina and Georgia. Supposedly, they predated the Cherokee and lived in the Southern Appalachians. Despite this, however, no one knows where they came from or where they eventually went. They were often referred to as albinos with blond hair and large blue eyes. They were small and fat compared to others and frequently had long beards. Some actually believed these beings to be immortal. They were referred to as “moon eyed” since it was thought they could see better at night than in the day. In some versions, however, they see fine in…
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Mamandi
The Mamandi are evil spirits from the myths of the Aboriginal people of Australia. They were painted on caves, and one was notably depicted at Oenpelli. In depictions, their sex organs are often enlarged and prominent. One notable depiction showed one with thirteen dancing figures in their body. This was supposedly a depiction of a pregnant Mamandi drawn by another form of spirit called Mimi. They are depicted with legs thrown backwards, and often have spines growing from their feet, ankles, waist, breasts, and elbows. Sometimes they will have long barbed tongues emerging from beak-like lips. Their head shape varies from mushroom-like to hook-like. Due to their malicious nature, they…
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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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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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Megalania
The Megalania is a massive species of lizard from Australia and New Guinea. Most believe this species has been extinct for 19,000 years, though some think it could still be alive today. They are known to have serrated blade teeth and some suggest they could reach a max of 23 feet in length and weigh over 4000 pounds. They are related to the Komodo dragon, though their closest living relative is a lizard called the perentie. In one encounter from Australia, two lumberjacks encountered a 20-foot-long lizard in the woods. The creature bit off two fingers from one of the men, and the other man killed it by driving a…
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Man-Bear
The Man-Bear is a legendary figure from the Yukagir people. The story goes that long ago there was a plague. Many became ill and died, but the shamans could not stop it. One man went to the mouth of River Kolyma to find help but eventually turned around empty-handed. By the time he tried to return, winter struck and he sought shelter to avoid freezing to death. He found a hole he assumed was a bear’s den and entered. Inside he found a large female bear who treated him kindly, allowing him to stay and giving him food. In the spring, the bear gave birth to a Man-Bear, who was…
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Mozheyko Alien Sighting
The Mozheyko Alien Sighting occurred in Hoyniki, Belarus, in the Summer of 1949 at 2 p.m. The witness to this was a man named M. Mozheyko when he was visiting family for the holidays. He was walking through a wooded area when he noticed a huge shadow pass overhead. A large sphere, roughly 15-20 meters high and 10-12 meters in diameter, descended into a clearing in front of the witness. On the underside was something like a steering wheel and something like a grey canvas bag that was 3 meters in diameter. A creature came out of the bag resembling a cross-tie, made of wood, and shimmering in the sunlight.…
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Moroaica/Moroi/Moroii
The Moroaica are Romanian creatures referred to as Living Vampires. They’re hard to detect and hard to stop. It was thought that children could sometimes be born as this creature and identified because they would have a caul or a tail. It was believed more common for females to be born this way than males. Some become this creature after death if they lived a life of regrets, or were born on a Sunday. They have red hair, blue eyes, and red patches of skin on their faces. Males are thought to become bald at a very young age. They are described as fully human but can still drain the…
