Boogeymen: Monsters Among Us

For almost two centuries, tourists flock to the waters of Lake Champlain hoping to glimpse the lake monster affectionately dubbed Champ.

The Mothman legend captivates tourists around the world. In Point Pleasant, West Virginia, there lurks a winged man, with eyes that glow a fierce red,...

What is it about sleepy Adams, Tennessee, that attracts tourists eager to visit graveyards, haunted caves and cabins, swap scary stories and try to su...

A 19th century legend has put the town of Rhinelander, Wisconsin on the map, a must-visit location for those interested in American folklore and the s...

Each year, tourists with no interest in skiing or scenic views flock to the Austrian town of Klagenfurt to do a different kind of sightseeing: they’re...

The town of Willow Creek, California takes the legend of Bigfoot more seriously than anywhere else in the world. An ape-like monster believed to be th...

The city of Kelowna in Okanagan Valley, is home to one of Canada's oldest and most enduring legends. In the depths of Okanagan Lake, a monster known a...

Lake Windermere, England’s largest natural lake and a popular holiday destination, is said to be the home of Bownessie: a prehistoric snake-like creat...

Known locally as the "Lagarfljót Worm," the large and monstrous creature living in an Icelandic lake is investigated.

In the Swedish province of Jamtland, a local legend of a lake monster dating back centuries has found new life in the waters of Lake Storsjön. The cre...

Minnesota’s lakes have always drawn tourists interested in water activities, but a resurgence of strange sightings have attracted a different breed of...

Lake Norman, in North Carolina, is home to a monster that might be a giant alligator mutated by runoff from a nearby nuclear power plant.

For just over a century, strange sightings in Patagonia, Argentina, have captivated everyone's imagination. They all seek to discover if the creature...

Since 1735, legend has it that a demonic creature has stalked the woods of one of America’s oldest states. The Devil has given its name not just to ho...

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania is a region rife with reports of paranormal sightings and occurrences. A number of witnesses have seen a flying crea...

The Sasquatch, sometimes referred to as Bigfoot, has haunted the forests of North America’s West Coast for centuries. Its silhouette has been seen by...

In the 1990s, the Chupacabra spread fear into the hearts of Texans. While some debate whether it walks on two or four legs, everyone agrees on its fan...

Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp Monster has terrorized the inhabitants of the bayou for more than 30 years. This bipedal monster with piercing yellow e...

In the forests of the Appalachians, there lives a rare and still unidentified creature. Physically imposing, with traits characteristic of wolves, bea...

A mythical snake-like creature lives in the waters of Lake Seljordsvalnet in Norway. The monster measures some 20 meters in length, with a greenish ti...

In a lake just a hundred miles from Loch Ness, you may find the monster of Loch Morar. Known as Morag, it has avoided the limelight and tourists partl...

The Dobhar Chu is a mythical monster that has inhabited British lakes since ancient times. Thought to be a cross between a giant otter and a hound, th...

On the coast of Queensland, Australia, rumors of something unique have haunted locals for centuries. Aboriginal cave paintings depict a large and furr...

The beauty of Australia’s Byron Bay attracts over one million visitors per year. However, they probably don’t suspect the presence of a mysterious cre...

A hairy, aggressive monster is said to haunt northern New Zealand. The Maori named it Moehau, in honor of the highest peak in a nearby mountain range....

A monster has terrorized Belize for centuries. It is described as a small man, three-feet tall, with an ugly face, hands without thumbs and inverted f...