Monsters and Creatures

Here are the list of the Monsters and Creatures that appeared throughout the three seasons of Lost Tapes.

## Chupacabra

The Chupcabra or "Goat Sucker" is a murderous dog-like creature who like a vampire, sucks their victims’ blood, who die instantly because of the severe injuries they concur (the chupcabra attacks their prey at their weakest point: biting down their throats; necks and absorbing the very nutrient that keeps them alive: blood!

## Bigfoot

**Bigfoot** (aka Sasquatch or Skunk Ape) earned its name from the gigantic footprints, it is said to leave behind. Thousands of sightings of this large, hairy, ape-like humanoid creature have been reported in forested areas in many parts of North America, with most occuring in the wilderness areas of northern California as well as other parts of the Pacific Northwest and Canada.

## Monster of Monterey

The Monster of Monterey is a sea monster related to the Loch Ness Monster.

In recent years, there has been numerous disappearances in Monterey Bay, along with sightings of a creature previously unknown to science. Locals often say the monster is responsible for the disappearances. It makes sense since for thousands of years, sailors have told stories of sea monsters lurking in the depths waiting for unlucky sailors fall into the water. In 1925, the carcass of a strange creature washed up onto Moores Beach.

In 1977, a Japanese trawler hooks the rotting carcass of a bizzare animal. Tests on the carcass couldn't identify the beast (yes they did, it was a whale/basking shark carcass). Many believe it is a Plesiosaur in Monterey Bay, but no evidence has ever been found.

## Swamp Creature

**Swamp Creature** (aka Honey Island Swamp Monster) is a cryptid that is said to be half man and half alligator. It was reported to have seen in Honey Island Swamp, Louisiana since 1963. The Local Cajuns call it the "*Tainted Keitre*". According to Native American legend, the swamp creature (called "*Letiche*") was said to be a little boy who was raised by alligators and ate flesh.

It is said to be covered in a thick coat of matted gray or brown hair. Its yellow eyes are seemingly reptilian, and the smell it emits has been called the stench of death. This primitive creature has long been blamed for the deaths of livestock and the mysterious disappearances of children in adjacent areas.

## Devil Dragon

The **Devil Dragon** (aka Megalania) is said to be a giant, prehistoric lizard that continues to roam the rainforests of Australia some 40,000 years after it is said to have gone extinct.

It is said to be twice the size of today's Komodo dragon, growing to be at least 20 to 25 feet long. According to the Lost Tapes site, it is considered as a living fossil, "known to science as *Megalania prisca*, the largest ground-dwelling lizard that's ever lived...with large, serrated teeth that bend inward and sharp claws for ripping through flesh, Megalania was likely a fearsome predator."

## Cave Demons

Cave Demons are bat-like creatures that have been known to terrorize their enemies when they are disturbed.

They are described as having black or gray fur, a monkey-like face, clawed feet and a 10-15 foot wingspan. In other stories of war soldiers, they have described as having eerie feminine features. As Corporal Wade had mistook one of the creatures as a woman upon first glance in the episode.

## Death Raptor

**Death Raptor** (aka Owlman of Mawnan) is a cryptid that was first reported in the rural village in Cornwall, England in 1976.

According to the Lost Tapes site description, The Owlman is described as half-man/half-owl, 4-5 feet tall with gray feathers and large clawed feet. It's said that the Owlman makes loud screeching and hissing sound.

## Megaconda

**Megaconda** is believed to be a giant anaconda, and was in fact a real specimen. The Brazilians called the terrifyingly enormous snake "Matatoro" or bull killer, after the half-swallowed bull they claimed to have found inside it. It was found in 1948.

## Thunderbird

**Thunderbird** is a cryptid of Native American legend that is said to be an enormous flying creature with a wingspan more than twice the length of a 5 war canoes (approximately 100 feet).

When Thunderbird flaps its wings, the sound of thunder can be heard. According to the Lost Tapes site, "Some cryptozoologists today compare thunderbirds to pterosaurs, giant birds of prey that roamed the skies 115 million years ago." Thunderbirds are mostly described like giant, murderous eagles.

## Skinwalker

A **skinwalker** is a creature from Native American folklore that lives in Arizona.

