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These findings - with rare exceptions - have never found any scientific explanation. Scientists are still wondering what they encountered. But the fact remains...

On the coast of Guinea in western Africa, a huge unknown animal was discovered on the shallows.

The dead monster washed ashore during a storm.

Judging by the photo, the possibility of discovering a new species of animal, hitherto unknown to science, cannot be ruled out.

The mysterious monster can clearly see its head, paws, teeth and tail...

All the residents of nearby villages gathered to look at the monster.

But on July 28, 2008, in the United States, another animal unknown to science washed up on the shore of Long Island.

While scientists are examining the corpse, many researchers are already speculating. Many are inclined to believe that the creepy corpse belongs to an ordinary turtle, only without a shell.

But fishermen in one of the ponds in the Konstantinovsky district Donetsk region caught an unknown creature, which was filmed mobile phone. Judging by the recording, the creature consists of a tail and a flat round body covered with a shell. When turned over on its back, numerous moving legs are revealed under the shell. The size of the animal has not yet been determined.

According to preliminary data, this is a shieldfish from the order Gilliapods. Shchitni are considered one of the most ancient animals on earth. Their morphology has been preserved since the Triassic period (220 million years ago). They have about 70 pairs of legs, on which the gills are located.

Shields can live in any body of water, including puddles, on all continents except Antarctica. They are omnivores, burrowing in the mud, feeding on larvae, tadpoles, etc. Shchitni are the main predators in their ecological niche, they eat everything that is smaller than them. Cannibalism is widespread in most species.

USA, Texas. A resident of the city of Cuero, Phillips Canyon, found a strange dead animal on his ranch, previously unknown to science. Scientists have attributed this animal to the Chupacabra. The photo shows just the head of the animal.

Eyewitnesses claim that the one and a half meter creature walks on its hind legs and is somewhat reminiscent of a reptile or dinosaur. He has only three toes on his feet, so the marks remain like those left by a chicken, only much larger and with indentations from claws. The features of a baboon are clearly visible on the face, and the huge red eyes are exactly the same as those of the aliens depicted in the pictures.

Every now and then you can find photographs of the Chupacabra on the Internet, allegedly found by one of the farmers.

But the existence of this very Chupacabra has not yet been scientifically confirmed.

On one of the beaches Pacific Ocean Chilean fishermen found a 13-ton carcass of a sea monster. The organism is a huge gray jelly-like body approximately 12 meters long and weighing approximately 13 tons. The carcass has already begun to decompose, which significantly complicates the identification process. Pending DNA analysis, scientists speculate that the organism could be a giant squid, the half-decomposed remains of a strange bloated whale, or an octopus. Latest version seems most likely to them.

In April 1977, the whole world received a sensational message about the discovery of Japanese fishermen from the Tsuyo Maru trawler. While fishing for mackerel near New Zealand, the net brought back the half-decomposed corpse of an unknown animal. The condition of the find was deplorable. The thirteen-meter carcass, weighing about two tons, spread a stench. The fishermen discerned a shapeless body with four limbs (either fins or flippers), a long tail and a small head on a thin neck. The catch was measured, photographed, and then had to be thrown overboard.

On the island New Britain, part of the Pacific State Papua New Guinea, local residents discovered a huge terrible beast. This news was first brought by a resident of a remote village, Kristina Samey, who personally observed the emergence of a 3-meter monster with the head of a dog and the tail of a crocodile from the swamp. The tribesmen were quite skeptical about her story, but with the growing number of eyewitnesses, as well as frightening details, passions began to heat up. In the end, the local administration considered it necessary to inform the central authorities about the unusual phenomenon, dubbing the swamp hybrid a “prehistoric dinosaur.” An animal unknown to science was captured on film: filmed by Robert Le Serrec, Hook Island, Australia.

And this photo went around the entire Internet. The miracle whale fish was caught by fishermen in Astrakhan. The fishermen were so amazed by the find that their imagination was enough to capture the monster on a mobile phone camera and throw the carcass back into the sea.

However, often mysterious finds still have their own explanation. Thus, near the village of Tangi on the northern and almost impassable tip of Sakhalin Island, fishermen discovered the carcass of a huge sea animal, which they identified as a pleosaur - an animal that lived millions of years ago, in the Jurassic period.

Soon, ichthyologists made a verdict - the Sakhalin “fossil lizard” turned out to be an ordinary large killer whale.

