Paranormal Folklore, Korea's Blue Tiger.

Given how popular Netflix KPop Demon Hunters was last year, a large portion of you already know about the  Jeoseung Saja ( Saja boys) though unlike the movie the folkloric version is not evil they are basically underworld civil servants working for the king of the underworld, they  guide souls to the afterlife, and Huntrix, the main girls are essentially a sensationalised version of shaman/ exorcists.  Then we have a fan favorit,  Derpy the blue demon tiger.....(not actually a demon)....

But just like the rest of the characters, he and his bird companion are also based of  Korean folklore and traditional art work..The tiger in general is well regarded in Korea.

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The tiger is considered a symbol of courage and strength,  he is also revered as a guardian that drives away evil.

During New Year, people would hang paintings of tigers  on their doors to ward off bad luck and invite good fortune.

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In (Hojakdo 17th century) traditional Korean folk paintings the tiger was usually shown in a more goofy,  comical or even foolish looking  depiction. this was done  as a form of social Satir to make fun of aristocrats..

 In these minhwa paintings, its often accompanied by one or more  magpie. The foolish tiger symbolized the corrupt aristocrats nobile's or government, while the  magpie represented the common people mocking his  authority.

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Tigers and the Mountain Spirit.

In Korean mythology,  the tiger was viewed as   a companion of the Mountain God Sanshin, holding absolute authority in nature and can be found in many paintings accompanying him.

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One more fun fact, the Korean peninsula also resembles a Tiger....

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Ok, now on to today's main topic the Blue Tiger, also known as the Maltese Tiger ..

Though this blue kitty is more of a cryptid then a folkloric creature 

  Most sightings come from  the Fujian province of south east China it has also been seen northern Korea.

Witnesses claim it  has bluish fur with dark gray stripes.

The south Chinese tiger is critically endangered today, due to its illegal and continued use in traditional Chinese medicine, and the "blue" variation  may be  already be extinct .

Though most sightings have taken place in south china, the  Blue tigers have also been reported in Korea and Burma.

The term "Maltese" comes from domestic cat terminology for blue fur, and refers to the slate grey coloration. Many cats with such coloration are present in Malta hence the name Maltese, however two of the more well known blue cat breed are  the Russian Blue, and a variety of the British Shorthair, the British Blue, but blue bobcats and lynxes have also been recorded, and there are genetic mutations and combinations that result in a bluish hue, or at least the impression of a blue-gray animal. And black tigers where once considered nothing more then mythical at one point through pelts have proven this to be a real creature, Not thought it's not  actually a fully black tiger, like a panthers fur,  most of the time it's stripes are simply much wider then average which obscure most of the orange fur. Though a fully melanistic tiger isn't impossible for the same reason white tigers exist, its just a rare genetic trait.

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A mostly black tiger has been spotted in Odisha, India .......

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The first reported sighting of a blue tiger was in 1910...

In  1910, a big game hunter  named Harry Caldwell who was doing missionary work at the time,  claims to have seen and hunted a blue Tiger outside Fuzhou. He describes his encounter  in his book Blue Tiger (1924), and by his hunting companion Roy Chapman Andrews in his Camps & Trails in China (1925, chapter VII). Chapman cites Caldwell thus:

"The markings of the beast are strikingly beautiful. The ground color is of a delicate shade of maltese, changing into light gray-blue on the underparts. The stripes are well defined and like those of the ordinary yellow tiger."

— Caldwell, Chapman (1925)

A more recent report, given to Mystery Cats of the World author Karl Shuker, comes from the son of a US Army soldier who served in Korea during the Korean War. His father sighted a blue tiger in the mountains near what is now the Demilitarized Zone.  This account takes place in 1953. It is also the last know sighting of the blue tiger.