The skinwalker isn't really said to be a creature, but a socerer that can turn into any animal they want to be. The individual has to murder one of their family in order to become a skinwalker. A skinwalker has the ability to mimic the voice of anyone or anybody it wants to. In order to transform into a specific animal, they must acquire the pelt to acquire the spirit and power of the animal. However, a skinwalker gains a new natural form that resembles to werewolf. There is an area in Utah called Skinwalker Ranch where numerous strange occurences have happened including skinwalker activity.

## Mothman

The Mothman is a strange birdlike quasi-humanoid reported from Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia. It was seen before the silver bridge collapsed. It is a harbinger of doom.

In West Virginia folklore, the **Mothman** is a creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the *Point Pleasant Register* dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something". The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States.

The Mothman was introduced to a wider audience by Gray Barker in 1970. and was later popularized by John Keel in his 1975 book *The Mothman Prophecies*, claiming that there were supernatural events related to the sightings, and a connection to the collapse of the Silver Bridge.

## Death Worm

The **Death Worm** (aka the Mongolian Death Worm) is an extremely dangerous cryptid believed to dwell in burrows beneath the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia.

Death worms are generally described as being anywhere from 2 to 5 feet in length and 2 inches thick and having bright red bodies with no discernable head or tail resembling a bloody intestine, hence the worms' nickname of "olgoi khorkoi," or "large intestine worm".

## Hellhound

A Hellhound is a mythological creature originating from European mythology which according to legend, if you see it three times, you will quickly meet your untimely death.

Legend says if you glance at the hell hound once, you would have good luck. However, if you see the dog two times, you would experience sorrow, such as a loss of a friend or loved one. But if you see it three times, you will surely die. Descriptions of the creature range from a medium sized,pale-white dog with yellow eyes, to a large, black dog with claws and glowing red eyes. But some still believe it is out there.

## Vampire

The vampire is a monster defined in that it sucks the blood of humans. It is usually a human corpse that comes to life and feeds on human blood.

The typical vampire is a usually tall, mostly pale creature, who has an eternal taste for blood. The vampire always comes out at night, either as a bat, a wolf, or as a cloaked figure. If a vampire is to come into sunlight, it will combust into ashes.

The modern vampire is armed with sharp fangs, and can use hypnosis to stun victims as it goes in for the kill. Rarely, the vampire will spare the victim, making that person turn into another vampire. However, a vampire isn't immortal; it can be killed by a stake through the heart, or by decapitation. It may also be warded off by garlic or a crucifix, which will keep them at bay, but won't kill them.

## Lizard Man

The **Lizard Man** (aka Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp) is a cryptid that is said to be a humanoid reptilian or has dinosaur-like characteristics.

Most witnesses describe that the Lizard Man has green, scaly skin and three-toed feet and hands. Also, on the Lost Tapes site, "each of its digits has a circular pad that allows it to cling to trees and walls, much like a gecko. Standing an intimidating 7 feet in height, Lizard Man is said to be extremely fast and incredibly powerful, capable of ripping open cars with its bare hands. Most firsthand accounts of this creature also describe its glowing red eyes."

## Southern Sasquatch

In Arkansas folklore, the **Fouke Monster** is said to have been seen in Fouke in Miller County, Arkansas, during the early 1970s. The creature was accused of attacking a local family. Initial sightings of the creature were concentrated in the Jonesville/Boggy Creek area, where it was blamed for the destruction of local livestock. Later, sightings were reported several hundred miles to the north and the east of Fouke. The monster may initially have been created when misidentified bears were seen and some of the purported tracks may have been forged.

The creature was named by journalist Jim Powell, who reported on it for the *Texarkana Gazette* and the *Texarkana Daily News*.

## Werewolf

A **werewolf** (aka Lycanthrope) is a person who is half-man and half-wolf and has the ability to transform into a wolf or wolf-like creature. A werewolf can only shape-shifts under a full moon.

It is said that werewolves have extra-human senses and strength far beyond that of a normal wolf or human. The Lost Tapes description states that according to legend, the werewolf can be identified in their human form by their low-set ears, curved fingernails, swinging stride, eyebrows that meet at the bridge of the nose and bristles under the tongue. Some claim that, if cut, a werewolf will have fur in their wound. In their wolf form, the werewolf of legend commonly looks like a regular wolf with no tail, human eyes and the capability of speech."

## Death Crawler

The **Death Crawler** is a giant killer centipede that roams the forests of South America. The world's largest living centipede is the Amazonian giant centipede/Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede (scientific name is Scolopendra gigantea). It is regularly 10 to 12 inches, but one reported specimen in Venezuela measures to 18 inches in length.

