#bat beast

[angrybatart]

I unlocked the Bat Barber serum. >:3 Now to just find the ingredients to make it.

*happy bat sounds*

[skipsjack]

Cursed Raine AU. When in cursed form Raine immediately goes searching for Eda. This becomes a problem when Eda is walking through the market & gets clothes lined by an eight foot tall bat wanting to cuddle. People know Raine & lot less than Eda because Raine spends a lot of time avoiding people. When they do go out they wear a massive oversized hoodie & bat mask to avoid being spotted. No one even really knows what they exactly look like anymore. They've become an urban legend cause of it. -Punk

CRYPTID RAINE MY BELOVED

Raine's beast form unfortunately is a lonely bastard and knows that the wild-haired lady will give cuddles, so it's gonna make this everyone elses problem.

the Bat Bard is a legend passed around almost in a Batman way, because I'm hilarious. that the beast haunts the night and you best be asleep on time, otherwise you'll get nabbed. usually a tale told to younger kids to get them to abide by their curfews. but it's also said that anyone playing music when the bat beast is prowling will acquire their own audience of one. the beast spares those who create a tune they enjoy.

in reality Raine just passes out at night and there's a 30% chance that they'll wake up either on the roof or somewhere else in the house and panic that the beast went roaming and they're gonna find a dead rat by the front door again. they're all mysterious and vague when out and about with their mask and cloak, but they're a huge dork when actually spoken to

[nazrigar]

Insomnia doodle.

Since Lilith is associated with Ravens, I made her attracted to silvery-objects, kinda like Magpies. And Eda of course likes glowing objects!

Also my first proper fan art of Luz!

On a design note, since Lilith was originally gonna transform into a bat monster, I tried to mix elements of both a bat AND a bird. If I have time, I totally would make a full design.

[valhahazred]

Something I really like doing is imagining how Cryptids would fit into the Cthulhu Mythos. What would a gormless Miskatonic Alumni find when investigating a cryptid hotspot?

So I'm doing a split, top row is actual sightings of Mothman and similar creatures, bottom row are Mythos entities that might "explain" the sightings. Not all of them have to be true at once. Consider them possibilities, CoC investigation prompts or even in-universe theories by people "in the know".

Mothman

Your ordinary every day Mothman, best known for its appearance in Point Pleasant West Virginia preceding the collapse of the Silver Bridge. It was seen again fairly recently, during the Chicago flying humanoid flap of 2017. Some also claim it was present for several tragic events including a German mine collapse, the Chernobyl meltdown and even the 9/11 attacks, although I believe these are apocryphal.

Contrary to its name I don't believe I've ever read an account of a Mothman sighting that gave it any insectoid features whatsoever. It is usually described as a furry or feathered biped of approximately 6-7 feet tall, winged, headless and featureless aside from glowing red eyes. It is usually dark, although some of the early sightings in Point Pleasant reported that it was white or ash-grey.

Mothman sightings often coincide with other anomalous phenomenon; including UFOs, poltergeist activity, hairy hominids and strange inhuman men, specifically the Grinning Man Indred Cold.

Owlman

Often considered the British counterpart to the Mothman, it was sighted a few times in Cornwall in the 1970s through to the 90s before crossing the pond in time for the Chicago flying humanoid flap. The main difference between it and the Mothman is the presence of a well defined head. It also has clawed wings in some reports.

While it was never connected to any major tragedies, the British Owlman sightings supposedly coincided with severe weather and bizarre animal behavior. If the Owlman is the same kind of entity as the Mothman and they are attracted to disaster, perhaps something esoteric was going down in Cornwall at the time?

Bat Beast of Kent

Another British offering, although this one actually precedes the Mothman by three years! Four teenagers witnessed a golden "star" floating behind some trees before a black humanoid figure shambled out of the woods. They said it was a headless humanoid, about 5 feet tall with webbed feet and large batlike wings.

While both Mothman and Owlman were seen during a time of increased UFO activity, only the Bat Beast was (to my knowledge) actually witnessed at the same time as an apparent craft, although nobody actually saw it leave the UFO.