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Two apex predators used to roam the wilderness of Korea, up until the 1900s. The Amur or Siberian tiger, the largest species of tiger, which  became extinct on the Korean peninsula between 1910 and 1945,  during the Japanese occupation large portions of the tiger population where wiped out. Then the Amur leopard went extinct in Korea some time in 1970s. This leaves the Asiatic brown bear and grey wolf as the only two apex predators left in the Korean peninsula, both said to be found in North Korea..

Officially, there are no more wild tigers in Korea today.

The  Siberian Tiger is also critically endangered, they can still be found in  the Sikhote-Alin mountain region in the Russian Far East, with smaller numbers extending into Northeast China.

Unfortunately there are only around 500 - 750 Siberian tigers left in the wild because of illegal hunting and habitat lose ) deforestation most living in eastern Russia or Northern china, though some could still be make there way into Korea now and then.

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That's Not Human !!!!

 

On the night of July 13th 2021 a man driving down a dark country road in North Carolina had a terrifying encounter with an unknown creature...

The driver originally called 911about what he thought was a bloody man on the side of the road, only to scream "That's not human" moments later  when a creature leaped into the back of his moving truck.

The full account is as follows....

The witness called 911 and said he’d just seen a man covered in  blood on the side of a country road, staring back blankly in the dark.

As the dispatcher in Pender County tried to pin down the man’s location — somewhere on NC 210, just over the Black River — a loud thump came over the line.

“What the fuck!” the caller screamed. “That’s not human! That’s not human!

Sir, are you OK, sir?” the dispatcher asked over the driver’s yelling.

“There’s something in the bed of my truck!”

The creature began trying to get into the truck, clawing at the roof. The driver stepped on his breaks and sent it over the roof, he then drove off in a panic.

The dispatch operator seemed almost disinterested and kept asking about the creatures appearance almost trying to play it off as something else...

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She ask, What was it?” “I don’t know.”“Like a turkey?” she asks. “A deer? He replied, Turkeys are pretty big.”“That wasn’t a turkey because I was driving 50 miles an hour. A turkey doesn’t hit that hard, and it was not covered in feathers at all.

Deputies later responded to the scene and flew a drone to scout the area, but they did not write an incident report. The NC Highway Patrol took over the investigation, but the paperwork shown in a YouTube video has troopers describing the scratch marks on the truck as being consistent with tree branches. Downplaying the entire event..

The full 11 minute call was released by law enforcement and the sheriff was even on the local news talking about the incident.

The sheriff statement...

Sheriff Alan W. Cutler.

“I don’t know for sure what he saw or what he experienced that night, but it was obvious that he was distraught,” said the sheriff, interviewed for Carolina Case Files. “I’m afraid it’s just one of those things in this world that we may not ever know the answer to.

If you listen to the dispatch recording you can hear the immediate panic in his voice when it's in his truck!

911 Recording....

https://youtube.com/shorts/ldzxyNgdt0w?is=_pP16vdqlwo95cwu

Texas Zombie Pamphlet.

 

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Dose the government think 2026 will be the year we see a real Zombie apocalypse????

Everyone knows  what a zombie is, we've all seen these ever hungry  undead abominations on tv,movies and horror.

But what would happen if there was an real zombie apocalypse, who many would be likly to actually survive at least until help arrives?  

Mane people in the lone stare state may have found the answer to that, since March of 2026 a Zombie attack pamphlet has been free for guests in a Texas tax office.

It starts out with.... A "Zombie Attack! Are you prepared?" This  pamphlet was also in several videos on TikTok after being displayed at the Johnson County Tax Office in Burleson, Texas. Provided by Texas Constable Adam S. Crawford, the bright yellow brochure uses a fictional zombie apocalypse as a way to promote real-life emergency preparedness in citizens. Because if you are prepared for a possible zombie attack you likely have enough supplies and abilities to survive most natural disasters.

The pamphlet outlines practical survival steps and   advice on how to handle a  natural disasters like floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and pandemics.

