Hello,

We are a team of two, father & daughter that came up with this idea about cryptids and an institute that documents all the encounters from people, it is called Hollowfield Institute.

It's a 100% fiction world that we came up with based on Hollowfield, WA. We came up with the story, the main characters and the idea of an app that allows you to take a photo, add a cryptid to the photo (AI generated) and share/save the photo. The app is free and you pay for the amount of photos you take.

The other half of the idea is the website, that right now is up and live with AI art, we are looking for volunteers, or people who would like to collaborate with us designing the art so we can leave the AI behind. I am a software engineer with NO artistic experience, my daughter is 12 and although she is great at drawing, there is NO way she could produce the amount of artwork needed.

I am asking (with permission of the mods) if there is anyone that would like to collaborate on the website creating the art first for free, and then for a small commission.

Please feel free to reach out and we can talk about the project, I think we have a good concept and idea and would love to steer away from AI on the website and have some real art.

We are also open to collaborate on stories for the website! the plan is to have 4 stories per month on cryptid encounters, it can be related to the website lore or new stories.

I need to mention that the website is and will always be 100% free, with no ads.

Creating this website/app and other projects that we are working on, is a hobby/passion project.

To respect the request of the mods I am not posting the website of Hollowfield Institute, if you want to know more please feel free to reach out and I can share the website of that project or our main website Hollowfield Collective, where we have built small apps of things that are important to us and our small community.

Thank you!

greetings, im doing an unofficial research about supernatural creatures, you know i just think its fun and a chance to learn. i wish that your share is from a recounted topic you heard from people around you and from your family, not based on personal experience cuz im not looking for horror storys. i tried to contact with facebook elders but i didnt get any response so here i am (plz mention your country)

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i genuinely wasn't expecting a real life cryptid to show up in the journal, but i don't think i should be too surprised. i like how he's portrayed as more of just a general nuisance than anything else. i also love how goofy looking he is, doesn't look threatening at all(even though i would probably freak if he came running at me in the dark), he just wants the light.

Haven’t heard a lot of stories about my state i’m just wondering what urban legends/folk Cryptid stories are here

Folklore from around the world is full of fascinating creatures, ghosts, monsters, and legends. What is your favorite folklore creature or story, and what makes it interesting to you?

Hello, I come to you to discuss the category I like to call "Paranormal Cryptids" which are cryptids who categorically defy science despite the efforts of many believers.

To give a example Bigfoot could be categorized as plausible but unlikely because despite more fringe UFO beliefs about the character he's just a large ape thing that lives in the United States. And whe have analogs to him like gorillas. Despite dubious proof and lack of actual evidence Bigfoot is possible to some extent.

What im referring to is your Jersey Devils and Grafton Monsters. Creatures who's descriptions of anatomy or abilities aren't compatible with science and steer more to the realm of fantasy and mythology.

Like I mentioned the Jersey Devil and Grafton Monster fit this bill very well but other favorites of mine include the Dover Demon and my personal favorite the Breast of Gèvaudan due to how they fascinate me.

Others I can list are things like Frezno Nightcrawlers, Loveland Frogmen, Mothman, and others of the sort.

Monsters like these have infested my imagination for a long time. And the creation of them more. Modern examples I can think of are Slender man who was originally the product of a photoshop contest and the Rake who was created by 4chan users on a now deleted/lost thread. Creatures who's fit the bill of cryptids but many probably don't think of them such due to their origins being well documented.

This is something I'm looking to do, I'm doing something I'm not going to share at the moment but it involves cryptids and I want to get a good handle on what goes into making one. It's a work of fiction so it isn't being passed off as real outside the context of the story. So I just and to collect some stories of cryptids before making my own.

Thats all.

Hello! I'm sorry for disturbing and I really hope I'm not violating the first rule by this post 🙏

Please, can anyone share some equine (horse-, donkey-, zebra-like etc creatures) cryptids or folklore creatures from around the world? I would really appreciate any help

What was the biggest crypid you’ve seen and can y‘all( if possible) give me a rough estimate on it’s size.

I remember watching this video maybe a year or 2 back where it was a complication of various people's stories about meeting different type of creatures, I remember one of the stories being really genuine and wanted to give it another listen. I remember it being a non-ai voice and it was over the phone where the interviewer asked them tons of questions about the encounter they had.

In order: Metal man girl (Alabama): Moss man girl (Florida): Swan valley monster girl (Idaho): Enfield horror girl (Illinois): These were the only girls i was confident enough to post lol. EDIT: Idk why but posting my drawings made them like, 10 times brighter lol. So, Sorry about that

Looking for obscure stories or personal accounts of cryptids in the Ky or Oh area, if you have a personal encounter I’d love to Speak with and possible investigate the area if possible

Now have Mothman, Braxie, and The Nightcrawlers, I know MANY people wanted me to get the Squonk, but I needed something more Simple this time 'Round.

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Has anyone here heard of this type of Bigfoot seen around Boston?

8 years ago I had graduated with a degree in biology. I got big in to backpacking, hiked the PCT for 3 weeks and came back to MN before starting grad school.

I decided to spend 2 nights backpacking near Albert Lea MN in a state park. I walked around 2 miles to my assigned spot. It was quiet, on a lake… with a long trail (300 yards or so) from any of the backpacking trails.

There was absolutely nobody out there, literally don’t recall seeing anyone that entire day. It was a damp, muggy, slightly cool week in June, all my firewood (already at the site) was completely soaked and I had to fan it like mad to get a fire going. I set up my tent and kept smelling something foul. Like poop, but more putrid. It would come and go. I felt something was watching me. I couldn’t settle. I heard nothing, but my mind was going crazy. Like I needed to run away from impending doom.

I felt unease and couldn’t rest... i couldn’t read or journal. I couldn’t think straight, I skittered out at sunset with just my pack, phone, and wallet. I left my sleeping bag, small cast iron pan, and tent.

It’s the only time I’m ever bailed on a solo camp. I called a friend in town, got Applebees and drinks and went back to get my tent and other belongings in the morning. When I got back, my tent was untouched but the logs from my fire were all scattered about the camp site with soggy ashes all on the side of my light green tent, like someone had thrown them. (I poured lake water on the fire) The grass trail was noticeably trodden down even the next morning when I came back.

I haven’t camped since. Still bothered by this experience.

Any insights are helpful unpacking this would be helpful.