The Ultimate Guide to USA's Hidden Beasts: 73 Terrifying Cryptids, Ghosts & Myths

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The American landscape is haunted. Beyond the familiar stories of Bigfoot and the Mothman lies a vast, hidden bestiary of homegrown monsters, each one a dark reflection of the landscape that created it. This documentary is a definitive survey of that new mythology, a journey to every dark and unlit corner of the continent to chronicle the strange, the terrifying, and the forgotten. This video explores over 70 of America's most fascinating mythical beasts. We will journey from the great ape-like creatures of the deep woods to the serpentine monsters of our deepest lakes. We'll uncover the violent phantoms of the frontier, the bizarre "fearsome critters" of lumberjack lore, the terrifying winged horrors that haunt our skies, and the transformative legends of Native American tradition. This is a map of our fears and a testament to the power of folklore. Each of these stories is a candidate for a future deep-dive investigation, and this is your chance to decide our next subject. After watching, go to the comments and tell us: which of these legends deserves its own deep dive? TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:03 Bigfoot 00:05:08 The Skunk Ape 00:07:52 The Fouke Monster 00:10:23 The Momo 00:12:24 The Wood Booger 00:15:05 The Beast of Bray Road 00:18:36 The Michigan Dog Man 00:20:46 The Ozark Howler 00:22:34 The Wampus Cat 00:25:00 The Shunka Warakin 00:27:42 The Miniwashitu 00:30:08 The Taku-He 00:31:56 The Wolf Woman of Mobile 00:33:55 The Chupacabra 00:37:18 The Pope Lick Monster 00:39:57 The Maryland Goatman 00:42:13 The Pukwudgie 00:44:36 The Menehune 00:46:42 The Dover Demon 00:49:02 The Melon Heads 00:51:07 The Enfield Horror 00:53:13 The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp 00:55:36 The Grinning Man 00:57:52 The Bunnyman 01:00:02 The Nain Rouge 01:02:23 The Green Lady 01:04:34 Huggin' Molly 01:06:33 The Dark Watchers 01:08:31 The Urayuli 01:09:49 The Dzoavits 01:11:34 The Flying Heads 01:13:18 The Elephant Man 01:15:34 The Fresno Nightcrawlers 01:17:39 La Llorona 01:20:15 The Banshee of the Badlands 01:22:11 El Muerto 01:24:25 The Boo Hag 01:26:42 The Stikini 01:28:41 The Spearfinger 01:31:14 Mercy Brown 01:34:02 The Thunderbird 01:36:56 The Teratorns 01:38:44 The Mothman 01:41:43 The Jersey Devil 01:44:39 The Snallygaster 01:46:49 The Van Meter Visitor 01:49:17 The Hodag 01:51:39 The Jackalope 01:53:39 The Splintercat 01:55:52 The Slide-Rock Bolter 01:57:42 The Squonk 01:59:11 The Wapaloosies 02:00:42 The Whintosser 02:02:54 Champ 02:05:21 Memphre 02:06:48 Chessie 02:08:20 The Flathead Lake Monster 02:10:00 Tahoe Tessie 02:11:48 Sharlie 02:13:23 The Bear Lake Monster 02:15:15 Cassie 02:16:48 The Lake Worth Monster 02:18:47 The Mud Mermaid 02:20:12 The Kushtaka 02:22:47 The Beast of Busco 02:24:57 Sinkhole Sam 02:26:38 The Oklahoma Octopus 02:29:29 The Altamaha-ha 02:30:47 The Mo'o 02:33:01 The Tizheruk 02:35:42 The Rougarou 02:37:21 The Skinwalker 02:39:38 The Wendigo #Cryptids #Documentary #AmericanFolklore