Interestingly a similar UFO was witnessed the week before in the same area but accompanied by a human figure with a red cape. If all these phenomenon are connected, perhaps the red caped person was the Bat Beast's equivalent to Indred Cold?

Spiderbat

Sighted in southern Alberta Canada, the Spiderbat was seen ducking into the witness's barn. He said it was huge and bulky and described it as "kind of like Mothman but with spider teeth and small white eyes". It perched in the barn's window even though it seemed like it should be too large to fit. As soon as he saw it, the witness turned to run for his house. He felt as though it was rushing at him as he fled, even though it never reached him. Although it hasn't been seen again thel witness claims he still hears strange noises from the barn at night and often feels watched in the area.

This is a weird one and I don't normally take this sort of sighting very seriously but I really wanted to draw it! Besides, it's way better than the Batsquatch.

Spectre

This is less an actual sighting and more personal speculation with artwork fueled by the Mothman Prophesies movie. The Mothman sometimes seems less than a physical creature and more like a haunting force, impressing supernatural terror into those that witness it and behaving in impossible ways. It flies without flapping its wings, it seemed to have an effect on nearby electronics and poltergeist activity was also reported in the area.

Perhaps the Mothman is a spiritual entity, either a warped human ghost or some elemental creature of the Astral realms?

Mothman in the Mythos

Fungi From Yuggoth

The story "Documents in the Case of Elizabeth Akeley" implies that the Mothman are a simple misidentification of the winged sporecrab forms of the Migo and that certainly makes some sense. The Migo are connected to alien folk-lore already. Their biodrones look like the archtypical Grey alien, their gateships are certainly disk shaped and they have human allies and waxen masked Migo infiltrators to serve as the Men in Black. But I'd like to go a little further.

Perhaps they are in fact another form of the Fungi's encounter drones? A heavily armored surveillance platform, the encounter drones where deployed to Point Pleasant to investigate strange psionic energy readings in the area. As the locals were gripped in Mothman hysteria, the Migo hunted for the source of their readings. Unfortunately they were unable to find it before the bridge fell and the psionic energy dissipated. Now it's 2017, the same energy has appeared in Chicago and the Migo aren't planning to fail twice...

The Million Favoured Ones

The so-called "Grinning Men" were in West Virginia around the same time as the Mothman, often in the company of UFOs. Some theorists posit that they are the Mothmen, taking a human form in order to interact with us. Indrid Cold is the best known Grinning Man but supposedly two more named Demo Hassan and Karl Ardo where also encountered in the area.

Perhaps the Mothmen are members of the Favoured Ones, shapeshifting alien sorcerers who do Nyarlathotep's inscrutable bidding. What purpose would they serve in prophesying or orchestrating the collapse of the Silver Bridge? It's unlikely that anyone would be able to find out until long after the fact.

Living Pterosaur

You might ask, "hey, isn't this an actual theory on what Mothman could be? Why is it down here in the Mythos section?" Well hypothetical person; in the Triassic era the Yith encountered a species of sapient pterosaurs, described by a captured human mind only as "black-snouted, winged creatures".

The Yith keep hidden stasis vaults of specimens and artifacts, serving as museums or supply caches and safe-rooms for their brain-casting operatives throughout time and space. Occasionally these vaults open unpredictably, their mechanisms failing after millions of years or by sabotage from the Yith's many enemies. It has happened before, a vault released populations of Cretaceous megafauna onto the Thurian continent during the pre-Hyborian age.

Now the pterosaur-folk are just the tip of the iceberg as Mythos forces converge on Point Pleasant, searching for the secrets of the Yith and their valuable artifacts.

Byakhee

It is unlikely that most witnesses would neglect to mention the sensory impressions of searing yellow light and psychic demands for space mead but regardless, some of the smaller species of Byakhee bear a more than superficial resemblance to the Mothman phenomenon.

Tskohmoi Independent Race

The Tskohmoi are an alien species from a distant part of the galaxy. Although they are entirely composed of physical matter, they are capable of sorcery and use it in their exploration of the universe. They can wrap themselves in plasmoid shells, racing through the void of space as blazing orbs. Although they are not shapeshifters the Tskohmoi are masters of mental influence and can impress all manner of images with their magic, including making themselves appear human to an observer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mothman is one of my favourite cryptids, constantly jockeying for position against the Flatwoods Monster and high-strangeness Sasquatch sightings. Chupacabra used to be up there too but now that it's just a mangy dog it's not as interesting. I plan to make at least a few more of these but it kinda depends on what I get good ideas for.