A large killer whale was thrown onto the rocks by a strong storm, where the carcass became stuck in a twisted position.

The “thick fur” of the animal that amazed the fishermen turned out to be a huge amount of algae adhering to it, and for the “crocodile’s face” they mistook a skull flattened by the impact of the stones and exposed.

Human imagination, especially in nightmares, can give rise to images of terrible monsters. They come from the darkness and inspire inexplicable fear. Throughout the millennia-long history of existence, humanity has believed in enough a large number of similar monsters, whose names they tried not to even pronounce, since they personified universal evil.

Yowie is often compared to the more famous Bigfoot, but he is credited with Australian origin. According to legend, Yowie lived exclusively in Blue Mountain, a mountainous region located west of Sydney. The image of this monster appeared in Aboriginal folklore to scare away European immigrants and settlers, although there is evidence that the myth has a longer history. There have been people who have spoken of encountering this creature, which is considered an "evil spirit", although there is no official confirmation of Yowie attacking people. It is said that when meeting a person, Yowie stops and stares, and then disappears into the dense forest.

During the era of colonial wars, many myths appeared or gained new life in different parts of the world. For example, in the regions South America They began to talk about the existence of giant anacondas. These snakes reach a length of up to 5 m, and their body, in comparison with ordinary anacondas, is much more massive. Fortunately, no one has ever encountered such a snake, either alive or dead.

If you delve into the mythology of the Slavs, you can believe in the existence of such a creature as a brownie. This is a small, bearded man who can live in a pet or even inhabit a person. They say that in every house there lives a brownie, who is responsible for the atmosphere in it: if there is order and harmony in the house, then the brownie is good, if there is often swearing in the house, then the brownie is evil. An evil brownie is capable of causing constant accidents that make life unbearable.

With the head of a crocodile and the face of a dog, with a ponytail and fins, and large fangs, the Bunyip is a fairly large monster that is said to live in the swamps and other parts of Australia. His name comes from the word "devil", but many other qualities are also attributed to him. This monster was most often talked about in the 19th century, and today it is believed that the creature still exists and lives on parity with the locals. The Aborigines believe this most of all.

Everyone knows the Bigfoot creature. This big creature who lives in different parts USA. He is very tall, his body is covered with black or Brown. They say that when meeting him, a person becomes numb in the literal sense of the word, being under the influence of hypnosis. There were people who testified to cases when Bigfoot took people with him into the forest and kept them in his den for a long time. Whether this is true or not, the image of Bigfoot inspires fear in many.

Jikininki is a special creature born from Japanese folklore. In the past, this was a man who, after death, transformed into a terrible monster. Many believe that this is a ghost that feeds on human flesh, so people who believe in this deliberately avoid visiting cemeteries. In Japan, they believe that if a person is very greedy during life, after death he turns into a jikininki as punishment and experiences an eternal hunger for carrion. Outwardly, the jikininki is similar to a person, but with a disproportionate body and large glowing eyes.

This creature has Tibetan roots. Researchers believe that the Yeti crossed into Nepal following the footsteps of the Sherpa migrants, emigrants from Tibet. They say that he wanders around the surrounding area, sometimes throwing huge stones and whistling terribly. The Yeti walks on two legs, its body is covered with light fur, and its mouth has dog fangs. AND simple people, and researchers claim to have encountered this creature in reality. They say that it penetrates into our world from the other world.

The Chupacabra is a fairly small creature, but capable of causing a lot of problems. This monster was first talked about in Puerto Rico, and later in other parts of South and North America. "Chupacabra" means "goat blood sucker." The creature received this name as a result of a large number of unexplained deaths of livestock of the local population. The animals died from blood loss through bites on the neck. The Chupacabra has also been spotted in Chile. Basically, all evidence of the existence of the monster is oral; there is no body or photograph of it. No one managed to catch the monster alive either, but it is very popular all over the world.

Between 1764 and 1767, France lived in great fear because of a werewolf, either a wolf or a dog. They say that during the period of its existence the monster made 210 attacks on people, of which it killed 113. No one wanted to meet him. The monster was even officially hunted by King Louis XV. Many professional hunters tracked the animal with the aim of killing it, but their attempts were in vain. As a result, a local hunter killed him with a charmed bullet. Human remains were found in the belly of the beast.

