-
Lupo Mannaro/Lupo Manaro
The Lupo Mannaro is a form of werewolf from Italian myth. They date back to Roman times and are related to people banned from their communities. They were described as men who could turn into wolves. Attacks victims and kills or rapes them. They are not welcome among humans or animals due to their odd nature. 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.
-
Lucy And Nancy Creature
The Lucy And Nancy Creature is a cryptid sighted in Florida in 1849. Its name comes from the fact it was sighted by people aboard the ship Lucy And Nancy. It was described as a sea serpent measuring ninety feel long, and seven feet across. It had a dirty brown back, a large serpentine head, and clawed fins that were several feet in length. Renowned Cryptozoology Bernard Heuvelmans suggested it could either be a long necked aquatic mammal, or a giant eel. Citations: Newton, Michael. Florida’s Unexpected Wildlife: Exotic Species, Living Fossils, and Mythical Beasts in the Sunshine State. United States, University Press of Florida, 2007.
-
Löwenmensch
The Löwenmensch are known from stone age carvings first found in 1930s Germany. The initial depiction is a statue standing 28-31 cm tall carved from mammoth ivory. It shows a lion-headed human and has been suggested by radiocarbon to be somewhere near 40,000 years old. The statue was found by Gustav Rieck in the Vogelherd cave in the Swabian Jura region in Southern Journey in 1931. Due to WWII, the statue was improperly sorted until it was “rediscovered” in 1969 by Joachim Hahn. It’s one of the oldest examples of human art and shows the ability of early man being able to think abstractly. It’s thought to have taken over…
-
Loup Garou
The Loup Garou is a French form of werewolf that traveled to the US with colonialism. They are known to feed on blood and the flesh of humans. There are various distinct forms of Loup Garou. The oldest form starts out human and changes fully into a wolf with human intelligence. Often this version of transformation is induced by wearing a magic belt made of wolf skin. The next form, these stories starting in the eighteenth century, only partially transform, turning into human-wolf hybrids. This form had incredible strength, speed, and was very difficult to kill. The next form, these stories starting in the nineteenth century, were people who did…
-
Long Prairie Beer Can Aliens
The Long Prairie Beer Can Aliens were sighted in Long Prairie Minnesota October 23, 1965, at 7:15 p.m. The Witness was a 19-year-old named James Townsend who was driving outside of Long Prairie when his engine and headlight suddenly stopped. 20 feet ahead of him in the middle of the road was a metal rocket-shaped object glowing as bright as the sun. It was 30-40 feet high and stood on 3 leg-like fins measuring 10 feet wide. 3 creatures emerged from behind the ship. The creatures were 6 inches tall and resembled tin beer cans with arms and legs like matchsticks. After a few minutes, the creatures returned to the…
-
Lokha
The Lokha is a creature from the myths of the Seminole and Oklahoma Native Americans. They are described as a form of spirit animal that lives inside of a human. It emerges from the human mouth during sleep in the form of a chicken. In this form they steal and eat human hearts. People with Lokha in their bodies can be identified as their breathing sounds like a chicken. Citations: Gill, Sam D., and Sullivan, Irene F.. Dictionary of Native American Mythology. United Kingdom, Oxford University Press, 1994.
-
Log Gar
The Log Gar is a fish from Lumberjack Folklore. It has saw-like teeth. They can cut through anything in the water and cut off limbs immediately. They will go through anything to kill prey. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016. Rose, Carol. Giants Monsters and Dragons: An Encyclopedia Of Folklore Legend And Myth. United Kingdom, WW Norton, 2001.
-
Lofa
The Lofa are from the Chickasaw Native Americans in Mississippi and Oklahoma. They are a form of cannibal giant. They attack camps, killing the men and stealing the women to reproduce with. If one is killed, the others of its pack will do anything to retrieve the body. They are intelligent, hostile, and malicious. They smell so bad that they can kill with their scent alone. They stand ten feet tall, have long arms, and small heads. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids 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…
-
Lobizón/Lobisón/Lobis-Homen
The Lobizón is a werewolf from Argentina, Brazil, Uraguay, Portugal, and Paraguay. It is believed if the seventh child is male, and especially if the six previous are female, it is likely they will become a Lobizon. The belief is strong enough in Argentina that it has been common for seventh sons to be abandoned or given up for adoption. There is a large amount of stigma attached to giving birth to a possible Lobizon. The president of Argentina is officially the godfather to any seventh son as a way to avoid this. This has been largely successful. They eat the flesh of the dead, poop, and unbaptized children. They…
-
Lobishomen
The Lobishomen are undead vampiric creatures from Brazil. They appear with hunched backs, stumpy legs, pale faces, bloodless lips, jagged black teeth, yellow skin, and bristly hair. They target women and drain them of just enough blood to live off of. The bite causes the victim to become extremely horny, and crave the blood of children. They can be stopped with wolfsbane, and Lobishomen can be kept in the grave if this is planted above it. Creating a paste of wolfsbane and sweet onions and then smearing it around the doors and windows will keep out the Lobishomen. Citations: Maberry, Jonathan. Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That…