Emergency Kit: Gather necessary supplies, non-perishable food, and water to survive the first few days before locating a safe evacuees camp or survivor shelter. You should also have a way to protect yourself bear mace, guns and ammo or bladed weapons self defense is often necessary especially when times are tight and resource's are scarce .

So stay safe be prepared for any situation and if you see a zombie aim for the head or hope you can out run it lol. 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟👻 

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Have a fun and safe summer and happy 4th of July Weekend

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The Moscow Mothman.

The Moscow Mothman is very similar to the North American cryptid of the same name, or possibly even the very same creature. it was  seen  in Moscow in September of  1999. 

Like the Point Pleasant Mothman, it  was described as having large bat-like wings, glowing red  eyes, and a high-pitched scream.

 Who the specific eyewitnesses were and how exactly how many time it was spotted remain  unknown. 

There have also been reports of mysterious  phone calls from unknown persons with warnings related to it at the time 

Some UFO researchers believe that Mothman may have appeared in connection with the Russian apartment bombings that occurred in late August and September of the same year. Furthering the belief that mothman sightings  predict a tragic events yet to happen..

This story was first reported by a Georgian newspaper called Svobodnaya Gruzia. Some still believe it was simply made up by the newspaper to drum up sale's... Though there will always be skeptics regarding anything related to cryptid or the  paranormal. 

Flying cryptids and humanoids are reported in every country around the world, they can't all be made up or misidentifications . people are clearly seeing something odd.

Was the Moscow Mothman a cryptid, an ET or the very same  creature seen in the US all those years prior?

Bigfoot near Helena Montana

 

Eyewitnesses account...

 Class A bigfoot sighting near Helena, Montana

The other morning I was letting our dogs out to go to the bathroom. It was quite early in the morning and the sun was just coming over the mountain. I opened the back door and let the dogs do their morning business. 

About 50 feet from our back door was a large hairy man like being. The dogs saw it as well and came running back into the house. I stood still on the stairs watching it. I think I was in shock by what I saw. The animal then turned and looked right at me and let out this scream/holler. It was the most frightening thing I have ever encountered.

 The yell struck every nerve in my body. I was so scared that it instantly made me cry. I felt like I was getting this fight or flight response. Never have I been this scared in the woods. We get to see many different animals here in Montana but nothing like this.

The animal was about 7-8 feet tall, and had brownish black hair covering its body. The hair was probably about 4-6 inches long. I would guess that it had to weigh 500+ pounds.

When it let out that yell/scream at me. I got the feeling that it was angry that I saw it. The face was like that of an ape but with very human features.

I stood frozen to the stairs as it moved off down the hill. The experience probably lasted only a couple of minutes. It walked on two legs and was no bear!

Never have I been so scared by something in the woods that I have cried. I have come face to face with bear and elk and mountain lion. I was scared in those situations too, but not like this. When it let out that yell/scream was what really touched a fear in me.

I don't know that I am able to do justice to be able to tell you the way I felt at that moment.

As it turned and when it walked away. I could see the muscles moving under the hair. It was well developed. I also think it might have been a girl, because of the pecs or breasts on the chest. The face did not have hair on it and was blackish brown skin. It also had very human qualities to its face. It seemed very well developed.

My partner heard the yell/scream from bed. He just rolled over and went back to sleep, because we hear it so much up here.

A few weeks ago a friend of ours was staying at our home. He was sleeping out on the couch in the living room. The windows were open because it was a warm night. He got to hear it yell/scream as well. It scared him so bad that he slept with a loaded gun by his side for the rest of evening. He left early the next morning.

We have been hearing this thing up here for years. We have been laughing and joking that it is a bigfoot. 

Never did I think I was going to hear and SEE one so close. I know it was no bear, but a bigfoot. I am as sure of this as I am my own name. We get to hear it on a pretty regular basis. We have lived over here for about 6 years and have been hearing it all this time. We just never really knew what it was?

