Author name: Jake

Jake Rice is an amateur cryptozoologist and ghost hunter. When he's not dayjobbing for a big tech company, he searches for mysterious monsters and spooky specters.

Cryptid

Champ: Lake Champlain’s Resident Monster

Straddling New York, Vermont and Quebec, Lake Champlain holds a monster inside its murky depths. Champ, an aquatic beast, lies hiding underneath the waves. Indigenous people have known about this monster for centuries before European settlers reported it. Get more scoop on Champ after the jump.

Cryptid

Ogopogo: Canada’s Loch Ness Monster

Ogopogo lurks deep within Lake Okanagan in British Columbia. Witness accounts say the cryptid is nearly 60-feet long and craves land dweller meat. That’s not the case. This monster has many misconceptions and misunderstandings about it. Get more after the jump.

Monster

Wendigos | Cursed & Craving Flesh

Wendigos. Legend has it a brave sacrificed himself to protect his tribe and became a monster. Others say any cannibal can become one. And a newer legend says any greedy son of a bitch becomes a Wendigo. Let’s take a closer look at this North American monster.

Monster

A Wintry Monster Story

My first monster encounter happened during a storm-of-the-century when I was just a kid. It was dark and hairy and fast. So fast, you wouldn’t even know it speared you. Get the scoop after the jump.

Cryptid

The Lake Chelan Dragon Mystery Resurfaces

Lake Chelan, carved by glaciers and hemmed in by the towering North Cascades, has long been a place of stunning beauty … but something lurks in its clear, cold waters. Get the scoop after the jump.

Editorial

Just a monster content update …

Hi gang. I’ll move some monster and cryptid content from my other site, Ghostly Activities, over here. It’s not a great fit for my ghost hunting blog, but it’s perfect for Puget Sound Monster Club. You’ll see them phase in over the next week. That’s my bit. Take care!

Cryptid, Urban Legend

The Great Tear | A Monster From the Narrows

Back in the 1920s, children began to vanish in the Point Defiance area near Tacoma. Sometimes, their bodies were found along the beach in Point Defiance and the Tacoma Narrows. In other cases, they just vanished. But one thing was clear: A monster may have taken them. Get the scoop after the jump.

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