The Bureau of Monster Affairs is the governmental organization in charge of regulating monster hunting in the United States. One of its most important duties is designating what creatures qualify as “monsters,” so that hunters don’t kill the wrong things. In the early days of the organization, the BMA did this by maintaining the Official…
Also Known As: Faun, Lake Worth Monster (Texas), Pope Lick Monster (Kentucky), Satyr Description: The goatman is a bipedal humanoid resembling the faun or satyr of ancient mythology. He has the lower body of a goat and the upper body of a man with ram’s horns growing out of his head. The creature’s size varies…
Also Known As: Corocotta, Crocuta, Kynolykos, Leucrocotta, Yena Description: The crocotta has the body of an extremely large dog, sometimes as large as a mule. Its head resembles that of a hyena and it has cloven hooves, a horse-like mane, and a tail that resembles that of a lion. Its fur ranges in color…
Also Known As: Duende (Latin America, Philippines, Portugal, Spain), Hiisi (Finland), Kallikantzaros (Greek) Description: Goblins are small, ugly humanoids three to four feet tall. They have thin, spindly arms and legs, large yellow eyes, slightly pointed ears, and mouths full of small, pointed teeth. Their thick, rubbery skin ranges in color from brownish green to…
Also Known As: Loup-Garou, Roux-Ga-Roux, or Rugaru Description: Although these creatures are most often encountered as humanoid wolf creatures similar to the Adlet, varieties of rougarou with characteristics of other animals, including cows, horses, pigs, and even otters have been reported. In all cases, the rougarou appears as a bipedal humanoid with an animal head…
Also Known As: None Known Description: The chud’beth is a humanoid creature six to nine feet tall with short legs and long, stocky arms. Instead of hands, it has four twelve-inch claws a the end of each arm similar in appearance to a mole’s. The creature’s head is reminiscent of an armadillo, only with…
Also Known As: Erqigdlit, Wolfman Description: The adlet looks like the classic “wolfman” of movie fame. The creature stands between six and eight feet tall and has human-like hands ending in sharp claws. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Also Known As: Megalogaster repercussus Description: The gumberoo looks like an extremely fat black bear, but is completely hairless except for its prominent eyebrows and bristly hairs on its chin. The creature’s skin is dark, smooth, and extremely tough; some witnesses describe it as “rubbery” or “leathery.” Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Also Known As: Specific road ghosts often have their own names, often based on the road they haunt (“The Route 44 Haint”), their (presumed) identity in life (“The Ghost of Old Jeb Roberts”), or some other well-known trait (“The Mississippi Trucker”). They are sometimes mistaken for Phantom Hitchhikers. Description: Road ghosts appear to be…
Also Known As: Vanishing Hitchhiker. Some frequently-occurring phantom hitchhikers also have local names or nicknames. Description: Phantom hitchhikers appear to be normal people in need of a ride. While some phantom hitchhikers act oddly or are silent, many carry on conversations with the driver who picks them up and give no indication as to their…