Also- when this thing is in our area. Our dogs will not go outside. They have chased bear off the property, treed a mountain lion. But what ever this is? It scares the heck out of them.

Also- the local native americans have talked about this thing for years. They call it Windago, and when in the woods won't let their children go out at night.

There have been a couple nights where we have had small rocks thrown on our tin roof of our home. We also get to hear what sounds like a small tree or log or limb being hit against another tree. ( I might add that the dogs will not go out during these times either. Whatever it is, it has scared them enough at one time or another for them not want to go near it.)

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Bigfoot in Iowa

 

Class A Eyewitnesses sightings near follet. 👣

My encounter occurred on October 22, 2006 along the Wapsipinicon River just outside of Follets, lowa.

Follets, Iowa is located south of Camanche, Iowa on highway 67. If you continue to travel south on that road south of Follets approximately 1 mile, the road crosses over the Wapsipinicon River. People in this area commonly refer to it as the "Wapsi". Immediately after you cross the bridge, you can access the shoreline along the river by foot on both sides of the bridge. I experienced this sighting about 2 miles from the bridge to the west of it.

I frequently fish the river in about the same location several times a year, but mainly in the fall season as catfish tend to be more active. We can catch quite a few of them during the nighttime hours. Due to lower temperatures during this time of the year, we light a fire near the shoreline to keep warm and help us see our fishing poles.

That day we traveled from my home in Camanche down to the Wapsi and parked the truck along the road on the gravel siding. We arrived about a half hour prior to sunset so we could get to our fishing spot while we still had some light to see. We had flashlights but only intended on using them when we left that spot later in the evening. We unloaded all our fishing gear, and traveled along the river to our fishing spot.

We immediately gathered some wood and started a fire. The temperature was cold about 35 degrees, and the warmth of the fire was quite soothing. We set a few shorelines hoping to catch some catfish that would probably be trolling near the shore after dark gathering food. We then cast our poles and attached bells to the end of the rods to alert us in case we got a bite. We settled near the fire and talked about fishing and camping.

It wasn't abnormal to hear animals wandering about along the shoreline or on the tree line as raccoons, beavers, possums, and other small species of animals found an abundant food source along this river. However, the noise that I heard from across the river was not normal. It sounded like a larger animal or perhaps another person looking for a good fishing spot. It seems that the other two people that were with me did not hear the noise as clearly as I had. When I asked them if they heard the same noise, they said they didn't.

Standing near the fire probably obscured my night vision, so I moved away from the fire to see if I could identify whatever was making the noise. The moon was out but there were a lot of clouds in the sky that allowed one to see shapes, but not clear images of objects further than 10 feet away.

The river at this location is about 100 feet across. I looked across the river to the location where I thought I had heard the noise and noticed a figure that was really huge. Although it was difficult to tell exactly how large the figure was, I would venture to say it exceeded 7 feet in height, and it probably weighed well over 300 pounds. I am not sure if the creature saw me, but it continued to move around in the same area as if it were foraging for food.

I would say I was probably more intrigued than scared, and I had to tell the other two guys that were with me. They were still near the fire, so I went back over to where they were standing, told them what I saw, and grabbed a flashlight.

We walked back to where I was standing. I described what I saw and left the flashlight off. I told them I wanted to surprise it and let them get a glimpse at the same time. I turned the flashlight on and pointed it towards the area where I had seen the figure. The light hit the figure, and I saw what appeared to be a very hairy creature. As soon as the light flashed on it, it disappeared into the woods.

Both my brother and my friend said that someone was playing a trick on us. I told them that I thought it was a bigfoot. They both walked back to the fire and dismissed the sighting. I continued to scan the area with the flashlight hoping to see the creature again, but it never reappeared.

I don't remember exactly what time it was, but it was well past sunset. We remained there until about 2 AM the next morning. During that entire time, I never heard any other usual noises, such as animals prowling about. I considered going back the next day to see if I could find any tracks on the other side of the river, but it is inaccessible unless you travel by boat..