According to the Lost Tapes site, it feeds on "frogs, tarantulas, birds, lizards, rodents and even bats, catching them mid-flight as the centipede hangs from a cave ceiling."

It is also "a very swift runner and highly adept climber. Like all centipedes, it has modified claws that curve around its head and deliver venom to its prey." The venom causes fever and swelling to the area where the bite is, and can be fatal if not taken care of immediately.

## White River Monster

In Arkansas folklore, the **White River Monster** is a large creature reportedly first spotted off the banks of the White River near Newport in northeastern Arkansas.

Although reported in the press as a "monster", it is reported to be deeply loved by neighborhood residents near this portion of the White River, and the monster is referred to locally as "Whitey".

While the existence of the creature is not controversial, the question has arisen as to identifying it with a known species. Biologist Roy Mackal was persuaded that the monster was an elephant seal. Joe Nickell has criticized this conclusion due to the White River being well out of the range of elephant seals. His conclusion is that the monster(s) were Florida manatees.

## Jersey Devil

The **Jersey Devil** (aka Leeds Devil) is a legendary creature or cryptid said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey. The creature is often described as a flying biped with hooves, but there are many variations.

The Jersey Devil has hooves of goat, head of a horse wings of a bat and stands on 4 legs between a monkey and a dog. It also has clawed hands, glowing red eyes, and a forked tail.

The Jersey Devil is part of a legend that dates back to 1735. "Mother" Leeds was about to give birth to her 13th child when she screamed "Let this one be the Devil!" and like that the baby turned into the monster that we know of today. According to the Lost Tapes site, "[t]he devilish abomination slaughtered its mother and father, several of the midwives and many of its siblings. It then flew up the chimney and escaped to the Pine Barrens."

## Alien

An **Alien** (aka E.T/Extraterrestrial) is an organism that is not from Earth, possibly from another galaxy. Alien sightings have dated back a long time, and many civilizations believed that they were gods.

Aliens can be described in any shape or form whatsoever, depending on the witness or the abductee. In Lost Tapes, the alien is a species of parasite that resembles a wasp that kills its host from the inside-out.

## Bear Lake Monster

The **Bear Lake Monster** is a being appearing in folklore near Bear Lake, on the Utah–Idaho border.

The myth originally grew from articles written in the 19th century by Joseph C. Rich, a Mormon colonizer in the area, purporting to report second-hand accounts of sightings of the creature. However, he later recanted the stories.

In recent years the monster is considered to be a tourist attraction. The last reported sighting of the monster was in 2002.

## Dover Demon

The **Dover Demon** is a cryptid that appears only in Dover, Massachusetts and was first sighted on April 21, 1977.

According to the Lost Tapes description, it can be described as an "alien-like creature that has a watermelon-shaped head and a body like a lanky monkey. The demon also had very large eye sockets with ugly eyes, but no other perceptible facial features were reported. The demon appeared to stand no more than 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall with a hairy body and a bright orange skin tone."

Many scientists and other experts have tried to figure out what the Dover Demon could possibly be. Some say it is an alien or mutant animal. Zoologists believed that the demon could have been a baby moose (having similar features to the demon). "However, Lorne Coleman, a cryptozoologist, thinks that line of reasoning is flawed since no moose existed in eastern Massachusetts during that time, plus young moose are much larger than the creature Dover witnesses saw."

The Dover Demon is depicted as being a fiercely territorial creature that will attack and even kill anyone that comes within its territory. However, it is also seems to be curious as it observes the group for a few hours before it attacks. The creature is clever enough to build traps such as pitfalls, presumably to trap potential prey or invaders. The demon's hunting method is to herd potential prey or invaders into this trap where it will then finish them off. The Dover Demon also seems to like to toy with its prey since it seems to deceive Chad into shooting Royce and could've just herded the group into the trap from the beginning.

## Zombies

The zombie is a being between life, and death; as such, it has extremely rotten, and molded flesh and bone due to being in the grave so long so. The zombie is also shown to be in many video game genres such as: Left 4 Dead, Resident Evil, etc. But the zombie isn't weak, despite it's crippling appearance, and stiff movements.

Due to the fact that the zombies aren't decayed, it is "believed" you can become one. Zombies are normally a dead people whose immune system is off. Smarter zombies are much more athletic than humans. The reason people can become tomb zombies is that is the second type or stage of zombified.