[cryptidsuk]

London Cryptids

Here is a post (as requested) on various cryptid sightings in and around the city of London:

Spring-Heeled Jack

Spring-Heeled Jack is a Victorian folkloric figure, who was first reported in London in 1837. Despite Jack acquiring an almost mythological shroud of mystery, it was widely reported in newspapers at the time. Jack seemed to enjoy terrorising people, especially young women, who he was reported to kiss, molest and tear at their clothing. His interesting name came from his apparent ability to vault up to twenty feet in the air with no apparent effort, and was often seeing jumping over high walls, over roofs and sailing through the air over the tops of carriages. Jack’s physical description was generally similar in each eye-witness report. He was reported to have eyes ‘like balls of flame’, metallic-like claws on his hands, pointed features and was said to wear a helmet, a tight garment that resembled oilskin and a cloak. On one occasion he was said to have dressed like a policeman, presumably to gain entrance to the victim’s home. He was also reported to breathe out ‘blue flame’ into victim’s faces, which sometimes caused them to lose their sight and fall unconscious. This substance was interpreted to be a gas of some sort, as the victims never showed any visible burns. He was also heard to have a high-pitched shrieking cackle which was heard by many of the eye-witnesses as he bounded away.

Sightings of Jack continued throughout the nineteenth century, and it appeared that after a while he had left London, as reports of him steadily moved up the country. He was spotted at some barracks in Aldershot, also in Sheffield, Liverpool and Lincolnshire. Who or what Jack was is still unknown. Some has suggested he was simply a Victorian prankster, pointing the finger at the Marquess of Waterford, a known joker and brawler. It should be noted, however, that the Marquess died in 1859 in a riding accident, and sightings of Jack continued well into the 1870s, and some say even further. Others say the reports were simply a case of mass hysteria, and some that he was a ghost, demon or phantom. Others propose that he was some form of extra-terrestrial being, which may explain his eyes, (which rather than literally glowing may have been retro-reflective, like a cat’s), his odd ability to breathe blue flames, and if he came from a world with more gravity than ours, this may explain his incredibly jumping abilities. Reports of his bizarre behaviour and insane cackling laughter could also be attributed to being in an otherworldly environment not suited to his body, it is possible that our atmosphere had a different makeup to his own, and caused him to behave strangely.

Whatever the reality, Spring-Heeled Jack is an enduring and fascinating figure of London folklore, and will likely continue to fascinate us.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jack

The Nameless Thing of Berkeley Square

The Nameless Thing was a bizarre and unclassified being which was said to haunt Number 50 Berkeley Square, London, in the 18th and 19th Centuries. In 1840, a student named Warboys heard rumours about the terrifying building and decided to investigate as a sceptic. He was given a room on the second floor by the guard of the property, and began his vigil, armed with a pistol and a candle. Around forty-five minutes later, the guard heard noises coming from the upstairs floor and the sound of the pistol rang out. He ran up to see what the commotion was, and found Warboys dead in the corner of the room, with nothing else in the room apparently changed. The expression on the dead man’s face convinced the guard that he had died of sheer terror. According to reports at least one other person, a sailor, died in the same manner while staying in number 50, and a survivor of a similar attack claimed he had shot the creature, and that it resembled some form of octopus, with slimy tentacles.  

Such a bizarre tale is unusual in a suburban townhouse in London, and it has a distinctly Lovecraftian feel. Some have speculated that the creature was some form of ghost or demon, others that it was simply a made-up story to grab the headlines.

