Rare Monsters

  The butatsch-ah-ilgs, is a lake monster from Switzerland, which appeared three times in the medieval era. It is an unusually Lovecraftian creature for that era, and far different from any other lake monster. The butatch-ah-ilgs is a giant amorphous sack of a monsters, completely covered in eyes. The overall shape of the monster is reminiscent of a cow’s stomach, which is what the name means. The name is properly Butatsch-cum-ilgs, but is most often written with ah instead because of a previous spelling mistake, and is easiest to find under this erroneous spelling. The butatch-ah-ilge lived in L ü scher Lake, in the Grisons region. It was said, in the past, that even though the lake looked tranquil and inviting no shepherds or travellers would dare stop near the lake. While the butatch-ah-ilgs had not been seen in centuries it was still very much feared. It was believed the butatch-ah-ilgs could shoot a beam of fire from its eyes when all its many eyes focused on one spot, a...

  When I think of Japanese ghosts my mind usually goes to things that are quite scary, such as yurei and shiryo. There is one kind of ghost like yokai that is rather harmless, and even cute in a cartoonish sort of way, and that is the shiro ukari. The name means white floater, and it looks like a pale white creature with a long ghostly tail and vacant staring eyes. They move by floating off the ground, so they move about at the same height as standing people, but without touching the ground. The shiro ukari was harmless being, and generally considered a nuance rather than frightening. It just wanders aimlessly, getting people’s way and observing the world is wide eyed naivety. The thing is, the shiro ukari was never actually a ghost, but a veiled way for the upper classes to make fun of country folk when they came into the city. Pure white in Japan represents emptiness. In this case it meant emptiness of mind, complete naivety in derogatory way, being stupid and ignorant o...

  Ghostly black dogs that foretell doom are monsters that are found in the mythologies of the world over, from the okuri inu of Japan, to the cadejos of central America. These phantom hellhounds are especially common in European mythologies, and they reach critical density in England, where practically every county has its own legends about a local black dog. Black dog monsters in general tend to be well known beasts of mythology. And unlike many mythical beasts, who have slipped into the realm of fantasy in modern times, these black dogs are still occasionally seen by people today, falling somewhere between cryptid and ghost sightings. While ghostly black dogs would usually be too popular of a monster to cover on this blog, I have found some highly local and unusual black dogs to cover. The Black Dog of Newgate The legend of the black dog of Newgate supposedly started with a moral tale written by Luke Hutton. Luke Hutton was a college educated man and born into a fami...

  On May 1sts 2023 Angel Kenmore and his family encountered alien beings in their back yard after they witnessed a fireball crash into the same back yard. The family’s encounters with these beings terrified them so they called the police. A few days later Angel posted a video where he talked about his encounter. As well a recorded by Angels mother, and posted by either Angel or his brother was uploaded to Tik Tok showing their family entering the back yard and quickly running back out again after seeing the aliens hiding within. These two videos launched the incident into internet virality for a short period of time. But just as quickly as the events became popular, holes started appearing in Angel’s story and odd new details about the family being haunted came forth, causing many to believe the whole thing was a hoax, causing people to lose interest in the story. Yet there are strange details in the account which can’t be written off so easily. The Events: Around 11:45...

  The gaueko comes from Basque mythology. There he is the lord of the night and a shadowy shape shifter. He can take the forms of a wolf, a bull, a giant, or a shadowy cloud of mist. He often has glowing red eyes. Some people believe the gaueko is a form of the devil. Others suggests it is some long forgotten pagan deity. Gaueko is a solitary individual, rather than a species of monster. Gaueko is the guardian of the night, scaring humanity inside and punishing anyone who works after hours, or travels in the dark. The gaueko first tries to scare the offending human back inside. If this doesn’t work then he takes the person, never to be seen again. How he does this or what is done to the captive isn’t said, but it can’t be anything good. Gaueko takes special offence to anyone who says they’re not afraid of the night. In addition to this the gaueko can also inflict confusion, nausea, panic and being lost in familiar places on a person. Gaueko’s presence can be felt as a col...

  The Stoor worm was a giant sea serpent from Orkadian legend. It was said to live at the beginning of time and its death was responsible for the creation of the Orkney Islands. The stoor worm was gigantic. It’s head the size of a mountain. It’s forked tongue could wipe entire coastal villages into the sea. It’s body was thousands of miles long. Everything about the stoor worm was epic. The stoor worm had the ability to control storms and cause earthquakes. It could cause the seas to heave and tidal waves to crash onto land just by moving about. The stoor worm also have poisonous breath, which would cause a toxic fog to roll over the land, killing crops and live stock. There is a legend that in old pagan times the northern shore of Scotland was tormented by the Stoor worm. The king was advised that the only way to appease the serpent was to sacrifice seven virgin women to it each week. The king accepted this heavy price and the sacrifices were made. Each week the stoor work would a...