In American Indian mythology, there was a bloodthirsty creature called the Wendigo, the product of curses. The fact is that in the myths of the Algonquian tribes it was stated that if during life a person was a cannibal and ate human flesh, then after death he turns into a Wendigo. They also said that he could inhabit any person, taking possession of his soul. The Wendigo is three times taller than a human, its skin is decaying and its bones are protruding. This creature is constantly hungry and craves human flesh.

The Sumerians, representatives of an ancient but quite developed civilization, created their own epic, in which they talked about gods, goddesses and their everyday life. One of the most popular epics was the Epic of Gilgamesh and the stories of the creature Gugalanna. This creature, in search of the king, killed a large number of people and destroyed cities. Gugalanna is a bull-shaped monster that the gods used as an instrument of revenge on people.

Like vampires, this creature has a constant thirst for blood. It also devours human hearts and has the ability to detach the upper part of its body and enter people's houses, especially houses where pregnant women live, to drink their blood and steal the child using its long tongue. But this creature is mortal and can be killed by sprinkling salt on it.

Black Annis, as the embodiment of evil, is known to everyone in Britain, especially in rural areas. She happens to be the main character local folklore of the 19th century. Annis has blue skin and a scary smile. Children had to avoid meeting her, as she fed on children and sheep, which she took from houses and yards by deception or force. Annis made belts from the skins of children and sheep, which she then wore on herself in dozens.

The most terrible of the worst, the Dybbuk, is the main character of Jewish mythology. This evil spirit is considered the most cruel. He is capable of destroying the life of anyone and destroying the soul, while the person will not be aware of what is happening to him and will gradually die.

“The Tale of Koshchei the Immortal” belongs to the mythology and folklore of the Slavs and tells about a creature that cannot be killed, but which ruins everyone’s life. But he has weakness- his soul, which is at the end of a needle, which is hidden in an egg, which is inside a duck, which sits inside a hare. The hare sits in a strong chest on the top of the tallest oak tree growing on a fabulous island. In a word, it’s difficult to call a trip to this island pleasant.

Incredible facts

These photos of strange and sometimes creepy creatures have caused many people to shudder and wonder, "What the hell is this?"

Images of them circulated all over the Internet, allowing many to come up with wild guesses about the creatures' origins.

Read also:25 Scary Creatures Found in Nature

Here are some of the most amazing creatures that have been discovered and who they really turned out to be.

Strange creatures

1. Montauk Monster

The story began when an unknown creature washed ashore in the Montauk area of ​​New York in 2008. Local youth took photographs of the carcass and sold them to newspapers.

Since the Montauk monster was discovered, other carcasses have been found in the same area. There were suggestions that it was a turtle without a shell, a dog, a large rodent, or a scientific experiment that was carried out at a government animal testing center.

In fact:

Experts concluded that the creature was the corpse of a raccoon, consistent with the shape of teeth and paws, but which was missing a front jaw. The strange appearance is explained by the fact that his body began to decompose.

2. Louisiana Monster

In December 2010, an unknown person's deer hunting camera captured something frightening.

The photo shows a thin, clumsy, fast-moving and, apparently, nocturnal creature that seemed to want to swallow your soul.

In fact:

The mystery of this creature has not been solved, although many believe that the picture was processed using Photoshop. Two companies tried to use the photo for viral advertising.

For example, the Playstation company stated that the creature was in the game Resistance 3.

There were also those who claimed that this was the “fallen angel” captured on video in the forest, appearing at 45 seconds.

3. Alien child from Mexico

In May 2007, a Mexican farmer Mario Moreno Lopez(Mario Moreno Lopez) discovered a strange creature in a rat trap. He tried to drown him, killing him only the third time.

The creature was small - about 70 cm long with an elongated head, which led to speculation that it was the child of an alien with a high level of intelligence.

However, skeptics said it could be a reptile or a skinless squirrel monkey, which would explain the tail and spine, as well as the large head and eyes.

The farmer himself mysteriously died in the car at an abnormally high temperature some time after drowning the creature, which many ufologists considered alien revenge for the child.

In fact:

Scientists have argued that the creature's teeth are not positioned like human teeth, and it itself has unique tissue that has not been modified, which refutes the monkey theory.

Later, the farmer’s nephew and part-time taxidermist admitted that the creature was the corpse of a monkey, from which the skin and ears were removed and which was placed in the liquids of various animals.

4. Blue Hill Horror

In September 2009, four teenagers playing in the village of Cerro Azul in Panama discovered a strange creature running out of a cave. According to them, the monster began to chase them, and the teenagers began throwing stones at it until they killed it, and then threw the body into the water.