Source: http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/Nameless_Thing_of_Berkeley_Square

The Highgate Vampire

The height of the Highgate Vampire mystery was in the 1970s, when a mass vampire hunt was organised in an effort to rid Highgate Cemetery, London, of its terrifying occupant. Reports of a vampire or ghost in the cemetery had been present for a long time, and among others, reports of a tall grey figure, a gaunt face staring through the railings of the cemetery, voices calling out, and a spectral grey form abounded. Two years previous to the vampire hunt, the cemetery was desecrated and a body was found to have been disturbed in its coffin and staked through the heart, though the assailants were never identified. There were also reports of satanic rituals in the cemetery, with foxes found dead, their throats cut and drained of blood. It is these goings-on that prompted vampire hunters to believe that Satanists had roused a vampire from its slumber. Despite huge media coverage, the vampire hunt seemed to find nothing of consequence, although the ring leaders of the hunt claimed to have returned to the cemetery at a later date and disposed of the vampire’s corpse.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highgate_Vampire

The River Thames Monster

The River Thames Monster is a serpent like creature, compared to the Loch Ness Monster, which was sighted in the River Thames near the O2 Arena in 2016. A video of the footage appeared on YouTube, and seemed to show, from a cable car, a double-humped creature slowly rising out of the water before disappearing once more into the murky depths. Some have speculated that the creature was a whale, dolphin or seal which had mistakenly swum up the estuarine Thames from the sea, others are adamant that the appearance of the creature is not consistent with any known animal and it therefore must be something paranormal or as yet undiscovered.

Source: http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/River_Thames_Monster

Camberwell Werewolf

In October 1996, a man was on his way to meet a friend in South East London, and decided to cut through the Old Camberwell Cemetery to make his journey quicker. He had no torch or any means of lighting, so he was only able to see a few feet in front of him. As he walked, movement caught his eye, and he saw what he initially believed to be a large dog, and it was then that he was apparently grabbed by the creature and pulled to the ground. The animal then leaned over him, growing and drooling onto his face. The man lay there, waiting for the creature to bite, but to his surprise it let him go and ran away into the darkness, and the eyewitness swears that he saw the creature run off on its hind legs. Although it was very dark, the close proximity of the creature allowed the eyewitness to describe some features of the beast. It was described as being muscular, with a face similar to a German Sheppard but the body more akin to a Great Dane, interestingly, he noted that he couldn’t see the eyes very well, and there was no eye-shine or glow usually associated with animals. Its breath reportedly had a smell of sweet, rotting fish. The eyewitness reported that when it grabbed him, he could clearly feel the fingers of a huge hand with long claw-like nails, it was not the paw of a dog. The eyewitness is said to have been extremely traumatised by the event, and now has a fear of woodlands and the dark, and has never dared to set foot in the cemetery since the event.

Source: https://lindagodfrey.com/2016/04/05/werewolf-of-s-e-london/

The Bat Beast of Kent

(Not strictly London, but near enough)

This reports begins in November of 1963 when four teenage friends were walking home from a party when they noticed a silent, glowing orb-like apparition descending from the sky. The object reportedly hovered above a field before it apparently moved towards some woodland and vanished into the trees of Sandling Park. Moments after the extraordinary UFO had apparently landed in the woodland, the youths then noticed a disturbance in the underbrush, and became aware of a bizarre creature shambling towards them. It was described by the eyewitnesses as a five-foot tall, headless bat like creature, with webbed feet and large wings protruding from its back. Its gait was apparently shambling, erratic and waddling. The group of friends, understandably terrified by their encounter, sprinted to the local police station, where they recounted their bizarre ordeal to sceptical police officers. A week or so later, another eyewitness came forward to corroborate the teen’s story, saying that he too, had seen an odd glowing craft hovering above the area on the same evening. Another eyewitness who went into the woodland after the event apparently came across some very strange footprints in the area, 24 inches long and 9 inches across.

While some have jumped to the conclusion that the creature must have been some kind of extra-terrestrial being, others have suggested the teens merely saw an oversized bird or a scarecrow, or had simply imagined it or made it up for attention.

Source: http://www.cryptopia.us/site/2010/03/bat-beast-of-kent-england/

Phantom Kangaroos

Perhaps this one is less of a mystery, there is no reason why a kangaroo which had escaped from a zoo or been let go by a private collector, could not survive in the UK. However, for the purposes of this collection, it can be classed as a cryptid, as locals had no idea how it got there, or why. In 2007, numerous reports of a large kangaroo in Lewisham, London, were made, including on a golf course and in people’s gardens. It was spotted by dog-walkers, park workers and golfers. It was even blamed for an attack on someone’s dog.

