Mythical (Maybe Real) Creatures
Suite101.com: Mysterious Creatures
Links to news articles and web sites.
Monstercake
Cast of the odd, unfortunate, and downright horrible, brought to you with daily monster drawings.
Monsters - Strange Science
Collection of strange, monstrous creatures that populated the imaginations of ancient and Renaissance peoples.
www.strangescience.net/stmons.htm
Bestiary Project, The
Collection of wonder tales from medieval bestiaries, allegorical in nature, including stories about asps, beavers, and hedgehogs.
Things Elvish
Links, articles, poetry, and images of elves, fairies, and other elementals.
Dave's Mythical Creatures
Learn about Biblical beings, serpents and dragons, part-human creatures, and fantastic beasts of the air, land, and sea.
Fantastic in Art & Fiction: The Bestiary
Exhibit featuring images of imagined animals including unicorns, dragons, and sea serpents as depicted in works from the 16th to 20th century. From Cornell University.
Richard Ebbs' Essays: Monsters
Looks at the role monsters play in Western philosophy and mythology.
Silver Elves
On the edge of faerie: the realm of the Elfin.
Wikipedia: Fictional Species
Find articles on lots of different fictional beings, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer monsters, fantasy creatures, and alien species. Also has alphabetical list of specific fictitious creatures.
Mythical Creatures
Learn about different sorts of strange, unique creatures from all around the world.
Phoenixian Book of Creatures, The
Features an online illustrated encyclopedia of mythical creatures, beasts, and legendary beings. The creatures are categorized by type like fairies, sea-monsters, and vampires.
Bigfoot: Fact or Fantasy?
Examines the evidence supporting the existence of Sasquatch, including footprints, people's personal Bigfoot sightings, and famous footage such as the Roger Patterson/Robert Gimlin film.
OregonBigfoot.com
Features databases of Oregon and U.S. Sasquatch and Bigfoot sightings as well as photos, videos, and sound files of the mysterious creature.
Bigfoot - Wikipedia
Article about Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, an entity that is believed by some to be an ape-like cryptid and by others to be the product of imagination.
Bigfoot Forums
Online community deicated to discussion of the Bigfoot phenomenon.
Bigfoot Encounters
Includes a state by state Bigfoot sightings list as well as an archive of magazine articles and personal accounts of Bigfoot encounters in North America.
Shadowlands Bigfoot Page
Article with pictures of Bigfoot footprints, sighting accounts, links, and more.
Sasquatch Watch
Dedicated to the collection and reporting of Bigfoot, Yeti, Yowie, and Skunk Ape sightings.
Waiting for Bigfoot
Camping/performance project from American artist Jill Miller.
Bigfoot Museum
Provides an open forum for Bigfoot researchers to share information, stories, recent and historic photographs, theories, and more on the elusive creature.
Florida Skunk Ape
Information on the southernmost Bigfoot in the United States.
Cryptozoology Archives: Bigfoot and Other "Hairy Hominoids"
A compilation of news articles and reports.
Bigfoot Archive
Dedicated to the archival of Bigfoot sighting reports, articles, and news across the Internet.
North America's Great Ape: The Sasquatch
Summary of a book by a wildlife biologist which seriously discusses the apelike animal known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch.
Brains4Zombies.com
Your online home for brains and brain-related products. A zombie themed parody of Amazon.com.
Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency, The (FVZA)
Tribute to the Agency responsible for controlling the nation's vampire and zombie population from 1870 to 1975.
Xombie
What if a zombie had a mind of its own? Animated series from artist James Farr.
Zombie Pinups
Creatures that roam the night breaking men's hearts and then eating their brains for breakfast!
Zombies on the Web
Resource on the concept of a zombie and its philosophical implications.
Werewolf Legends from Germany
Collection of stories and legendary accounts from the early 1800s to the early 1900s.
WereNet
Community of people from all around the world that have a deep connection with animals.
Werewolves.org: Werewolves in Suburbia
Collection of art galleries
Werewolves - Lycanthropy
Explores the popular legends with a chronology of purported werewolf sightings.
