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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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Qiqirn/Qiqion
Qiqirn is a dog like creature from Inuit mythology. It is seen in the area of Baffin Island in Hudson Bay. Its presence causes epilepsy in humans and dogs. It is hairless except for tufts of hair on its feet, mouth, ears, and tail tip. Although it is large and intimidating, it runs away when chased. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016. 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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Qattara Cheetah
The Qattara Cheetah is a mysterious big cat from Northern Africa, specifically the Qattara Depression in Egypt. They resemble pale cheetahs with thick coats and are thought to be a morph population of cheetahs. Reports of this creature go back to the 1960’s and a specimen was captured in 1967 by a Bedouin tribesman, but this wasn’t viewed by any scientists. Cheetah-like tracks have been photographed twice in the 1960’s. Citations: Eberhart, George M.. Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology. United Kingdom, ABC-CLIO, 2002. Newton, Michael. Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide to Hidden Animals and Their Pursuers. United Kingdom, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016. Shuker, Karl. The Beasts That Hide…
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Quanekelak/Qanekelak
Qanekelak is a mythical figure from the Bela Bela Native Americans. He is a cosmic being bearing features of an orca and a human. He lived in an earlier version of the world consisting solely of water and ice. Some versions of this myth describe him as a human with an orca head. Others describe him as an orca with a human torso, or a creature with the upper body of a man and the lower half of an orca. Whatever the variation, it is thought that he became fully human and is thought to be the ancestor to all of the Killer-Whale Clan. He is credited with creating dogs…
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Punta Cana Glowing Gorilla Alien
The Punta Cana Glowing Gorilla Alien was sighted in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic November 15, 2012. The witness was a 76 year old woman lying on her bed alongside her grandson. She felt something lightly strike her above the left eye. She opened her eyes and saw with her right eye something like a computer card connected to several wires. She stood up and saw a figure resembling a gorilla wearing a white robe similar to a poncho. The being emitted beams of light that penetrated out of the room. The witness was too stunned to scream and it slowly faded out of existence. No one else saw the creature…
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Psoglav
The Psoglav comes from Slavic myth. Its name translates to “doghead.” They are considered a demonic creature with a human body, horse legs, a dog head, razor sharp teeth, and a single eye in the middle of their foreheads. They are opportunistic hunters, and may dig up graves to eat corpses. They are thought to live in gemstone mines from Bosnia and Montenegro. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Poo
The Poo is a monster from the legends of the Waray people in the Philippines. They are a variation of Aswang that look like a normal person, and have no distinctions like wings or fangs. They are described as being similar to the Wakwak, but this can mean a number of different things across various cultures in the Philippines. They are thought to come out at the full moon. They will shout “poo” when still far from a house and say it again as they gets closer. By the fourth “poo” they will be inside the house. They will steal a child if that parents don’t wake up but will…
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Pontarf
The Pontarf is a monster from Medieval times in Europe. It was used as a bogeyman figure who snatched up unattended children. It is described as a giant fish who is found off the coast of Europe, that can stretch its body to steal children no matter how far inland they are. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Pongo
The Pongo was a massive creature from medieval times in Sicily. It was described as a giant sea monster combining a tiger and a shark. It was believed to have consumed over five hundred people and kept a twenty mile perimeter around the island, attempting to make Sicily uninhabitable. It was eventually killed by the three sons of Saint George. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016. Bassett, Fletcher S.. Legends and Superstitions of the Sea and of Sailors in All Lands and at All Times. United Kingdom, S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1885.
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Poltergeist
The Poltergeist is a form of ghost whose name means “noisy ghost” in German. They make their presence known by moving things, breaking things, and even interacting physically with the living. Often they are defined as ghosts that cause mischief, sometimes unexplainable noises. They are sometimes believed in modern days to not be actual creatures, but examples of a phenomenon called RSPK, meaning Recurrent Spontaneous Psychokinesis. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016. 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.
