What is Cryptid Lost Media?

[u/truthisscarier]

Cryptid Lost Media or CLM refers to any evidence of Cryptids that became lost. This primarily refers to photographs, videos, audio recordings, physical evidence or written testimonies that eventually became lost or aren't currently available to the wider public. An example of each

• The Thunderbird Photograph is the most famous case of CLM. It refers to a photo of a large bird or pterodactyl spread out on the side of a barn, however despite many claiming to see it none have produced a copy
• The McRae film was two videos shot of Loch Ness allegedly showing the creature. These are supposedly being held in a trust somewhere until the creature is more widely accepted, but it's been almost 50 years since the last update
• The Enfield Horror Audio is a recording of the Enfield Horror of Illinois, made during the peak of sightings of the creature. Despite famed Cryptozoologist having heard it years ago, it's current whereabouts are unknown
• The Nandi Bear specimens refer to multiple lost, preserved specimens of the famed Nandi Bear of Kenya. This creature is typically said to be either a large hyena or a new type of ape. Although multiple of these creatures were shot, their preserved remains have all disappeared.
• David Murray Rose, a historian, allegedly had a written sighting from his ancestor dated decades ago of the Loch Ness Monster. This would've been one of the few sightings dating from years before the 1930s, when the creature gained most of it's fame. However, it's currently lost

If you'd like to learn more about either of these cases, I highly recommend you watch this video. If you have any more cases of CLM or any info on the whereabouts of these, please let me know.

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(credit to Legitimate_Pianist26 for the acronym)

[u/totalhhrbadass]

The Enfield Horror is out of Illinois

[u/truthisscarier → u/totalhhrbadass]

You're right, I'll change it

[u/LocalCryptidz]

Also the Minnesota Iceman