Paranormal Folklore, The Utah Giant Rabbits.

 

 The Utah Giant Rabbits.

 In 1965, a Utah man reported seeing two giant rabbits in Washington County, this is just one of the many local folklore tale that contributes to the area's history of cryptid sightings, (Bigfoot, The Bear Lake monster, Skninwalkers and more). 

These creatures are sometimes described in as being as large as cows or having unnatural, "monster" proportions.

Similar tales of, “monster rabbits,” have also been reported in Australia, where they were believed to be, “living diprotodonts,” or large, “sthenurine kangaroos / Giant Kangaroos.

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The Al mi-ràj /Almiraj .

 The Almiraj is another jackalope like rabbit cryptid. 

It's described as a small rabbit like animal usually said to have yellow fur and a long black unicorn like horn growing from the top of it's head.

According to Arabic lore, unlike a standard herbivore dite of a typical rabbit the Almiraj   is a fearsome carnivores animal  that can be found on Dragon Island / Sea serpents island (Jazirat al Tinnin located in the Indian Ocean .

It's mentioned in in Qazwin's The Wonders of Creation... Marvel's of things created and miraculous aspects of things existing from 1260 AD. Tough the oldest copy of Qazwini in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (BSB) currently located in Munich is dated a 464

 It shows a miniature painting of the dragon and a horned rabbit 

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 The dragon is shown eating bull's filled  with, sulfur left as a trap by Alexander the great as a means of killing the dragon.

It was successful and as a reward he was gifted a horned rabbit as thanks.

This little bunny has also been featured in several videogames, anime and DnD.

Paranormal, Easter Bunny 🐰...Or is it?...

 

  

For many people Easter is a joyous occasion, family gatherings, a long weekend and for kids it also means a visit from the Easter bunny. But what if I hat sweet little rabbit is more then he seems?

For most people Easter is celebrated around the world as a religious holiday commemorating the resurrection  of Christ.

But for others especially children it's a time of excitement and anticipation as they await the arrival of the Easter bunny and a basket of goodies . Colorful eggs and chocolate delivered by a kind magical bunny.

 what's not to like about that!

All fun and games, right?

However, for years now there have been sightings of a "Easter Bunny"  that is a lot creepier then common depiction would suggest.

Many have claimed too see a large human or near human sized rabbit, sometimes with intimidating red eyes and sharp teeth not exactly the kind and cuddly bunny we often think of.

Now, many would argue that what is being seen is nothing more then a prankster in a costume or a young child's imagination going a bit overboard. However some of these sightings seem to exhibit supernatural qualities like the  human sized bunny appearing out of nowhere or having ghost like  abilities ranging from  being semi transparent or walking through walls sometimes even disappear at a moments notice.

If these sightings where only a few that would be one thing, but there have been similar accounts around the world. Some believe this is a coincidence or possibly even a form of mass hallucinations. Other believe it to be a type of tulpa.

A tulpa is a creature created by thought alone either by a intense   concentration by an individual or through mass beliefs by a large number of people. Basically if enough people believe in something it is essentially willed into existence ... Though they are hard to control and often dangerous as they will eventually take on a will of their own...

Others claimed this is nothing more then an  urban legend, in any case it's still interesting to think the simple fact that people believe is enough to make it a reality. 

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In America, the original Easter Bunny tradition we celebrate today can be traced back to German immigrants who  brought there Folklore and tradition with them, in pagan times the rabbit was a sign of spring and fertility along with the egg. During the christianization of Europe many pagan customs where incorporated to gain more followers. The original Easter Bunny was the Osterhase Easter Rabbit .

The Angelo Saxon Goddess of spring fertility was called Ostara or Eostre her symptoms were the egg and the hare representing fertility. The colored eggs and bunny are still used to this day in our Easter celebration.

