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The creature then came toward us, flying at least 25-30 feet off the ground. The younger couple who had noticed the creature first were now screaming and cowering, the man shielding the woman while shielding his head with a jacket.

My friend and I looked in awe as this creature flew over us.

That’s when I noticed the two large red eyes; they seemed to glow from within and with a blood red hue. They were unblinking in the 3-4 seconds we saw them, we knew they were looking straight at us, we knew this creature knew we could see it and it made no attempt to disguise itself.

Read: Mothman in Japan? »

There are many mysterious monsters dwelling in the lakes and rivers of the world, but the ones that really intrigue and terrify us are the ones that are purported to attack humans. When a cryptid goes from an undiscovered organism to a man eater, it becomes not only a mystery, but a menace. It becomes something that not only lurks in the murky depths, but in our nightmares as well.

Read: Man Eating River Monsters »

Something strange is said to lurk in the depths of Otori-ike Lake in Japan. What sort of monstrous fish inhabits this remote body of water?

Read: The Takitaro »

Some sort of mysterious giant fish is said to inhabit Takanami Pond in Niigata, Japan.

Read: The Namitaro »

What lurks in the cold waters of Hokkaido’s Lake Kussharo?

Read: Kusshie: Japanese Lake Monster Mystery »

The indigenous Ainu people of Japan have long told of an enormous, tantacled marine beast known as the Akkorokamui.

Read: The Akkorokamui »

What lurks in the lakes at the base of picturesque Mt. Fuji? I revisit an old mystery.

Read: Mossie: The Nessie of Mt. Fuji »

Here’s an article suitably creepy for Halloween. It is a report on the stories of mysterious human faced dogs in Japan that I wrote here awhile back. Happy Halloween.

Read: The Jinmenken: Human Faced Dogs »

In World War II Japanese forces were spread too far flung islands throughout the Pacific theater. These remote, exotic new locales occasionally presented strange, unknown creatures. Let’s take a crypto tour of some of these cryptozoological mysteries.

Read: World War II Cryptids Of The Pacific »

A strange account from World War II. Here I revisit a case I have written of before that has always intrigued me.

Read: The Curious Case Of The Orang Ikan »

It’s sometimes hard to tell if you’ve got a new species or not based on appearances alone.

Read: New Squid Species Or Not? »

What sorts of strange things might lurk in the ground beneath our feet? An investigation of mysterious giant worms in Japan.

Read: The Giant Worms of Japan »

Hokkaido’s Lake Mashu has long been the purported home of gigantic mystery crayfish. What is going on in the cold depths of this remote lake?

Read: The Giant Crayfish of Lake Mashu »

A round up of mysterious flying creatures in Japan.

Read: Winged Weirdies in Japan »

There have long been reports of mysterious giant snakes lurking in the remote wilderness of Japan. Let’s take a journey to the forests of Japan to investigate these gargantuan, enigmatic serpents and perhaps find some answers.

Read: The Giant Mystery Snakes Of Japan »