Lair of the SheBitch
Vampires in short stories, folklore, criminal cases, and modern print and film media.
Dracula Library, The
Special collection within the library of the Center for Studies on New Religions, including books either on vampires or by vampire-related authors.
Wikipedia: Vampire
Article dealing with vampires in folklore and legends including etymology, 18th century controversies, contemporary beliefs, traits of vampires, and related links.
Vampire Realm of Darkness
Find vampire art and images culled from around the web, read dark stories and poetry, or peruse their listings of vampire books and movies.
VampGirl.com
Provides information on vampires in film and literature as well as vampire poetry, myths, pictures, and postcards. Also offers general information on Goth culture.
Vampires Among Us
Serving and uniting the vampire community in all its elements. Offers news, reviews, art, literature, interaction, entertainment, and more pertaining to the vampire genre relating to the aspects of fiction, roleplay, folklore, history, and real life.
Vampire's Vault
Myths, fiction, film information, book reviews, newspaper interviews, and links to other vampire sites.
Moonfaiyre's Mess
Home to fairies, dragons, wizards, and other fantastical creatures.
Monsters
Introduction to the monsters of Greek mythology, Medieval folklore, classic literature, and modern film.
Exploration of Modern Monsters, An
Takes a look at the re-animated, ecological, technological, and human monsters that plague our imaginations.
Trolls
Introduction to the life of the mysterious Scandinavian troll. Words and pictures by John Botofte.
Elven Realities
Escapism aside, some people cannot seem to shake the feeling that they are "elves."
Wikipedia: Golem
Overview of the golem, an animated being in Jewish folklore. Includes history, origins, earliest stories, and golems in popular culture.
Study of the Golem
Addresses the background of the legend that is rooted in Jewish mysticism and features children's responses to David Wisniewski's book, Golem
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Here Be Dragons
An online dragon resource for everything you want to know about dragons: learn about the dragon in history and lore, find images of dragons, and find books and movies featuring them.
Dragons in Ancient China
Find images of dragons depicted in Chinese architecture, paintings, and on royal robes.
Draconic
Offers a rated dragons link database, chat room, gallery, poetry, and more.
100 Point Draconity Corruption Test, The
Rates your relative draconity.
Urban Dragons: The Comic Strip
By C.S. McDonald and Edwin Dean. Offers a dragon species list and information about dragons that live amongst people.
BoingDragon's Lair
Short stories, character profiles, artwork, links, and more.
The Dragon Stone - Dragons of Mythology and Fantasy
Learn about dragons in mythology, modern literature, dreams, alchemy, and heraldry.
Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real
Animal Planet special that imagines dragons as real animals and supposes that all the human myths about dragons recall a time when people really did encounter these fantastic beasts.
Wikipedia: Dragon
Overview of the mythological dragon with information on dragons in myth and folklore, living things named after dragons, and dragons in modern literature and culture.
Dragon Pictures
Features a selection of Chinese dragon pictures, Japanese dragon pictures, Komodo dragon pictures, and fantasy dragons of every color.
Silver Dragon Breath
Place to meet dragons, learn about their lives, and find out about what they would like to serve you for dinner.
Dragons Must Be Here
Dragon site directory, with a forums, galleries, the Dragon Site Recovery Project, top site list, and more.
Amber's Dragon Lair
Images, tales, poetry, adoptions, desktop themes, and more.
Dragons and Winged Serpents
Lean how different cultures have portrayed dragons, winged beings, in their ancient mythologies. Crystalinks also explores similar myths involving serpents and reptiles.
Sommerland
Includes dragon anatomy, mythology, species, sightings, adoptions, awards, original art, games, and more.
Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons
Online dragon encyclopedia and community for draconions, people interested in making the mythical creatures part of daily life. With a "What is draconity?" FAQ, IRC chat, and forums.
Draconika
Dragon pictures and background information. Find out about versions of dragons around the world, browse the image gallery, or talk to other dragon and fantasy fans in the forum.
