Category: Cryptids

  • The Weirdly Bugle: Issue 4

    The Weirdly Bugle: Issue 4

    The past week was full of stories in true crime and cryptids! Catch up now…

  • The Weirdly Bugle: Issue 2

    The Weirdly Bugle: Issue 2

    This week’s issue of the Weirdly Bugle has a little something for everyone! A cryptid, a mystery, a serial killer and D.B. Cooper?!

  • Appalachian Folklore & Folkways: Pt. 2

    Appalachian Folklore & Folkways: Pt. 2

    Our second installment into the legends, monsters and folk remedies of the Appalachian region.

  • Appalachian Folklore and Folkways: Pt. 1

    Appalachian Folklore and Folkways: Pt. 1

    Our first installment into the legends, monsters and folk remedies of the Appalachian region.

  • Djinn

    Djinn

    Djinn are supernatural creatures in Middle Eastern folklore. They are said to be made of fire, invisible to the human eye, and capable of shapeshifting. Djinn are often depicted as being powerful and dangerous creatures, but they can also be helpful and benevolent.

  • The Slender Man Stabbing

    The Slender Man Stabbing

    The Slender Man stabbing was a near-fatal stabbing that took place in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on May 31, 2014. Two 12-year-old girls, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, lured their friend Payton Leutner into the woods and stabbed her 19 times in an attempt to please Slender Man, a fictional horror character.

  • The Mishipeshu

    The Mishipeshu

    Mishipeshu (also spelled Mishibijiw) is a powerful mythological creature in the folklore of North America. It is often described as a giant underwater panther said to live in the depths of Lake Superior.

  • The Bunyip

    The Bunyip

    The Bunyip is a legendary creature of Australian Aboriginal mythology. It is said to be a large, water-dwelling beast with a long neck, powerful jaws, and a thick hide. The bunyip is a popular subject of Australian folklore, and it has been featured in many books, movies, and television shows. In recent years, there has…

  • The Pope Lick Monster

    The Pope Lick Monster

    What’s part man, part goat and part sheep? It’s not Krako…it’s Kentucky’s Pope Lick Monster! This week we talk about an urban legend that draws people to a train trestle and possibly their doom.

  • The Bennington Triangle

    The Bennington Triangle

    You may have heard of The Bermuda Triangle, or even The Bridgewater Triangle . . . but what about the haunting stories from Vermont? The Bennington Triangle has its own history of disappearances, murders and even a man-eating stone?