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Cryptids

Strange humanoids

This group includes creatures that fit neither ape-men nor aliens: the pale Dover Demon, the “frogmen” of Loveland, Spring-heeled Jack of Victorian London. Sightings usually last a few seconds, have few witnesses and are never repeated, which makes them hard to verify.

cases
4
years
1837–1988

Unexplained: 1 Disputed: 2 Explained: 1

  1. 19th century

    1. 1837–1838 Strange humanoids · Disputed Spring-heeled Jack Haunts the London Suburbs Old Ford and Limehouse, East London, England, United Kingdom A caped figure who breathed blue flames and leapt over walls attacked young women at night – even the Lord Mayor of London took up the case.

  2. 1970–1979

    1. 1972 Strange humanoids · Explained The Loveland Frogman Riverside Drive along the Little Miami River, Loveland, Ohio, United States An Ohio police officer saw a leathery creature by the road at night that “crouched like a frog” – his colleague solved the mystery two weeks later.
    2. 1977 Strange humanoids · Unexplained The Dover Demon Dover, Massachusetts, United States Over two nights, three teenagers in a town near Boston saw a thin creature with a watermelon-shaped head and glowing orange eyes.

  3. 1980–1989

    1. 1988 Strange humanoids · Disputed The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp Scape Ore Swamp near Bishopville, South Carolina, United States A teenager changing a tire near a swamp at night claimed he was attacked by a green, scaly being two meters tall that jumped onto the roof of his car.