Mar 11
the swamp is deep, the fauna queer, and we don't take kindly to bullies round here
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the swamp is deep, the fauna queer, and we don't take kindly to bullies round here
Uncover the lore surrounding the Ozark Howler, an enigmatic cryptid with eyewitness accounts and fascinating folklore.
Ozark Howler: Folklore or Fable? Exploring the Legend
This mysterious cryptid is more folklore than reality. But it is fun folklore. This creature is described in a variety of ways and could literally be a collection of misidentifications, tall tales, and hoaxes.
From the description:
The Ozark Howler is a cryptid rumored to inhabit the Ozark region across multiple states. This bear-sized creature, often described with unique features like horns and red eyes, has been part of local folklore for over a century. Sightings remain largely anecdotal, blending myth with cultural significance, reflecting societal fears about wilderness and the unknown.
creatures from the Zoo podcast that I want to make plushies of:
Steep the Teakettler: I have an adorable Corgi plush I got for 50p at the big Easter carboot, but I have no idea how I would actually make a Teakettler as opposed to just... a corgi. Maybe turn his tail into a handle? Create some sort of "lid" growth on his back? A spout coming out of his chest? More planning is needed.
Elwetrittche: six legged chicken with antlers? Yes please!
Barkus and Harmonious Paired Ozark Howlers: giant bear with antlers + baby deer with somehow BIGGER antlers and back legs that dangle in the air while he walks on his front legs
the Gay Deer: bipedal deer with seven eyes and antlers described as "terrifying"
Any Zoo fans out there have any idea what the "dimlov" was? the Zoo announcer said it wasn't actually a cryptid but a manufactured creature made from bison, giraffe and other high yield meat creatures, so I think the writers might have just made that one up, and Google isn't helping.
Some more pride flag carousel designs. I never know which polyamory flag to use and I personally like the heart one more, so I just kinda used both sets of colors.
The Booger Man of the Ozarks; King of The Witches and Lord of The Haints.
"Dont go out tonight. The Booger Man'll geetcha!" as my grandmother would say.
Instilling a fear of the dark In children was a way of keeping them safe in a place full of venomous snakes, cavernous holes in the ground, rabid dogs, and predatory religious leaders.
In the "old Ozarks" - a time not that long ago, there was a great fear of not just the dark, but the spiritual entities running amuck within it. Haints, spectors, boogers, and witches were believed to take to the skies, crawl out of holes in the ground, or out of a hollow tree and do as they wish to whomever they come across.
As many trad witches know of "the man in black" or various titles of the devil as he attends the witches sabbath; in my own life he is the booger-man. He is the creature of the night who rules over all within the darkness. He is the one who grants the skins of the booger dog to shapeshifters during the dog days of summer.
One cant help but feel this need to escape the sun and to only go out at night during the hottest days of the years. It is freeing to explore the wilderness or the bodies of others under the moonlight when the temperature outside is mildly cooler than when the sun is out. It is the booger man who frees us from the clutches of a depressing summer heat. The humid daytime is filled with pain but the humid night is wet and arousing. The Dark One fills the air with the sound of crickets, cicadas, and the light of fireflies. And he fulfills the desire of all witches and spirits. The great wish-granter as I call him. The initiator of witches, the granter of familiars, the father of lies. The most present and complex form of the devil in my craft; as he lies below the earth as i write this. I bring him above from the great below and darkness consumes the land from the east as the sun sets in the west. The clouds roll in, the hot rain pounds on my naked back, and i roll in the mud as the booger dogs do before the hunt so as to mask their scent from their prey.
A belated happy dog days to you. I hope the chase was thrilling.
This was scheduled to post earlier this summer but it never did...
Inktober day 12
The Ozark Howler
Ozark Howler This cryptid has been sighted in the Ozark Mountains, which span the Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Though, there have been a few sightings in Texas too, so maybe a few had issues with living in Oklahoma. Still, what are these creatures supposed to be? The Ozark Howler is said to be the size of a bear, really hairy, and have horns. Its fur is very dark, which is why…
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missed yesterday but we are back in the saddle today 💪 in a way. because i kind of ignored todays prompt, which was “superhero (real or made up)” so.. idk. i would have liked to have this guy in yesterday’s piece for the draw a comic prompt which is why he’s here today! i’d like to take another pass at him later so maybe you will see him again