Dragon Pics Blog - The Dragon's Last Asylum
Find dragon pictures: wallpapers, tattoos, black and white tribals, fantasy paintings, and sketches. In addition to offers galleries of dragon pictures, blog entries address dragon mythology from around the world.
Dragon Resource Center
Offers animated dragons, dragon pictures, wallpapers, and backgrounds as well as stories and fantasy music.
Wikipedia: Kraken
Article about the Kraken, a supposed type of sea monster of gargantuan size that is said to have been seen off the coast of Norway and Iceland.
Museum of Unnatural Mystery: The Kraken
According to Scandinavian legend, the many armed Kraken, large as an island, could reach as high as the top of a sailing ship's main mast.
Dave's Mythical Creatures and Places - Kraken
Offers a brief introduction to the Kraken, a gigantic sea monster that is sometimes described as a whale, sometimes as a giant squid, sometimes as a giant lobster.
Monstrous.com: Kraken
Description of the mythical creature that is also known as Krabben, Sciu-Crak, and Hafgufe.
Mythical Realm: The Kraken
Old sailor accounts of the gigantic, tentacled monster of the Northern sea. Includes the poem The Kraken, by Lord Alfred Lord Tennyson.
7th Voyage.com: The Kraken
See pictures and a video clip of Ray Harryhausen's interpretation of the mythic creature the Kraken that he created for the 1981 film Clash of the Titans.
In Search of Giant Squid
Online exhibit exploring the mystery, beauty, and complexity of Giant Squids. Based upon material presented in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History's exhibit.
The Giant Squid
Information about this elusive creature from The Unnatural Museum. Article focuses on early recorded sightings of Giant Squid, the carnivorous mollusks that have long, torpedo shaped bodies.
unmuseum.mus.pa.us/squid.htm
Giant Squid and Colossal Squid Fact Sheet
Offers an illustrated introduction to the anatomy of Giant Squids with photographs and diagrams.
Sea Serpents and Lake Monsters: Legends and Myths, or Reality ?
Information, sightings, and pictures of the elusive water dwelling creatures. Including pictures of the Loch Ness Monster.
Storsjöodjuret
Dedicated to Sweden's great lake monster.
Lake Norman Monster
Sepeculation about sightings and reports of an unidentified creature living in the depths of Lake Norman, North Carolina.
Legendary Champ of Lake Champlain
Offers a chronology of sightings, lake statistics, and the views of believers and skeptics alike.
mistwebdesign.com/Champsite.html
Globsters
Features accounts of strange and unidentifiable carcasses brought up from the sea.
Surreal Seal Campaign
Dedicated to the long necked seal.
Legend of Nessie, The
Regarded by many as the offiicial website of Scotland's Loch Ness Features facts, pictures, Nessie sketches, stories, and sightings of the elusive creature.
Nessie on the Net
All about the Loch Ness Monster and the Loch Ness. Includes facts, news, and photos.
Loch Ness Live
Live webcam, electronic cards, virtual tour, places to eat and stay, and other info.
Sea Serpents & Lake Monsters
Information, sightings, and pictures of the elusive water dwelling creatures. Including pictures of the Loch Ness Monster.
Folklore and Myths
Browse through folktales and legends from around the world. Contains mythical creature and land stories, gods and goddesses, tall tales, and fables categorized by region and subject.
Monstrous
Comprehensive resource about monsters across modern culture, mythology, and human history. Vampires, aliens, ghosts, dragons, demons, and other types of monsters are covered.
Shadowlands
Informing visitors on such topics as ghosts and hauntings, mysterious creatures such as Bigfoot and sea serpents, UFOs and aliens, and many other unsolved mysteries.
Jersey Devil, The
Takes a look at the many different versions of the legend and their origins.
Jersey Devil of the Pine Barrens, The
Analysis and background from Strange Magazine.
Leut's Jersey Devil Page
Legend, sightings, theories, oddities, hunts, and more on the official page of the Devil Hunters.
Jersey Devil Main Listing
Archive of sightings, articles, and pictures pointing to the strange resident living within South Jersey's Pinelands.
Mysts of Darkness
Featuring vampires, witches, werewolves, and other things that go bump in the night.
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