And modern pagans still hold a festival for the Goddess Eostre during the spring equinox.

Anyway Hope you all have a good weekend and Happy Easter. 

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Paranormal folklore, The Rasselblock

 

 

 Mythic horned rabbits.

Most of us have heard of the jackalope, an American cryptid that is basically a hare with antlers.

but this creature or at least one very similar can be found in several other countries,

Today's post will be about the Rasselblock.

but there are several other similar antler bunny's.

The Austrian rauracl, the Hessian dilldapp and the western alpine dahu, the Wolpertinger (winged rabbit with horns) and the  dahu (a mountain goat like cryptid) are also associated with the rasselbock.
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The Rasselbock (German: [ˈʁasl̩ˌbɔk]), sometimes called  raspelbock, is a rabbit cryptid from German, Austrian and Bavarian folklore often found in  hunting lodges as a display / hunting trophy. 

It looks just like an average rabbit with the exception of the noticeable horns on top of its head. Its antlers look like those of  a  deer. 

The female rasselbock is called the Rasselgeiß, they have smaller antlers. Some rasselbocks have been shown with small canine teeth, unlike normal rabbits. 

Their young are called Waldrasslinge. 


They have been seen in the Harz Mountains and  near Schwarzatal, the Schmücke, and Auerhahn, a forest town near Stützerbach and Ilmenau. Some even claim to find footprints in the snow, though this could just be a normal bunny in the winter. 

These little guys have also been spotted several times in or near the Thuringian Forest.

This little cryptid was even featured on money at one point and  can be found on the 1921 Blankenhain Notgeld: A banknote from Blankenhain.

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Other rabbit cryptids 🐇🐰

The Jackalope..

https://theparanormal411.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-jackalope-wild-west-cryptid.html

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And 

The Wolpertinger

https://theparanormal411.blogspot.com/2023/04/wolpertinger-german-jackalope.html

Japanese Folklore and Yokai, Chisai Ojisan

 

 Chisai Ojisan / Chiisai Ojisan or Tiny Uncle , Little Mister, Little Old Man" is a popular Japanese urban legend.

This little guy is usually considered benevolent and even Lucky to encounter.

Sightings have been posted online at least so far back as 2009, but older tales date back a lot farther.

There are several stories about him and countless eyewitnesses that claim to have seen him 

All the accounts talk about encountering a very small man apparently middle aged man. His hight seems to range anywhere from 10cm -50cm tall

Some legend say that spotting these little men will give you  good luck. If more so if the speak too you. 

In some versions they dress in normal clothes, in other's the wheat a suit..

These Yokai are basically  Japanese Leprechauns.

They have been featured in multiple shows and manga.

The Michigan Gnome.

 

 Michigan Gnome.

One of the most well known cryptids in the state of Michigan is the Dogman, but did you know there have also been several other cryptids sighted there including a gnome.

 Most of these sightings seem to come from the Southeastern parts of Michigan. 

The Gnome is usually described as standing  between 3 to 5 feet tall and  human like in appearance, most often spotted  at either dawn or dusk. 

Several reports claim that once  spotted the gnome will freeze up, standing perfectly still as if you can no longer see him if he doesn't move. 

Unlike other gnome or fay the Michigan gnome doesn't seem to be aggressive of mischievous. Unlike it's less pleasant cousin in Chicago (Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf): A famous Detroit legend dating back to 1701 .)

There also seems to be a colony or at least a good size family of them living in the region as young and loder gnome have been seen there.

Though the Southeastern part of Michigan seems to be the most active area, gnomes have seen in multiple areas around the state. There have been reports in forests, nature reserves, parks and cities.

Some of the other locations.  

Aside from wooded areas gnomes have been seen in and around Detroit as well as Bowers School Farm, Rolling Hills Park Dearborn-(also lots of dogman sightings there)   and several other locations throughout the state.

So if your out and about in the Michigan woods keep a good lookout you never know what you may encounter .