There are many mysterious, interesting, and even some terrifying stories in the cities of the world, which are called urban legends by some people, and in urban legends, many of them have human witnessing. From dinosaurs that may be hidden in swamps to hairy beasts that stink in the sky, today Xiaobian will introduce urban legends: inventory of the 10 mysterious monsters that exist in urban legends.
1. Mapinguali
The original Mapinguali was a shaman of the Amazon who discovered the secret of immortality. The gods were so dissatisfied with his discovery that they turned him into a hairy beast that is said to still roam the border between Brazil and Bolivia. It is a bipedal animal that can reach a height of up to 2 meters when upright. It has hard skin, which is often considered bulletproof enough, it is described as having backward feet and leaving a circular footprint, similar in shape to the marks left by a bottle being pressed vertically into the ground. This "backward foot" and bottle-shaped mark may be explained by the creatures involved in the walking of the hind limbs (knuckle walking), for which their feet must be more flexible than ours. It is also thought to emit a maddening stench and loud vocalizations.
2. Mongolian death worm
The Mongolian Death Worm is a dark red, 1.2-meter-long cryptocessia with advantages similar to the giant earthworm that originated in Mongolia. It is said to live underground in the southern Gobi Desert and only surfaces during the summer months and when the ground is wet.
3. The bride
In Japanese folklore, the bride is a supernatural monster or elf. The name itself literally means "bound woman," a description that is appropriate because it is often depicted as a spider with an extremely seductively beautiful appearance. It will attract and eventually devour young people with its appearance. According to legend, when the spider lives to be 400 years old, it gains magic that allows it to grow and deform, helping it hunt humans.
4. Mothman
The Mothman or Mothman is arguably one of America's most creepy and legendary mysterious creatures. It originated in Clundning, West Virginia, on November 12, 1966, when a cemetery worker spotted a giant creature flying overhead, rapidly reaching one tree after another. It is 1.8 to 8 meters high. Some see the Mothman as an ominous omen that will only occur when disaster is imminent. Many say the winged, red-eyed animal appeared before the silver bridge collapsed in 1967.
5. Maryland Goat Man
The Goat Man is a huge humanoid mysterious animal, half human and half sheep, about 2 meters tall. Eyewitnesses have been reported in Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas and several other places in the United States. In Maryland, legend has it that he used to be a goat keeper, and when a local teenager killed his beloved goat, lonely and angry, he eventually went crazy and eventually became a goat man. Some legends depict the goat man as a mysterious beast or mysterious animal.
6. Ogopogo
Ogopogo, also known as Lake Okanogan Monster, is a lake monster of Canadian folklore that is said to inhabit Lake Okanogan in British Columbia. Its legend dates back to the 18th century and its origins are related to First Nations tribes, as they have talked about the "water beasts" in the lake. According to the BBC, the creature is often depicted as a snake-like sea dragon with green or black skin and the heads of horses, snakes or sheep.
7. Emela Ntuca
Emera-Ntuka, who hails from western Central Africa, including the Riquola marsh region of Congo and possibly parts of Cameroon, is a huge and ferocious mysterious animal that reportedly kills anything it encounters. Known locally as the "elephant killer," the hairless unicorn is about the size of an African elephant, weighing about 6,000 kilograms and resembling a rhinoceros.
8. Monster of Lake Ilyamina
The lake monster, Named Erie, lives in a small fishing village near Alaska's largest lake, and is a regular visitor to local mythology. This aquatic diving fish is between 3-9.1 meters long and looks like a long sea creature, unlike a whale or seal, it has a long tail, unique fins, and a square head, which is estimated to have been used to apply blunt forces to boats and other buildings. Local legend describes it as a great beast wandering in the water.
9. Monkey Man of New Delhi
In May 2001, a half-human, half-monkey monster appeared on the streets of New Delhi, India. According to reports, this mysterious monkey mainly came out at night to attack dozens of people, scratching and biting at them. The victim said the animal-like man once suddenly attacked a sleeping person and then suddenly disappeared. Victims and witnesses gave different accounts of his appearance. Some say the creature is 1.2 meters tall and has a furry coat, some say it's 1.7 meters tall, wears a metal helmet, metal claws, glowing red eyes, and has three button-shaped things on its chest, while others say his physique is very strong.
10. The Devil of Jersey
Legend has it that jersey devils were the 13th unwelcome son of mother Leeds, one of the earliest settlers in the pine barlands of southern New Jersey. Unable to afford the child, Leeds and her husband gave the abandoned child to the devil before the birth of the child in 1735.
In fact, upon learning of her 13th child, Leeds reached a state of absolute rage when she raised her hands and declared to heaven, "Let this man be the devil!" A few months later, on a stormy night, Liz's mother began giving birth, ignoring the curse she had previously said to her unborn child. Her children and husband were crammed together in one room in their Leeds Point home, while local midwives gathered in another. The entire fertility process went according to normal, and Leeds' 13th child was a seemingly normal baby boy.
Within minutes, however, Liz's mother's evil wish from a few months earlier began to come true. Its baby began to change and deform in front of her eyes. In a matter of moments, it went from a beautiful newborn baby to a terrifying creature unlike anything else in the world. The child grew up very quickly, soon becoming a head that looked like a horse, with large dark red eyes, black hair all over his body, and bat-like wings. Its height is about 1 to 1.8 meters. This strange creature killed the mother who gave birth to itself and continued to attack the people around it.