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Entrance to the yokai tunnel.
Miyoshi, Japan

Yokai Yashiki (Monster and Stone Museum)

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.
Demogorgon was never a deity in Greek or Roman mythology. In fact, “Demogorgon” wasn’t even a real word. The character's popularity dates back to the 1300s, when he began appearing in Latin literature.
monsters

The Many Lives of Demogorgon, From Scribal Error to 'Stranger Things'

How vague and various descriptions made a medieval mistake into a lasting horror.
Daniel A. Gross October 25, 2019
Cryptids all around.
cryptozoology

24 Extremely Local Cryptids You've Probably Never Heard Of

There are monsters seemingly around every corner.
Eric Grundhauser March 18, 2019
The basilisk statue outside Bazyliszek Restaurant.
Warsaw, Poland

The Warsaw Basilisk

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.
Cypress trees.
Pearl River, Louisiana

Honey Island Swamp

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.
Howick Falls.
Howick, South Africa

Howick Falls

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.
The Rhinelapus
Monico, Wisconsin

Rhinelapus

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.
Ægir Brewery microbrewery.
Flåm, Norway

Ægir Brewery

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.
Do mythic plesiosaurs leave behind DNA?
cryptozoology

Why Genetics Researchers Are Looking for the Loch Ness Monster

"I don’t believe that there’s a monster, but if I’m wrong, well, that’s OK."
Eric Grundhauser May 30, 2018
Was the "Saurian monster" a rogue ichthyosaur with an appetite for mutton?
monsters

Remembering the 'Saurian Monster' That Terrorized 1880s New Zealand

How hysteria bred a mystery.
Natasha Frost May 23, 2018
Mengwi, Indonesia

Ogoh-Ogoh Museum

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.
A mysterious "globster" spurs intrigue and horror for residents of Oriental Mindoro.
animals

Found: A Mysterious 'Globster' Washed Ashore in the Philippines

The unidentified marine carcass has made the beach rather unpleasant.
Christina Ayele Djossa May 18, 2018
Triceratops.
Port Orange, Florida

Bongoland Ruins

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.
The Bures Dragon.
Suffolk, England

Bures Dragon

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.
Jesse Bethea imagines an enormous, eyeless catfish, with spines like a lion fish.
monsters

Your Climate Change Monsters, Revealed

The face of climate change, as chosen by Atlas Obscura readers.
Natasha Frost February 23, 2018
The "Chamber Hodag" in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin

The Hodag

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.
Boomer.
New Hope, Pennsylvania

Boomer

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.
<em>Dendrocerus scutellaris</em> hails from Costa Rica.
insects

The Killer Wasp That Saws Its Way Out of Its Victims

A six-legged terror the size of a sesame seed.
Natasha Frost January 31, 2018