## Kraken

The **Kraken** is a creature of Norwegian mythology, and it is said that it had large eyes the size of dinner plates, a high forehead and tentacles the size of ships.

Most people say that the giant squid could be the Kraken, while others disagree, saying that it is instead the newly discovered Colossal Squid. However, in Lost Tapes, the Kraken is shown to resemble a colossal squid, albeit larger, with red skin and long tentacles. The kraken is also shown to have gigantic blue eyes, as seen in the end of the episode where it kills off James Werner.

## Strigoi Vampire

**Strigoi** is a vampire like creatures originating from Romania that were believed to be the spirits of deceased people who had led troubled lives.

According to Romanian folklore, most strigoi had crimson-colored hair, indigo-colored eyes and two hearts, but it was difficult to recognize one of them since they usually took the form of other entities/creatures in order to fool their attackers. This spirit survived by draining blood from people and often transformed into random creatures, persons, and poltergeists in order to create chaos in the real world. For example, Romanians blamed strigoi for conditions like disease and famine. Strigoi can also shape-shift and disguised themselves into any animal or person by mimicking their voices, and can disappear out of thin air all of sudden.

## Poltergeist

A **poltergeist** (/ˈpoʊltərˌɡaɪst/ or /ˈpɒltərˌɡaɪst/; German for "noisy ghost" or "noisy spirit") is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed. Most claims about or fictional descriptions of poltergeists show them as capable of pinching, biting, hitting, and tripping people. They are also depicted as capable of the movement or levitation of objects such as furniture and cutlery, or noises such as knocking on doors.

They have traditionally been described as troublesome spirits who haunt a particular person instead of a specific location. Some variation of poltergeist folklore is found in many different cultures. Early claims of spirits that supposedly harass and torment their victims date back to the 1st century, but references to poltergeists became more common in the early 17th century.

## Devil Monkey

The **Devil Monkey** is a black aggressive North-American ape. It is described as being like a 3-toed primate of some sort with pointed ears that is 4-6 feet tall. It has the intelligence of a chimpanzee, the strength of a gorilla, the appearance similar to a baboon, the speed of a cheetah, the legs of a kangaroo, and with the strange ability to leap 20 bounds across an entire field.

## Yeti

In the folklore of Nepal, the **Yeti** is an ape-like creature taller than an average human, that is said to inhabit the Himalayan and Siberian regions of East Asia. It has an appearance incredibly similar to Bigfoot, only being differentiated by its white fur.

## Wendigo

A **Wendigo** is a cannibalistic deer-like creature that is known to eat human flesh. It is also said to be a cursed human and is said to be very strong and dangerous.

The wendigo has a deer head or a deer skull (as shown in Lost Tapes). It's body is human-like but with brown fur. It can possess a human who has resorted to cannibalism and give that person an insatiable hunger for human flesh so it can kill friends of the human. The possessed victim has the ability to mimics peoples voices, have inhuman strength, and have sharp fangs and claws. (as shown in Lost Tapes)

The wendigo is rather zombified, as its spine and parts of its rib cage are visible.

## Quetzalcoatl

**Quetzalcoatl** (aka Q: The Serpent God) is Mexican mythological god who was worshipped by the Aztecs, possibly even before their time. It is said to be the god of vegetation, because it is associated with maize, rain and water.

Quetzalcoatl is a combination of a quetzal bird's head and tail with a snake's body that's covered in feathers.

## Beast of Bray Road

The Beast of Bray Road is very similar to that of a werewolf, except that there is no recorded sightings of it "shifting" into a monster like wolf. However, they are described to be werewolf like creatures with gray hair, long, pointy ears, a snout and claws. Witnesses claim that they stand 4 feet while on all fours, while other witnesses claim that they stand at least 7 feet tall while on it's hind legs with a very muscular build and seem to be slightly hunched over in some accounts.

Sightings, however, may have a clue as to what it is because this beast has not just been spotted near this county road but also near other places where similar encounters occur. It is indeed popular that the Michigan Dogman is possibly of the same species as this creature.

However, during 1987 is when a mass hysteria about this creature arose.

## Reptilian

A **Reptilian** is a human with reptilelike features. According to the Lost Tapes site, "the serpent found in the book of Genesis in the Bible might be considered a reptilian, since the text sometimes describes it as having legs, and it's associated with Satan."

Reptilians are considered as intelligent beings, and are bipedal, have patchy green skin, webbed hands and toes, glowing eyes, (and sometimes a muscular build).