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fuck it [decomposes]

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Polaroids from a Flatwoods monster encounter

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Im weighing in on the discourse. We need to start putting sea monsters on maps again.

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Last new art of 2023 is another cryptid piece--the Fresno Nightcrawlers taking a late-night strut! I love that they're an urban/suburban legend in contrast with all the creatures in the woods...Prints available in my shop!

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drew that thing from scotland

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A map of Japanese cryptids

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CRYPTID IN JULY DAY 1. Jersey Devil

A little jersey devil guy I did a few years ago, thought I'd bring him back for Cryptid In July 2023.

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the devil of the pines

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A set of stamps based on various North American cryptids

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On April 23rd, 2019, Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s twitter page announced that they have officially added “Cryptid” to the dictionary. Their official defintion of cryptid is “an animal (such as Sasquatch or the Loch Ness Monster) that has been claimed to exist but never proven to exist”. They credit the first use of the word to have happened in 1983. 

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A loose 1 hour drawing to help me get back in the groove of... *gestures* everything

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Cryptid of the Day: Fresno Nightcrawler

Description: One of the oddest cryptids of all time, the Fresno Nightcrawler is a creature that appears to be a pair of sentient legs walking down a lawn, captured by a surveillance camera. It has since been compared to the Carmel Area Creature, due to its lack of torso.

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The Mothman of Point Pleasant Seth Breedlove USA, 2017 ★★ Well, it’s very well done (specially the animated dramatizations).