Folkloric Creatures and Monsters from Where You're From(Or Anywhere)

[Zerohour2k12]

Hey Guys! Do your have any Folkloric Creatures and Monsters from where you're from ore anywhere in general that's Cool or Scary?

I'll start things off with.

The Tikbalang

It's a malevolent spirit lurks in the shadows of forests and the darkest mountains of the Philippines. Capable of adopting physical form, the most terrifying of which being a massive half-human, half-horse hybrid, the Filipino Tikbálang thrives on chaos.

Basically a Trickster Bojack Horseman.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Our local hockey team is named after our only notable cryptid
Said cryptid even got its own PS1 game and a cameo in Soul Hackers
beat THAT, New York

 

[Zerohour2k12]

Our local hockey team is named after our only notable cryptid
Said cryptid even got its own PS1 game and a cameo in Soul Hackers
beat THAT, New York
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Cool! I've heard about this in some shows, correct me if I'm wrong but it's said that some lady in a church gave birth to this creature and it flew off into the night and some say that there are still recent sightings.

 

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There are many, but my favorite by far is Boitatá:

 

[Mr. SyS]

Ayy lmaos. Your government wants you to think they're funny!

 

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Also love this cutie (her name is Iara/Uiara):

 

[Tonberry]

TROLL

 

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And this one is called Mapinguari, all the favs of mine!

 

[SolemnlyDoc]

Not exactly local to me, but from my country: my favorite cryptid, Mothman

 

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Not exactly local to me, but from my country: my favorite cryptid, Mothman
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I remember playing an indie narrative game based on this guy lol it was peak actually... I'll see if I still can find the link!

Edit: there we goooooo!

Mothmen 1966

At the edge of reality, where nightmare creatures lurk... November, 1966. The Leonid

www.gog.com

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I was gonna name-drop the Beast of Gévaudan, but it turns out it was real...

 

[cjl8336 cjl8336]

The strzyga/striga of Polish folklore

 

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The strzyga/striga of Polish folklore
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Neat lore!!

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

There are quite a few here they're mostly maritime legends, like El Caleuche: a ghost ship crewed by demons and witches, can change its form at will among other "abilities" to keep itself hidden.

 

[bjork]

There supposedly used to be a one-legged hooker that hung out over by Circle K on the highway a few miles from here, but I've yet to see a one-legged person in this town, much less a lady of the night.