The newspapers called the creature Gollum (the character from The Lord of the Rings) because it lived in a cave, and also the Blue Hill Horror.

In fact:

Scientists discovered that the teenagers' story was a fiction, and the creature turned out to be the body of a sloth that had begun to decompose. Due to being in the water for so long, his hair had disappeared, giving him a bloated, rubbery appearance.

5. Alien corpse at ceremony in Thailand

In 2010 in in social networks A series of photographs has emerged taken in 2007 at the funeral ceremony of a strange alien-like creature in Thailand. It had a large round head, gray skin covered in white powder, resembling a satyr with tiny hooves and a tail.

Some claim that the ceremony was performed to get rid of evil spirits associated with the creature, while others believed that the inhabitants worshiped the creature as a deity.

In fact:

There were suggestions that the creature was a disfigured cow, although it looked very humanoid. Many point to the large number of anomalous animals appearing around the world and believe that aliens are experimenting on animals, creating strange hybrids that will one day take over the world.

Mysterious creatures

6. Humanoid from Chile

In October 2002, while traveling with his family to Chile Julio Carreno(Julio Carreno) discovered a tiny humanoid 7.2 cm long in the bushes.

The creature had a large humanoid head, nails and opened its eyes, and died 8 days after discovery. When he was alive, he had pink skin that darkened and his body remained warm before quickly mummifying itself.

In fact:

The humanoid's body was examined by veterinarians from Santiago, whose opinions were divided as to who the creature was. They confirmed that it was not a human fetus or the remains of a feline, and that its physical characteristics were more consistent with a mouse possum. However, the creature did not have the small sharp teeth or tail of a possum, and the head was twice as large.

7. Chupacabra from Texas

The creature known as the "Bigfoot" of Latin America has been seen several times in Puerto Rico and the United States, namely in Texas. According to legend, the chupacabra (which translates from Spanish as “goat bloodsucker”) kills livestock and drinks their blood.

According to descriptions, this creature had no fur, its skin had a bluish-gray tint.

These creatures have been seen and shot several times in Texas for strangling dozens of chickens.

In fact:

DNA tests showed the animal was a wolf-coyote hybrid that had lost its hair due to mange. Although the ability to suck blood from chickens and goats remains unclear.

8. Huge boar from A Labamas

In May 2007, an 11-year-old boy, Jamison Stone, from Alabama in the USA, shot a huge wild boar weighing almost 480 kg and 2.80 meters long. The boy, who was hunting with his father, shot the animal eight times and chased it for three hours. When the boar was shot, trees had to be cut down to get it. The animal's head was left as a trophy, and about 200-300 kg of sausages were made from the meat.

In fact:

Many people signed a petition accusing the boy of animal cruelty. Skeptics consider the whole story to be fiction, and the boar was, in fact, raised on a farm and fattened in order to sensationalize the story. Also, many believed that this was simply the result of Photoshop processing.

9. Eastern Yeti Captured in China

In April 2010, hunters captured a balding mammal that resembled a bear with a kangaroo tail and made cat-like noises. The creature became a real sensation and was called the “Eastern Yeti.” According to legend, the Yeti had the figure of a bear, which was much taller than a man. This creature was no more than 60 cm in length.

In fact:

Experts concluded that it was a common musang with scabies. The animal was sent to Beijing for examination, but the results were never made public.

10. "Alien" from Chelyabinsk

This creature was discovered in an abandoned pit in Chelyabinsk in Russia. It had a hard shell, several limbs located one above the other, and a tail. Some have suggested that this monster is a huge scale insect, horseshoe crab, or trilobite, which went extinct before the dinosaurs.

In fact:

Apparently, these creatures are shield crustaceans, which are one of the oldest animals, a species that is more than 200 million years old. Usually its size does not exceed 6-7 cm, while the discovered animal reached about 60 cm

Throughout the history of human existence in the world, there have been countless stories and legends in which the main characters are terrible monsters - mythological creatures. The human imagination can give birth to such monsters that can only be seen in science fiction horror films. Terrible mythical creatures appear from the darkness, instilling horror and inexplicable fear. Man gave each such monster a name, many of which cannot even be uttered out loud, so as not to awaken universal evil and not incur curses on oneself.

We invite you to familiarize yourself with the list of the most terrible mythical creatures that have arisen throughout the history of mankind.

