Sarasota County sheriffs received an anonymous letter from a woman worried about a six or seven-foot tall escaped orangutan which had been in her back yard. She enclosed a photograph of the creature which local newspapers picked up on in mid-February 2001, speculating it may be the Florida skunk ap…

A local of Merced, California heard a story from a friend about some creatures making "horrific, intimidating sounds" somewhere in the Sierra National Park, and convinced the friend to show him the location. He visited the site where this took place on multiple occasions, often with a local journa…

November 3, 1883 - Echo Canyon, Colorado A man seen several times living in the wilds of Echo Canyon. Reportedly runs way from other humans "as if badly frightened", wears ragged clothes and is a very skilled runner. None of the locals found a location he might be living. January 12, 1884 - Echo C…

Also known as the 'Big Grey Man', Am Fear Liath Mòr is an experience hikers have reported on Ben Macdui, a remote mountain in the Cairngorms of Scotland. Mountaineers have for decades , often when hiking alone, reported something which sounded as though "someone was walking after [them] but taking …

The Dark Watchers are a phenomenon that occurs in the Big Sur region of California. The name arose in the 1700s during Spanish occupation , related to a sensation of being "watched from the hills" by los Vigilantes Oscuros (the Dark Watchers). It has been suggested the manifestation is an example o…