Source: http://beastsoflondon.blogspot.co.uk/2007/04/mysterious-kangaroo.html

Monsterous Bat Creature

In the spring of 1922 reports were made of a horrifying apparition in West Drayton Cemetery, London. It was seen by eyewitnesses fleeing from a policeman, whereupon it took off into the air with a hideous screech. It was considered to be a form of vampire by the locals, and in 1938 on Thornton Heath in Surrey a woman was allegedly attacked by a similar winged phantom, which reportedly drew blood from her on three separate occasions.

Source: http://beastsoflondon.blogspot.co.uk/2007/04/monster-bat.html

[skipsjack]

1/2 I see the cursed Raine AU floating around so I'll take a stab at my own version. In this AU Raine, Eda, & Lilith are all aiming for the emperor's coven. The problem is there are only two spots. Lilith fearing being alone curses Raine hoping it'll stop them from competing. & it does. The problem is Eda is so distraught, she loves Raine & hates seeing them this way. Eda ends up dropping out of the race & trying to help Raine. -Punk Anon

2/3 Lilith realizes her mistake & how much Eda loves Raine & spends years trying to find a cure while Eda & Raine run from the law trying to find one with wild magic. Eda tries to take part of the curse on, if she is successful or not is up in the air. Eda & Raine don't get together for a while because Eda worries she would be taking advantage of Raine while they'e vulnerable & Raine worries Eda won't love them with the curse. Raine is the Bat Bard & Eda stays the Owl Lady. 3/3 The Bat Beast is different than the Owl Beast. It is a flying fox bat & fairly skittish. They tend to avoid confrontation, but when confrontation happens it's scream can knock people out. The Bat is extremely affectionate towards Eda & when it does come out they look for Eda & flop on top of her or hang from the ceiling with Eda in their arms. The Bat comes out most when Raine's anxiety flares up so Raine tends to stay home a lot. Raine never joined the bard coven due to the curse.

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yo I really like this idea! been eyeing making something for a cursed!Raine au ngl

this also doubles as a 'Eda and Raine don't split' au since Raine I imagine would be a bit more open about their curse what with Eda constantly trying to help, and though there would be some hiding and uncertainty, Eda's tough, and Raine isn't as stubborn as her.

the two are the local thieves and notorious most powerful duo in the Isles (in Eda's words). Even with Raine being the Bat Beast and them insisting on staying inside 24/7, Eda continues to pull them into public (with precautions, of course). She's the louder of the two, and most people speak of the Owl Lady when they mention the duo. When the Bat Bard is brought up, its often in relation to the Bat Beast, or them teaming with Eda on something.

Raine starts to be more off on their own and handle themselves later on, these two still get some character development, some of it surrounding Raine getting more used to their curse and accepting that they weren't as confident as Eda, but that didn't matter and they couldn't hide away out of fear, that they can continue on without Eda and don't need her help (which they knew, it was just hard to detach themself after Everything) all the time. and a bit of Eda realizing shes still really reckless and needs to tone it down a bit on top of Listening more, stuff like that.

also means that both King and Luz get adopted by the 2, and the Bat Beast is handled a lot less dangerously than the Owl Beast. also means that Raine would be a bigger priority for the Emperor's Coven to capture than Eda, and they'd practically ignore her in order to capture Raine, which would not go over well, lemme tell u that

[nazrigar]

Designed a full body version of Lilith’s beast form based on my previous picture.

I wanted to combine elements of both bat and bird, and took a lot of inspiration from feathered dinosaurs to get the look (thanks anon). And Monster Hunter!

There’s also this really neat fanfic on Ao3 called Motherings and Misunderstandings. I wish the author had a tumblr account so that I may credit them properly, as it’s a sweet little fanfic that I enjoyed reading immensely.

For my interpretation, it’s not just the maternal aspect, but also Lilith’s deep seeded need to atone and mend her relationships also having an effect in this form.

[dailycryptodrawings]

311: Bat Beast of Kent Mothman? Is that you...?

American Monsters is an excellent resource for some of the more obscure creatures out there.