Yowie

A monster named Yowie comes from Australia, or rather from a mountainous region located not far from the city of Sydney. It was invented by local aborigines to scare away European conquerors and settlers. There is no official confirmation that Yowie attacked people. But according to legend, he was so terrible that with just his appearance and glance he instilled mortal horror and fear in people.

Brownie

A creature invented a long time ago by the Slavs. The brownie lives in houses, among people. This is a small, bearded man who appears at night and does his “business”. Moreover, if order and harmony reign in the family, the brownie is kind, and his small pranks are almost unnoticeable. But if there is often quarreling in the house and there is discord and misunderstanding, then the brownies are evil and will do everything to make life in such a house unbearable.

Anaconda

The giant Anaconda, whose length exceeds five meters, comes from the myths of South America. Her terrible and piercing gaze, flexible, massive body, long poisonous teeth - Anaconda was endowed with all these qualities. But no one has ever seen her, either alive or dead.

Bunyip

This huge creature with the head of a crocodile, the muzzle of a dog, large fangs, fins and a horse's tail, lives in the wetlands of Australia. Often mentioned in mythical stories of the XIX century. His name comes from the word “devil” and local residents still believe in his existence.

Bigfoot

The hairy, huge monster Bigfoot lives in the USA. According to the mythical stories of local residents, this monster stole people and kept them in their homes in the depths of the forest. There is no reliable evidence or witnesses to this, but there are many stories.

Jikininki

A creature born of Japanese folklore, which describes it as a terrible monster that feeds on human flesh. In the past, Jikininki was greedy and bad person, who, as punishment for his incorrect lifestyle throughout his life, received this punishment. Forced in a terrible form, with eyes glowing in the dark, to wander the earth and feed on carrion.

Yeti

A creepy giant, covered all over with fur, with a ferocious grin consisting of long fangs, walks on two legs and scares people. This monster came from Tibetan mythology. Many saw not only his traces in the forests, but also himself. They say that he comes to us from other worlds.

Chupacabra

Many peoples are familiar with the Chupacabra. People first started talking about him in Puerto Rico, South and North America, and Chile. This is a small creature, about the size of a dog, with long claws and sharp teeth, feeds on the blood of its still living victims, like a vampire. Neither alive, nor dead, and there is not even a photo of him. But he is well known all over the world.

Gevaudan the Werewolf

The bloodthirsty werewolf, either a wolf or a dog, ate people and kept France in great fear during the reign of Louis XV. A hunt was announced for him. Thousands of local residents tried to kill him, but their attempts were in vain. During this time, the werewolf killed more than 110 people and wounded the same number. And only after some time, with a charmed bullet, one hunter killed the monster. During the autopsy, the remains of human bones were found in his womb.

Wendigo

The Wendigo is a mythical monster invented by the American Indians, who, according to them, was a human cannibal in the past. Wendigo can inhabit any person, completely taking over his soul and body.

This is a giant bull-shaped monster invented by the Sumerians, an ancient but advanced civilization. Mentioned in the epic "The Epic of Gilgamesh". This creature was sent by the gods to Earth as a punishment for people.

Mananangal

This creature is a vampire, bloodthirsty, but mortal. It feeds on the blood of people and pregnant women. Infiltrates homes to steal babies. You can kill it by sprinkling salt on it.

Black Annis

An evil and bloodthirsty mythical creature, very famous in rural areas of Britain. It was they who frightened naughty children, since Black Annis ate children and sheep. Annis made belts from the children's skin, which she wore as trophies on her body.

Dibbuk

The most terrible monster that came to us from Jewish mythologies. This evil spirit is capable of moving into a person, destroying his soul and subsequently taking his life. At the same time, a person does not realize until his very end that this demon of evil has possessed him and ruled his will and destiny.

Koschey

A mythological creature belonging to the folklore of the Slavs, and familiar to everyone since childhood, from the fairy tale “The Tale of Koshchei the Immortal.” This creature is more like a human skeleton that cannot be killed, but it also has one weak point. He has a soul, which is on the sharper point of a needle, which is hidden in an egg, and the egg is in a duck, and the duck is in a hare, and the hare is sitting in a chest. That chest hangs on chains on a large oak tree that grows on a fairy-tale island, and not every hero can get to this island.

How often does a person wake up in a cold sweat because he is tormented by another nightmare? What will it be: a terrible monster or the elements, groundless fear or horror frozen on the fangs of a werewolf?

Some researchers seriously believe that mythology is a person’s attempt to explain certain anomalies in the world around him that plunge him into shock and awe.

