Chasing Cryptids

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Encounter File 015: Champ – The Sandra Mansi Ph...

July 23, 2026
On July 5, 1977, Sandra Mansi was on the shore of Lake Champlain when she saw an object rise from the water, revealing what looked like the long neck and...

Encounter File 015: Champ – The Sandra Mansi Ph...

July 23, 2026
On July 5, 1977, Sandra Mansi was on the shore of Lake Champlain when she saw an object rise from the water, revealing what looked like the long neck and...
Encounter File 013: Dogman – The Wexford County...

July 23, 2026
During the summer of 1987, residents of Wexford County, Michigan began reporting encounters with a massive wolf-like creature that stood and moved on two legs, with broad shoulders, clawed hands,...

Encounter File 013: Dogman – The Wexford County...

July 23, 2026
During the summer of 1987, residents of Wexford County, Michigan began reporting encounters with a massive wolf-like creature that stood and moved on two legs, with broad shoulders, clawed hands,...
Encounter File 012: Ozark Howler – The Branson ...

July 23, 2026
Throughout the late 1990s, residents, hunters, and campers in the Ozark Mountains near Branson, Missouri began reporting encounters with a large unidentified canine unlike any known regional wildlife. Witnesses described...

Encounter File 012: Ozark Howler – The Branson ...

July 23, 2026
Throughout the late 1990s, residents, hunters, and campers in the Ozark Mountains near Branson, Missouri began reporting encounters with a large unidentified canine unlike any known regional wildlife. Witnesses described...
Encounter File 011: Thunderbird – The Lawndale ...

July 23, 2026
On the evening of July 25, 1977, three boys playing near a schoolyard in Lawndale, Illinois, watched an enormous black bird swoop down and briefly lift ten-year-old Marlon Lowe off...

Encounter File 011: Thunderbird – The Lawndale ...

July 23, 2026
On the evening of July 25, 1977, three boys playing near a schoolyard in Lawndale, Illinois, watched an enormous black bird swoop down and briefly lift ten-year-old Marlon Lowe off...