Cryptid Files

In the tangled wetlands of southern Florida, locals whisper about a creature that smells like sulfur and moves like a ghost through the mangroves — the Skunk Ape. Described as a massive, ape-like being covered in dark hair, it’s said to leave behind towering footprints, horrifying screams, and a stench strong enough to make witnesses flee.

In this episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter investigates the legend of the Skunk Ape ...

For more than a century, hunters and locals across the frozen forests of Maine have reported sightings of a towering white moose — a spectral creature said to vanish before their eyes. Described as massive, glowing, and eerily silent, the “Specter Moose” has become one of North America’s oldest and strangest cryptid legends.

In this episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter investigates the origins of this ghostly giant. From nin...

In the quiet Adirondack town of Whitehall, New York, something stalks the tree line. Locals call it The Beast of Whitehall — a massive, hair-covered creature seen by police officers, hunters, and frightened residents since the nineteen seventies. These encounters weren’t just rumors. They were documented, investigated, and even filed in official reports.

In this episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter revisits one of the most c...

Deep within the Louisiana bayou, legends speak of a creature with the body of a man and the head of a wolf — cursed to wander the swamps beneath the moonlight. Locals call it the Rougarou, a Cajun werewolf said to stalk sinners, haunt graveyards, and appear to those who break sacred oaths.

In this episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter explores the chilling folklore, eyewitness accounts, and centuries-old Cajun traditions that...

For generations, witnesses across North America have told the same unbelievable story — enormous, bird-like creatures with wingspans over twenty feet soaring silently above the skies. From the deserts of Arizona to the mountains of Alaska, these “Thunderbirds” appear without warning… and vanish without a trace.

In this episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter investigates the history, folklore, and modern encounters surrounding ...

Along a quiet stretch of the Little Miami River, witnesses claim to have seen something impossible — a four-foot-tall, frog-like creature walking upright beneath the bridge lights of Loveland, Ohio. For decades, police officers, locals, and passing drivers have described glowing eyes, slick green skin, and a strange, sulfuric smell that lingers long after the creature disappears.

In this episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter ...

In the small town of Fouke, Arkansas, the quiet nights are filled with whispers of something in the woods — a massive, ape-like creature that has terrified locals for generations. The story inspired one of the most iconic monster films of all time, The Legend of Boggy Creek, but the sightings are far from fiction.

In this episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter investigates the chilling history of the Falk Monster — a creature ...

Across Latin America, countless people tell stories of small, human-like beings who live in the forests, mountains, and even inside the walls of old homes. They’re called Duendes — mischievous, magical, and sometimes malevolent. Some say they protect nature. Others say they steal children. But thousands claim to have seen them.

In this episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter explores the folklore, eyewitness accounts, and regio...

Across America’s dark highways and empty backroads, countless drivers tell the same story — a lone hitchhiker appears in the night, vanishes from the passenger seat, and leaves behind nothing but a chill in the air. Are these shared hallucinations, folklore come to life, or something far stranger?

In this episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter investigates the enduring legend of the Vanishing Hitchhiker. From roadside haunting...

In the secluded forests of western Kentucky, campers and hikers have vanished without a trace. Locals whisper about a creature stalking the woods — a towering, wolf-like beast with glowing eyes and impossible speed. They call it The Beast of LBL.

In this chilling episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter investigates the terrifying encounters reported around Land Between the Lakes — stories of mutilated animals, shredded tents, a...

Deep in the woods of Denton, Texas stands a bridge locals call haunted — a place of whispers, rituals, and vanishing shadows. For decades, visitors have claimed to see glowing eyes in the dark, hear guttural growls, and feel an unseen presence watching from the trees. But who — or what — really haunts Goatman’s Bridge?

In this episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter investigates the legend of the Goatman — a half-man, half-beas...

For centuries, sailors told stories of a monstrous creature rising from the deep — enormous tentacles wrapping around entire ships before dragging them beneath the waves. They called it The Kraken. But could there be truth behind the myth?

In this episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter dives into the origins of the Kraken legend, tracing it from Norse mythology to modern oceanographic discoveries. Was this terrifying beast pur...

In October of nineteen sixty-seven, two men riding horseback through Bluff Creek, California captured something on film that would haunt the world for decades — a massive, hair-covered figure striding through the forest. Was it a hoax? Or the most compelling evidence of Bigfoot ever recorded?

In this episode of Cryptid Files, host Paige Carter breaks down the Patterson–Gimlin film frame by frame — examining its history, physical ev...

In every corner of the world, people report creatures that shouldn’t exist. Shadowy figures in the woods. Eyes in the darkness. Unexplained sounds that echo through the night.

Hosted by Paige Carter, Cryptid Files is a documentary-style investigation into the world’s most enduring mysteries — Bigfoot, Mothman, Chupacabra, Dogman, and more. Each episode examines the history, eyewitness reports, and physical evidence surrounding thes...