Encyclopedia of the Paranormal

The Loch Ness Monster is a cryptid that reputedly inhabits Loch Ness, a lake in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, though its description varies…

Lucifer (UK: /ˈluːsɪfər/ LOO-si-fər; US: /-sə-/; ‘light-bringer’, corresponding to the Greek name Ἑωσφόρος, ‘dawn-bringer’, for the same planet) is a Latin name for the planet Venus in its morning appearances and is often used…

Mahabali (IAST: Mahābalī), also known as Bali or Māveli, is a mythical daitya King found in Hindu texts. He was the son of Virochana and the grandson of Prahlada. He was the king of…

In Canadian folklore, the Manipogo is a lake monster said to live in Lake Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada. The creature was dubbed Manipogo in 1957, the name echoing British Columbia’s Ogopogo. There is also a…

In demonology, Marbas or Barbas is a demon described in the Ars Goetia. 9787

Melon Heads is the name given to legendary beings and urban legends in parts of Michigan, Ohio, and Connecticut generally described as small humanoids with bulbous heads who occasionally emerge from hiding places to…

Memphre is a long-necked lake monster cryptid that allegedly lives in Lake Memphremagog, Quebec, Canada. History Memphre is often described as much like the Loch Ness Monster. While Memphre and most other lake monsters…

In Michigan folklore, the Michigan Dogman was allegedly witnessed in 1887 in Wexford County, Michigan. The creature is described as a seven-foot tall, blue-eyed, or amber-eyed bipedal canine-like animal with the torso of a…

The Moddey Dhoo /ˈmɔːðə ðoʊ/ (Manx Gaelic, meaning “black dog”) is a phantom black hound in Manx folklore that reputedly haunted Peel Castle on the west coast of the Isle of Man. The Manx…

The Mogollon Monster (/mʌɡɪˈjoʊn/ or /moʊɡəˈjoʊn/) is a legendary creature that has been discussed in accounts from central and eastern Arizona along the Mogollon Rim. It is most often described as a Bigfoot or…

In Congo River Basin mythology, Mokele-mbembe (Lingala: mókɛlɛ ᵐbɛ́ᵐbɛ, “one who stops the flow of rivers”) is a water-dwelling entity, sometimes described as a living creature, sometimes as a spirit. During the early 20th…

The Mongolian death worm (Mongolian: олгой-хорхой, olgoi-khorkhoi, “large intestine worm”) is a creature alleged to exist in the Gobi Desert. The creature first came to Western attention as a result of Roy Chapman Andrews’s…

 Morag (Scottish Gaelic: Mòrag) is the nickname given to a loch monster believed by some to live in Loch Morar, Scotland. After Nessie, it is among the most written about of Scotland’s legendary monsters.…

In West Virginia folklore, the Mothman is a creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 12, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant…

Mothman is a legendary moth-like creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia from 1966 to 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register dated 16 November…