Mar 9
there are strange creatures that come out at night you just have to be lucky to spot them
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there are strange creatures that come out at night you just have to be lucky to spot them
Deinosuchus [Dino Dan] vs. Dungavenhooter [American Cryptid]
Best Fictional Marine Reptile Tournament: Sapphire Bracket; Round 1B, Poll 3/8
Deinosuchus [Dino Dan]
Dungavenhooter [American Cryptid]
(The bracket color names are just for thematic organization and are NOT representative of the candidates!)
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previews of this new mothman mug design i'm working on! he's part of a group of new mug designs i'm working on (i added him on a whim, but there are other insects so he fits)! may do a couple more versions (maybe some cups too), tho this one's pretty cute. he looks big atm, but will shrink after firing (this stoneware shrinks by about 12% so i've been trying to throw bigger mug forms)
i was chatting with someone at the nhmla's bug fair last weekend about mothman and had an extra mug form in my damp box so figured why not :) did some quick sketches for my own version, i definitely favor a more moth inspired moth man (tho the original drawings are really not that moth like, they look more like the big red monster from the looney toons cartoons) definitely in cryptid mode myself this week, like barely seen, not human, do not interact lol (internet interactions are mostly fine, it's just in person is exhausting atm). i've finished decorating all the mug forms in my damp boxes tho (just cups and creamers left), so i'm going to have to throw some more soon (and also go into the studio and glaze stuff/pick up stuff. they've been firing a lot lately so i don't want things to pile up too much. really need my own kiln)
A wriggling, flapping monster. This "spook" alighted the skies around Crawfordsville for a time in September, 1891.
You call it autism, I call it a Squonk’s origin.
Squonk: America’s Saddest Cryptid
Today’s post is super important. It’s the most important thing you’ll read today.
That’s because it’s about the Squonk, and if you don’t know about the Squonk, you need to. Immediately.
The Sqonk is a cryptid from Northern Pennsylvania, and is most well known for crying. All day. Every day. Forever.
Why is the Squonk so sad? Is there anything we can possibly do to cheer it up?
Well, no. The reason why the Squonk is sad is because it’s lonely, and it’s lonely because it’s ugly. It’s described to be the ugliest thing to ever exist. Some sources say that it’s so ugly that despite how bad you might feel for it, one glance will immediately cause you to flee in terror. So the Squonk lives alone, crying because it knows that it’s too ugly to ever have companionship.
The Squonk is also said to be able to dissolve itself into a puddle of tears when threatened. You know, like we’d all like to do when our redneck family members show up for Thanksgiving.
Reference to the Squonk was first recorded in the 1910 book Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods: With a Few Desert and Mountain Beasts by William Cox (otherwise known as “please learn how to shorten your titles”). Fearsome Creatures was written as a field guide to the area, including many joke animals, and the Squonk certainly isn’t the only interesting concept presented in it. For those interested in taking a look at the other cryptids in the guide, I’ll provide a link to a free PDF copy here. It’s a short book, clocking in at about 50 pages, including full page illustrations.
Above is the Squonk as depicted in the original 1910 illustration. This seems to be the reference for most modern interpretations, considering that many illustrations in recent years have a boar-like or pig-like appearance.
According to Fearsome Creatures, you’re most likely to spot the Squonk at night. It prefers to travel under cover of darkness in order to minimize the risk of being spotted. It’s also possible to track the creature by following the trail of tears that it leaves behind.
While not specified, we can safely assume that the Squonk either hibernates or, at least, isn’t overly fond of the cold. Fearsome Creatures describes it as being easier to hunt on cold nights because it doesn’t like moving around as much.
Fearsome Creatures was expanded upon in 1939 by Henry H. Tryon. This version is still quite a short read, clocking in at about 90 pages, once again with full-page illustrations included in the count. The entire book is available through the Lumberwoods Unnatural History Museum website here.
Above is the Squonk as depicted in the 1939 illustration, looking much more amphibian than the previous edition.
the virgin "lizard man": antisemitic, overused, unneeded, boring, a man who is also a lizard
the chad frogman: new, cool, fresh, hip with the teens, underground, is a frog, Not Human, what is it? oh god, what the hell is that?
I think American Horror Story should tap more into cryptids and folklore in the United States. There are so many creatures with amazing potential.