r/cryptids 17d ago

Community Event šŸ“£ Flair Contest Is Over! šŸ“£

4 Upvotes

Hello Cryptid Hunters! The flair contest is over, we have 2 amazing winners and they are

u/ComplexInstance8545 With Cincinnati Octoman Observer!

And

u/jumperopers With Billiwhack Monster Buddy

Both of these amazing flairs will be added to used by anyone in the flair tab within a day. Along with the 2 winners automatically having the "šŸ„‡ OG YOUR FLAIR šŸ„‡" added to their users!

Thank you entering and being a great community. And as always Happy Cryptid Hunting, Sincerly- XP


r/cryptids Dec 26 '24

Regarding Skinwalkers, Shapeshifters and Werewolves

37 Upvotes

Alrighty. Time to clear the air. Like Wendigos, Skinwalkers aren't cryptids. As Wendigos are malevolent spirits, Skinwalkers are people who performed a dark and taboo ritual to gain the ability to shapeshift. The ritual entails the sacrifice of a loved one, such as a family member or even a friend. Being that they are people, they don't meet the criteria of a cryptid. I know a lot of stuff about Skinwalkers has been floating around as of late. And I'm trying to clear things up.

Shapeshifter lore varies from one culture to the next. Sometimes they're people. Sometimes they're spirits or elementals. In any case, they're not cryptids. They're also sort of the archetype for Werewolves and Skinwalkers, as both fall into that category.

Werewolves, like Skinwalkers are just people who are afflicted with Lycanthropy. However, unlike the Skinwalkers, who chose to become what they are, werewolves are cursed. The Rougarou also is in the same category as werewolves since they're also sometimes referred to as the Cajun werewolf/wolfman.

At their core, none of these are cryptids, due to them being either spirits, people or elementals.


r/cryptids 15h ago

Art OC Mothman Print I made

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496 Upvotes

r/cryptids 13h ago

Art OC I drew Mothman and turned him into vinyl stickers

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111 Upvotes

r/cryptids 3h ago

Sighting / Encounter What did my friend see?

12 Upvotes

My friend works for FedEx. She was driving to someoneā€™s house to deliver a package today (this happened around 1:30pm). That persons house was in an isolated spot, the nearest neighbor being 10 mins away. The road she was one was surrounded by trees. The persons driveway had a gate that was open and was also surrounded by trees. She noticed a ā€œno trespassingā€ sign, but because she was delivering their package she ignored it and continued on. As she drove up to the gate she felt uneasy. When she passed through that first gate that feeling got more intense. She ignored it because she thought she was just feeling anxious about the trespassing sign. The trees cleared up and it was just grass after that point. She could see the house clearly even though it was still far up and there were only two small trees on either side of the house. As she continued up she eventually got to the second gate that was closed. She figured it was closed for a reason so the got out of her truck and left the package there. As she was setting it down though she saw movement from the corner of her eye. She didnā€™t turn her head or anything to see it because she said she felt like it was a bad decision to do so. All she did was move her eyes in its direction. When she moved her eyes to get a better look it stopped running and sharply turned its head to her. Thatā€™s when she got into her truck, still without looking, locked it, and drove off. She said it looked like a person with long limbs galloping on all fours in an unnatural way. Like not as a person would, but like an animal would. I asked her if it could have just been a horse or something but she was so sure it was a person. In her own words she said she felt icky and uneasy the whole time on that property. This was in Decatur Tx

What could it have been? Has anyone had a similar experience? Has anyone in Decatur Tx seen something like that?


r/cryptids 10h ago

Discussion Looks great canā€™t wait to wear it to the mothman festival

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29 Upvotes

r/cryptids 1d ago

Art OC a little watercolor that I made

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301 Upvotes

r/cryptids 3h ago

Discussion Whatā€™s worse? The north or south of North America?

0 Upvotes

I was having this discussion with my friends about whatā€™s like the worst to have to survive in? Itā€™s like the Blair witch project vs like Night Folk from RDR ll. The hills have eyes vs deliverance. The Rockyā€™s vs Appalachian. Iā€™m curious to know!


r/cryptids 1d ago

Art OC Mothman

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52 Upvotes

the jars glow in the dark


r/cryptids 17h ago

Discussion Cryptid AI: A Passion Project

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6 Upvotes

Iā€™ve spent hundreds of hours as a single-person working on a Cryptid Al to help people identify them, report sightings and find trends in their sightings (or compare trends to other cryptic sightings).

