When we dream of creepy monsters, we understand that this is just a game of imagination: monsters emerge from the darkest depths of the subconscious and embody our secret fears (special thanks to the movie "Aliens"!). However, there were many cases when people really believed that a certain creature actually existed. Everyone has heard about Bigfoot, but there are others - so angry and scary that some people are afraid to even mention them.
15. Yovi
Yovi is the Australian equivalent of Bigfoot. It has been spotted in various parts of Australia, most often in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. Reports of encounters with strange creatures appeared soon after settlers from Europe decided to settle in the area, and do not stop to this day. Australian Aborigines also have a lot of stories about their encounters with the Yovi. At first it was called "yehu" (yahoo), which means "evil spirit." And although there have not been recorded cases of a direct attack by Yovi on a person, this creature itself is terrifying. They say he stands and stares at you, not looking up, and then disappears into the forest.
14. Yakumama Rumors of a giant anaconda living in the jungles of South America have always existed. This is not about an ordinary giant anaconda, but about an unknown reptile of truly monstrous size. Witnesses claimed that this snake is larger than anything they have ever seen, and its length reaches 40-50 meters. The natives gave her the name "mother of water". The head of this snake is said to be almost two meters wide. She can cut down trees in her path, let alone large animals or a person - when they meet this monster, they are doomed.
13. Brownie Brownie - a creature from Slavic mythology, evil spirits. He looks like a little man with a big beard. It is believed that every home has its own brownie and that brownies love and help maintain cleanliness. These creatures seem to be not evil, but on the contrary, useful in the household, but if the housekeeper does not like something, he can begin to build evil intrigues and spoil your life. It's definitely better not to mess with him. If he loves you, he will help you, and if he suddenly disliked, he will pinch to bruises at night, pile on top of him in a dream and press so that he cannot breathe. In general, the brownie is an ambiguous figure.
12. Bunyip Bunyip, also called "Kianprati", is an Australian sea devil, or evil spirit. This creature is large in size and rather peculiar in appearance: it has a crocodile's head, a dog's face, fangs and fins like a walrus, and in addition to everything, a horse's tail. Bunyip lives in swamps, streams, rivers, ponds and lakes. There have been no reports of meetings with him since the mid-19th century, but the natives still believe in his existence. Bunyips are bloodthirsty: at night they go hunting, devouring animals and people, and they especially love to feast on women.
11. Bigfoot Almost everyone has heard of Bigfoot. But in case you don't know, this is a large creature that has been seen in many parts of North America. The Bigfoot is known to be very tall, has thick brown or black fur, and it also smells terribly. There are reports that he abducted people and kept them for a long time in the forest in his hiding places. Whether this is true or not is not known for sure. They say he loves to observe people, looking into the windows of houses at night.
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10. Dzikininki Dzikininki is a very peculiar mythical creature. This is a Japanese evil spirit, a goblin that eats the corpses of people. It is known that once they were people, but for their sins after their death they were turned into terrible spirits. If you are a bad and greedy person, you will be damned and after death you will have to roam the Earth forever in the guise of a dzikininki endowed with insatiable hunger. They say that outwardly they look like a decomposing corpse with very bright eyes, the look of which they can immobilize you. So it's best not to catch their eye.
9. Yeti Yeti is a Himalayan Bigfoot. They say that he comes from Tibet, from where he later spread to the nearby highlands. Witnesses claim to have seen a Yeti carrying a large rock and whistling an eerie melody. The Yeti walks on two legs, is covered with white wool, and also has huge fangs. Do not treat the Yeti lightly, because in Tibet there are many cases when people came across it.
8. Chupacabra Chupacabra is a legendary goat vampire. This creature is rather modest in size, but very vicious. The first mention of the Chupacabra came from Puerto Rico, and then there were many reports of meeting this monster both in South America and in North America. Chupacabra translates as “sucking goats”. She kills animals and sucks their blood. There is not a single solid proof of the existence of the chupacabra, but people still believe in it.
7. Gevodan beast In the period from 1764 to 1767, the French province of Gevaudan (now the Department of Lozere) was terrorized by a creature resembling a huge wolf. It is known that in three years, the ruthless man-eating wolf, whom everyone considered a werewolf, made 250 attacks, 119 of which resulted in death. The killings continued for several years, and even King Louis XV sent hundreds of professional hunters to round up the beast, but their efforts were unsuccessful. They say that he was killed in the end by a local hunter - with a consecrated silver bullet. And in the stomach of the beast they found human remains.
6. Wendigo Wendigo is an Indian bloodthirsty man-eating spirit. It is said that if a person is cursed, he can turn into a Wendigo, especially if this person practiced black magic and cannibalism. And even if he was cursed by a witch doctor or bitten by another Wendigo. The danger is that the Wendigo is always hungry and very fond of human flesh. This creature is three times taller than a human, it has translucent, but at the same time very hard skin, which no weapon takes. He can only be killed with fire.
5. Gugalanna The Sumerians were an interesting people. They built such a highly developed civilization that they rose above the rest. Their epic, like the epic of other ancient peoples, tells about various outlandish creatures, gods and goddesses, including very bloodthirsty ones. One of the most famous mythical monsters of the Sumerians is Gugalanna, the heavenly bull from the Epic of Gilgamesh. This creature killed thousands of people in search of the city where the great king lives, and it was also looking for him to kill. It was possible to cope with this bull, but not without losses. Gugalanna was a terrible heavenly punishment that one of the gods sent to people.
4. Mananangal These creatures, legends about which are widespread in the Philippines, look like vampires. They are also very fond of blood, but they have features that set them apart from other vampire-like creatures: these monsters love to feast on the hearts of babies and know how to split their bodies in half. They say that at night they do so - they leave the lower half of the body to stand on the ground, and the upper one releases webbed wings from the shoulders and flies away to look for a victim. Mananangals fly into homes, grab pregnant women, drink their blood and steal their baby's heart with their long proboscis tongue. The good news is that they can be killed. To do this, sprinkle salt, crushed garlic or ash on the lower half of the monster's body.
3. Black Annis Black Annis is known to every Briton. She is an evil witch with bluish skin, long sharp teeth and claws and a frightening smile who roams the countryside and steals young children. It is necessary to protect from her not only children, but also animals, because she eats children and little sheep, peeling off their skin. She then makes belts from this skin and wears them. She lives in a cave called "Black Annis's Dwelling" and is carved with witch's claws in the roots of an old oak - the only tree left from an ancient forest in Leicestershire.
2. Dibbuk Dibbuk for the Jews is the same as for Christians a demon or spirit that infiltrates a person and which Catholics drive out in the process of exorcism, and the Orthodox - by chanting prayers. Dybbuk is the soul of a deceased bad person. She cannot rest and is looking for someone to live in. They say that dybbuk can cling to a good person and make him possessed. It seems that the dybbuk desperately seeks help and support in this way, but in the end it brings only evil, completely taking over the person. It takes one righteous man and ten other members of the community wearing funeral shirts to drive out the dybbuk.
1. Koschey The tale of Koschey the Immortal is widespread among the Slavic peoples. This is a powerful and powerful sorcerer who always intrigues and is considered one of the most terrible precisely because of his immortality. Looks like a tall, thin old man or skeleton. Loves to kidnap other people's brides. He has a weakness - his soul, but this soul is bewitched and turned into a needle "Koscheev's death", and the needle is very well hidden. We know this by heart: a needle in an egg, an egg in a duck, a duck in a hare, a hare in an iron chest, a chest buried under an oak, an oak on a magical island. Not the best way to spend your vacation.