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Let’s Talk About Cryptids

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Tracking the Cryptic Cryptid: The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

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Playing Paranormal Pinball: John Keel’s The Mothman Prophecies

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Illustration depicting the cryptid Mothman: a gray humanoid figure with red glowing eyes and large wings

Investigating the Mothman: The Paranormal Shows Tackle the Famous Cryptid

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From the Cosmic to the Personal: Laurel Hightower’s Below

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Screenshot from Cryptozoo: humans visit the pen of an elephant-like creature with a scaled crocodile-like tail.

Saving the World One Cryptid at a Time: Dash Shaw’s Cryptozoo (2021)

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Cryptid Conservation Corps: Seanan McGuire’s Discount Armageddon

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Selection from Frame 352 of the Patterson Gimlin Bigfoot film, depicting the ape-man cryptid walking through a forest clearing.

Bigfoot: King of the Cryptids

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Scene from the 1977 TV movie Snowbeast: a Yeti-like creature peers through a window.

Keeping It Mysterious: Snowbeast (1977)

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The Secret History of Bigfoot by John O'Connor

Tracking the North American Bigfooter: John O’Connor’s The Secret History of Bigfoot

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Title card for Finding Bigfoot on Animal Planet

Never Give Up Hope:­ Finding Bigfoot in North America

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Still from a CGI recreation of a Bigfoot sighting, from the TV series "Finding Bigfoot"

Bigfoot Around the World: Finding Bigfoot Goes Overseas

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Book cover of Wild Life by Molly Gloss

When Bigfoot Finds You: Molly Gloss’ Wild Life

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Still from Bigfoot (2009) in which the protagonist, Percy, meets the titular Bigfoot

Bigfoot for Kids: Bigfoot (2009) and Cry Wilderness (1987)

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Show Logo of Paranormal Highway, showing Bigfoot and a UFO

Bigfoot on the Paranormal Highway (2022)

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Book cover of Escape From Kathmandu by Kim Stanley Robinson

The Enlightened Yeti: Kim Stanley Robinson’s Escape From Kathmandu

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Image from Harry and the Hendersons, in which the Bigfoot "Harry" poses for a photo with the Henderson family

My Big Sweet Hairy Buddy: Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

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Artist's rendition of a Chupacabra, a canine-like cryptid with dark hairless skin and red eyes

A Vampiric Mystery: Tales of the Chupacabra

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Artist's rendering of the Chupacabra, as seen in an episode of MonsterQuest

MonsterQuest Hunts the Chupacabra

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A Screenshot of The X-Files, showing a wall with graffiti saying "El chupacabra vive!"

Chupacabra as Metaphor:  The X-Files, “El Mundo Gira”

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