Oddly enough, it is precisely such legends that give rise to the most terrible monsters, chilling the blood and forcing one to beg for salvation. Who are these creatures generated by the inflamed brain of Homo sapiens?

Koschei the Deathless

Koshchei can hardly be called a monster in the usual sense of the word.

To some extent, he is good-natured or simple, this can be decided based on folk tales and oral traditions.

However, he, as well as several other images in world mythology, can be considered the first ancestor of the living dead.

The monster walks, talks, rides a horse and even eats, despite the fact that an empty abdominal cavity is visible through the holes in his black cloak.

The most terrible monsters are created by human misunderstanding.

How can a living corpse exist? But, more importantly, how can it be destroyed?

Today it is a compilation of images, including the semi-legendary Fenrir, capable of swallowing the Moon and the Sun, who became the father of all wolves, and even the Italian Wolf, a real-life monster that terrorized the city of Gubbio.

What makes a person afraid of a werewolf? What prompts you to run without looking back from the howl of a wolf? Maybe the fear is that the beast will spread into the same person?

It is unknown which people gave rise to the legends about werewolves.

However, it is in the legends of the Scandinavians that these animals are given the most honorable place.

Wolves sit at the throne of Odin, Loki's son, Fenrir, is the harbinger of Ragnarok, and the god of warriors Thor considered it an honor to fight such a monster.

Today, the legends about these monsters have been significantly romanticized, films and literature have turned werewolves into courageous heroes, while real monsters are only interested in bloodlust.

One has only to imagine how such a monster overtakes an unlucky traveler at a late hour, and home comfort becomes a lifeline in cruel world.

Yakumama ("Mother of Water")

Under the quiet rustle of the wind, the natives, passing an open bottle to each other, are in no hurry to start a conversation about Yakumama, the legendary snake.

The Queen Anaconda, “Mother of Water” and the ancestor of all snakes in South America, became a real monster in the mythology of local peoples.

The width of the head of such a leviathan is 1.8 meters, the body length reaches 50 m.

According to legend, crawling through the numerous “daughters” of the Amazon, Yakumama changes their course of flow, breaks trees and knocks down boats with explosive jets of water from its mouth.

Notably, the longest recorded length of an anaconda was 9 meters and weighed 130 kilograms. The monster was so strong that it took a long time to catch the snake.

What then is the power of such a creature as Yakumama?

What could be more attractive and more terrible than a woman?

The image of the mother comfortably coexists with the seductress and the murderer; this duality is especially clearly shown in Japanese mythology. In it, the most terrible monsters are not visible behind their human appearance.

Numerous creatures and akuma (evil spirits) hide their ugliness behind external beauty.

Kumo appears before the unlucky traveler in the form beautiful girl, well, when the man comes closer, he entwines him with a web.

In the face of the victim, the creature appears in its terrible guise huge spider.

Vampires could be included in this category, however, thanks to the same world of cinema, Count Dracula ceased to frighten and repel people, becoming a hero for teenage girls who desired eternal life.

Most often, this monster is depicted as an extremely unpleasant woman in appearance, crying or moaning, luring gullible passers-by to her.

It is widespread in the mythology of the Philippines, where it plays the role of the main antagonist. The creature is capable of growing wings, and its favorite dish is the heart of an unborn baby, sucked from the mother’s womb with a long proboscis that replaces the monster’s tongue.

Strigoi

An image that came to Romanian mythology from Ancient Dacia, formed according to one source in 82 BC.

No one knows exactly what, or who, Strigoi are. They are similar to vampires because they feed on blood, but if the same count is able to wipe the corner of his mouth with a silk scarf after a meal, then the strigoi hides his sharp fangs and is forced to mask the wide mark from the noose on his neck.

The fact is that only a hanged man can become a strigoi, although this feature does not appear in all legends.

Thanks to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, the image of the kraken has become much more popular, although it originally belonged to Norse mythology.

The Normans believed that during a storm it was the thing that sank ships, dragging them to the bottom with huge tentacles.

This monster is truly huge and is even capable of pretending to be an island, luring an unlucky traveler on a ship closer.

The creature is capable of digesting food for up to 3 months, constantly attracting schools of fish that feed on the leftovers of the meal and the creature’s excrement.

As you can see, the most terrible monsters are by no means real animals, but human imagination, sometimes true, other times not. In that case, shouldn't humanity be afraid of itself?