Cryptids

Reports of Strange Creatures that cant possibly exist…. BUT DO.

The Thetis Lake Monster

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-thetis-lake-monster 20th Dec 2022 -  An inhabitant of Thetis Lake in British Columbia (Canada), this creature was first seen in 1972. Said to be part-human and part-reptilian/fish, …

The Elmendorf Beast

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-elmendorf-beast 20th Dec 2022 -  Seen in Elmendorf, Texas (US), The Beast is very much like the Chupacabra stories often told in Mexico (and The Lower West). Described as a hair …

Gowrow

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/gowrow 20th Dec 2022 -  First reported in The State of Arkansas (US) in 1897, The Gowrow is said to live in high mountain and hill caves. Described as a 20-foot long sn …

The Fishman

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-fishman 20th Dec 2022 -  Fishman is another legend told of in Northern Spain (and goes back to 1650). The Fishman is reported to be a humanoid fish-like creature of incr …

Kongamato

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/kongamato 20th Dec 2022 - Reported in 1923, The Kongamato had been seen in Angola, Western Zambia and The Congo (Africa). Described as a smaller version of the extinct Prehisto …

The Bear Lake Monster

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-bear-lake-monster 20th Dec 2022 -  From The American State of Utah, come the stories of The Bear Lake Monster. First reported in the 19th Century (and last reported as late as 200 …

The Wild Man of Navidad

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-wild-man-of-navidad 20th Dec 2022 -  Reported in 1837 in The Navidad River Bottoms, of Texas The Wild Man (as it was called then), was possibly one of the first widely reported Bigf …

The Hooks Island Monster

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-hooks-island-monster 20th Dec 2022 -  Photographed in 1965 off of Hooks Island in Queensland, Australia, many feel that the sighting and subsequent photos were faked. A Family out on …

Skunk Ape

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/skunk-ape 20th Dec 2022 -  A creature that is said to live in The Florida (US) Swamps, The Skunk Ape was given it's name due to the overpowering stench that is associated …

The Hawkesbury River Monster

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-hawkesbury-river-monster 20th Dec 2022 - Said to exist in New South Wales, Australia (The Hawkesbury River) the creature is compared to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster . Said to be 40 feet long, …

''Altie'', The Altamaha River Monster

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/altie-the-altamaha-river-monster 20th Dec 2022 -  Sometimes called Altie , it is a reputed Nessie -type creature seen in The Altamaha River, in Georgia (US). Reported by Native Americans as far …

The Honey Island Swamp Monster

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-honey-island-swamp-monster 20th Dec 2022 -  From Louisiana (US), comes the strange story of The Swamp Monster of Honey Island. Sightings started in 1963. Said to be humanoid in appearance, …