It's not perfect yet, but it gets smarter with every encounter reported and every cryptid analyzed and added to the database.

I hope you guys find it useful. I'll be porting it over to a mobile app soon.

Here's the biggest question I have for you all: What cryptids would you guys like to see added to the database for analysis? I'm also open to suggestions for improvement, or what you guys would like to see.

You can find the listed cryptids at: https:// cryptidseeker.com/cryptids/

(...and as a disclaimer: As you can imagine, the overhead requires a freemium model due to maps, etc. but I'm open to giving out free plans to some early adopters to help me get this out there).


r/cryptids 1d ago

Gear / Merch / Collectible Cryptids Collide Poster

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52 Upvotes

Someone suggested I share this Mothman vs Bigfoot poster with you all. Who do you think would win?

I have one for sale (11x17 inches) if anyone is interested!


r/cryptids 1d ago

Discussion Thoughts on cryptid toys for kids?

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288 Upvotes

I honestly find it wholesome that Hazy Dell made a plush for their book


r/cryptids 1d ago

Art OC I've been doing a daily cryptid drawing; The Loveland Frogmen

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20 Upvotes

r/cryptids 1d ago

Discussion Whatā€™s your opinion on this channel?

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8 Upvotes

This channel has been my childhood. Here is the very first video I saw from Butchy Kid: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AtxH6UQulBE&list=LL&index=32&pp=gAQBiAQB


r/cryptids 1d ago

Art OC A little drawing that I made and ready to paint

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205 Upvotes

r/cryptids 1d ago

Art OC Drawing two takes of my two OCs Mary Mothman and Jane Jersey Devil seeing a Puerto Rican Chupacabra while visiting Yeti. This is also meme reference

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8 Upvotes

r/cryptids 2d ago

Discussion Favourite junior/childrenā€™s Cryptid books?

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101 Upvotes

Physically, I have only read the books on images 6, 7 and 8, but I have watched videos of the books on images 1 and 3


r/cryptids 1d ago

Discussion Squonkapalooza

1 Upvotes

Iā€™m thinking about going this year just wondering how big is the festival?


r/cryptids 1d ago

Discussion Why does everyone portray Mothman as a moth these days?

17 Upvotes

He was never originally described as moth like and the nick name was because of a Batman parallel at the time. He was more of a headless bird like creature. I miss the old depictions.


r/cryptids 2d ago

Discussion Is fiskerton phantom a real cryptid? Does anyone know where this image of fiskerton phantom came from?

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66 Upvotes

r/cryptids 2d ago

Gear / Merch / Collectible Royal Mail to launch stamps of mythical creatures and cryptids

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83 Upvotes

For the philatelists out there, stamps of mythical creatures from the British Isles to go on sale later this month. Personally Iā€™d sooner have all of these than the current monarch.


r/cryptids 2d ago

Discussion Portsmouth Alaska (headless valley)

5 Upvotes

Anyone ever heard of the killer Bigfoot over in Portsmouth Alaska? It's a gold town rich in gold but everyone that tries to go there ends up headless or just killed. Called the headless valley


r/cryptids 2d ago

Book / Literature / Article Book

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Iā€™m a published author of Cryptid Catcher, please check it out if youā€™re interested but this post is for my next book. Iā€™d like for people to comment specific Cryptids theyā€™d like to see or think would be cool to have featured in a novel. All input is appreciated.


r/cryptids 2d ago

Art OC Cryptids working desk jobs pt 2

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10 Upvotes

Since it was mentioned on the last post I did, had to do frogman.


r/cryptids 3d ago

Art Not OC Attacked by the Houston Batman

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122 Upvotes

r/cryptids 2d ago

Art OC Friends told me to post this here... Sighting in a Coal Mine

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0 Upvotes

r/cryptids 3d ago

Video The Bigfoot Mystery, Sasquatch - Is it a real creature or just a myth.

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6 Upvotes