Creatures & Monsters

Human history is rich with stories of mysterious creatures and monsters, from ancient spirits present at the beginning of the Universe to unexplained sightings of unusual animals.

Cryptids

• Abominable Snowman : Alternative name for the Yeti.
• Big Foot : AKA Sasquatch, North-American equivalent of the Yeti.
• Bunyip : Mythological creature from indigenous Australian folklore.
• Chupacabra : Legendary creature said to inhabit areas of Northern and Southern America.
• Flying Rods : Mysterious rod-shaped objects or beings.
• Lochness Monster : Creature said to inhabit the Scottish lake Loch Ness.
• Mapinguari : A prehistoric creature, either ape-like or sloth-like, said to have lived in the Amazon rain forests of South America.
• Mokele mbembe : Lake monster said to inhabit the swamps in the Republic of the Congo and central Africa.
• Mothman : A West Virginia cryptid said to be a grayish-brown 7-foot tall half-human half-bird with enormous wings.
• Nandi Bear : A vicious beast, named for the Nandi people among whom it was reported to have lived in western Kenya.
• Sasquatch : Alternative name for Bigfoot.
• Thunderbird : A magical bird from Native American folklore.
• Unicorn : Horse-like creature with a single horn on its forehead and possessing magical powers.
• werewolf : A creature formed by the transformation of a human into a wolf by the influence of the moon.
• Yeti : Ape-like creature said to inhabit the Himalayas.
• Yowie : A legendary creature said to inhabit the wilderness of Australia.

Mythological Creatures & Characters

• Achor : Cyrenean word for Beelzebub.
• Adamastor : Phantom of the Cape of Good Hope.
• Agathodemon : Benevolent spirit, shaped like a serpent with a human head.
• Alastor : Evil household spirit.
• Alberich : Dwarf magician living during the 5th and 8th centuries AD.
• Bacchus : Greek god of wine, celebration and excess.
• Banshee : Benevolent household spirit, said to wail at the death of a family member.
• Basilisk : King of reptiles, said to kill with a glance.
• Beelzebub : "Lord of the Flies", or "Prince of the Devils".
• Belphegor
• Cacodaemon : Evil spirit. In medieval times, sometimes used to name the 12th house of the horoscope figure.
• Caduceus
• Caliban : In Shakespeare's The Tempest, the name of a deformed half-human offspring of a devil and a witch.
• Cambion : Half-human offspring of an incubus and a succubus.
• Cerberus
• Chichevache
• Chimera
• Cockatrice
• Dragon: Creature often represented as a, winged, fire-breathing reptile with crested head, a long tail, claws and teeth.
• Genii : A supernatural creature in Arabian mythology and Islam.
• Hecate
• Incubus
• Leprechaun : A magical elf-like creature, possibly stashing a pot of gold.
• Succubus
• Thoth
• zombie : A reanimated, soulless corpse.

See also: Lycanthropy: The transformation of a human into the form and characteristics of an animal.