Showing posts with label fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fish. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

31 Days of Monsters - Day 10: Trolual

Troluals are gigantic whales that disguise themselves as islands. After sailors come ashore, the trolual waits until they are far away from their landing craft, and submerges to drown its victim

Sunday, October 8, 2017

31 Days of Monsters - Day 8: Jenny Haniver

Many claim Jenny Hannivers are just the carved up carcasses of mummified sea skates, but others claim they are sea devils caught and preserved by fearless sailors. Either way, they are often seen in coastal sideshows and oddity museums.

Thursday, October 20, 2016

31 Days of Monsters: The Lake Worth Monster


In 1969, people near Fort Worth, Texas reported seeing a strange aquatic goat-man that lived in Lake Worth. The creature leapt onto the hood of a car, leaving deep scratches in the metal, and on another occasion the Lake Worth Monster, as it became known, hurled a car tire at a group of people. Some high school kids came forward and claimed they had hoaxed area residents with a gorilla costume, but periodically, the creature continues to be seen.

Sunday, October 2, 2016

31 Days of Monsters: Berberoka



In the Philippines, fishermen are wise to worry if they see a body of water with a lot of fish near the surface. Berberoka like to suck up the water where they live driving fish to the surface. When humans stop by to catch the fish, the berberoka spit the water in their faces to drown or incapacitate them long enough to be captured and devoured.