Cryptids of the USA

Discover the stories of cryptids from US folklore.

ape like creature

Bigfoot (Pacific Northwest + various)

original drawing wendigo

Wendigo (Northeast USA + Canada)

large angry ape like creature

Grafton Monster of W. Virginia

scaly sea serpent

Gloucester Sea Serpent of Massachusetts

cat like creature long pointed ears, in a red velvet robe sitting in a brown leather chair, fake magazine cover

El Chupacabra (southern US + Latin America)

shadowy figure with wolf head, black and white image

Michigan Dogman

champ lake monster

Champ the Vermont lake monster

original drawing mothman, black creature with red wings and red glowing eyes

Mothman legend of W. Virginia

The USA with its vast and varied geography, is home to some of the world's most infamous cryptids - and a whole lot of lesser known ones.


From the well-trodden tales of Bigfoot - probably the most famous creature never proven to exist - to the serpent-like creatures of the seas and lakes, like Champ, the lake cryptid of Vermont.


There are thousands of mysterious USA creatures that live somewhere between imagination and reality and this page is dedicated to all of them (more added as i get to them!).