You must have read so many monster tales and also seen many monster movies. Such movies and novels do give us goosebumps and at times we are left wondering what would happen if such a monster stood right in front of us in real life. It surely would scare us to such an extent that we would perhaps faint then and there. But there are people who claim to actually have seen monsters for real. Whether it is true or not, it sure is interesting to learn about these 10 scariest monsters that people say they have seen in real life.
TOP 10 Scariest Monsters People Think Exist:
10. Dover Demon
Dover Demon is a monster that three teenagers claimed to have seen in Massachusetts on April 21-22, 1977. According to the teenagers, these monsters had curly fingers and huge glowing eyes. Each of the three teenagers who saw this monster drew its sketches and each of them drew the same type of image. The police however, believed that this was just a joke played by some other teenagers on the witnesses.
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9. Converse Werewolf
The converse werewolf is a part of the North American legend. As per this legend, there was a rancher who had sent his teenage son to hunt a deer in the woods. However, the son did not come back and so the father went to the forest along with a rescue team. When the father heard the scream of his teenage son in the forest and ran to that direction he saw his child was being eaten by a huge wolf-like creature that did not die even after being shot by a rifle and just ran away.
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8. Santu Sakai
This is a Malaysian legend about a creature that kept on attacking villages and ate the innocent people living there. Santu Sakais are beloved to be half human and half animal. Not too many people believed in the existence of Santu Sakai, however, a man named Henri Van Heerden claims to have seen two of these monsters while hunting and then he ran off in his car. Since these monsters are said to eat human they are one of the scariest to exists, if at all they do.
7. Champ
This monster is said to be living in the Lake Champlain. There is no physical evidence that could prove the existence of the Champ and the scientists believe this is just a trick to attract more tourist into this area. However, until now around 300 people have claimed to have had encounters with this scary monster. The first person ever to see this creature was Samuel de Champlain who saw it in the year 1609.
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6. Skunk Ape
This ape-like creature is a part of the legends of many states in the US, including Florida, North Carolina, and Arkansas. The monsters got their name from the smell that people say came from it. It was in the 1960s and 1970s that some people saw this ape. However, scientists do not believe in its existence, and think what people saw back then was just a bear.
5. Thunderbird
Thunderbird is a huge bird-like creature that people saw from 1890 until 2007. These creatures are believed to be a part of North American folklore and remind of prehistoric pterodactyls. In the 20th and 21st centuries, many people from Texas, Missouri, Alaska, and Illinois supposedly saw these giant birds.
4. Yeti
Yeti is popularly known as Abominable Snowman and is said to be residing in the Himalayan Mountains. It is a part of the mythology of the indigenous population of Bhutan, Tibet, and Nepal. The British, in 1921, held an expedition in Mount Everest and it is then that they saw the footprints of some creature that they thought must be a big wolf, but once they looked at them more carefully it looked like footprints of some huge human. The members of this expedition named the creature Abominable Snowman.
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3. Chupacabra
This strange creature is a part of the North American folklore and is first believed to have been seen in Puerto Rico. Chupacabra supposedly attacks livestock, particularly goats, and suck their blood. This creature is believed to look like a small bear but has many spikes on their back.
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2. Loch Ness Monster
“Nessie” is the monster that apparently inhabits Loch Ness, a lake in Scotland, since 1933. There are many stories from different people who claim to have seen this monster, however, there are not many photographs or other types of recorded material. The monster, as people say, is a big dinosaur, which is alive to date. In addition, 2017 was the ‘record year’ for sightings of these Scariest Monsters “Loch Ness monster” according to BBC.
Bigfoot is a part of the legend from North American folklore. It is said to be living in forests and is an ape-like creature. This monster, as described by the people who saw it, is huge and hairy, but scientists do not believe in its existence. They say these are just rumors or a hoax because no valid evidence of its existence has ever been gained. According to the scientists, what people have seen most likely were bears.
It is true that the existence of these scariest monsters cannot be guaranteed. However, there are many people who claim to have seen them, and when they did, it surely must have scared the wits out of them. Of course, this would have been your condition too had you encountered any such monsters, wouldn’t it?