Cryptid Stories

America was not empty when the war ended. Founded in the shadow of the Civil War, Elijah Red's Monster Hunting Company tells the hidden history of a secret organization tasked with confronting the things progress was never meant to disturb. From forests and rivers to swamps, canyons, and forgotten lands, the Hunters face creatures older than the nation itself-some violent, some intelligent, and some watching rather than attacking. What begins as a mission to eradicate the unknown slowly becomes something far more dangerous: learning when not to fight. Spanning decades of blood, silence, and hard-earned restraint, this collection of short stories blends frontier horror, cryptid folklore, and dark historical myth. Each hunt reveals a truth America refuses to acknowledge- Not all monsters are invaders. Some are guardians. And some awaken only when mankind forgets its place. Progress leaves scars. The land remembers.

TDAC - The Deep Abyss Conservatory Hidden beneath miles of pressure-black seawater lies an impossible structure: The Deep Abyss Conservatory, a living aquarium carved into the trench wall itself. It is neither fully a lab nor fully a sanctuary - it exists in that delicate space between research and reverence. Every chamber glows with pale blues and drifting bioluminescence, as if the ocean has simply decided to open its ribs and let humans walk inside. The Conservatory is home to siren-lineage beings, merfolk variants, deep leviathans, and other marine anomalies that were once scattered across the darkest corners of the world. Here, their ecosystems are preserved in massive pressure-sealed habitats, each tank more like a fragment of the abyss than an enclosure. Light filters through thick crystalline walls like slow-moving moonlight, illuminating creatures whose beauty borders on dangerous. Staff members-scientists, handlers, and abyss specialists-move carefully through the halls, trained to respect the instincts and emotions of beings who are ancient, territorial, or heartbreakingly curious about the surface world. Some of them watch you pass with cold predator eyes. Others follow with soft fascination. A few seem almost human in their longing for connection. You, however, are newly assigned. A fresh arrival to the Aquarium Division. A pair of steady hands among a place that requires absolute gentleness. Your role is simple in name, complicated in practice: Monitor, maintain, and communicate with abyssal entities, ensuring their health and stability... while ensuring the Conservatory itself remains intact. Because here, in the deep... a creature's emotions can shift the pressure of an entire wing. A single distressed siren can turn the glass walls into vibrating instruments. And a leviathan's displeasure? It can silence entire hallways.

Practitioner's Torture is a supernatural action-drama centred around Cage, an average kid who unknowingly harbours the soul of a godlike entity, Kisei Suru Takusan. As Cage begins to unlock his spiritual abilities, he discovers that the power inside him is both a weapon and a curse. Wrapped into a violent world full of Cryptids, Warriors, and Layered ideologies, Cage must navigate his own identity while resisting Takusan's growing influence. With the help of allies and mentors, he confronts both external threats and internal ones, learning to master his abilities without losing his soul in the process.

Rule I: "The world will show you a lie. But it will tell you the truth." Reign D'Angelo wakes up with no memory of what had shattered her life, haunted by a voice in her head she doesn't recognize. S E V E I I, she thought, would be a start to anything in what feels like a life restart-hallways twist, time changes, and every face hides a secret. Reality fractures around her, and the line between paranoia and truth blurs.

your stuck in some mirror reality of your own world except its filled with animal with their own cities and towns. your tasked by forces beyond your comprehension to do some ancient hunt ritual to send yourself back home. its simple, just hunt 1 of every species of deer how hard can it be? but will you loose your humanity as you learn the secrets of the forest. unlock ancient power to transform into them when you wear their skin. some might call you an imposter masquerading as their loves ones. others call you a mimic a failed bad attempt at imitating nature. others know your kind simply as SKINWALKERS. but you tell yourself its just a disguise? your only pretending to be an animal, or are you slowly, loosing your humanity.

One of my favorite fandoms is creepypasta so this is my attempt to bring some more life into this dark and fun fandom

When five unsuspecting teens stumble upon a crumbling mansion, they are drawn into a nightmarish labyrinth of shadowy corridors and haunted rooms, where every creak of the floorboards whispers secrets of the past. As they explore the eerie depths of this forsaken place, an unknown entity begins to stalk them, turning their innocent adventure into a chilling fight for survival.

In a quiet Washington town, bodies are turning up in the forest-bloodless, ritualized, and impossible to explain. Journalist Nigel Davis comes to Gold Bar chasing answers, but what he uncovers is far older than any crime. As folklore bleeds into reality, Nigel and a small group of uneasy allies begin to suspect the truth: something is hunting near Wallace Falls-and it's been fed before. Ancient bargains. Corrupt protectors. A creature that should have stayed buried. At Wallace Falls, the forest never forgets. And it always demands payment. Part one of five in the Nigel Davis Saga.

When Kingfisher Castle falls to enemy forces, soldier Thane loses everything he fought to protect. Driven by grief and rage, he pursues the army that destroyed his home across a war-ravaged kingdom where loyalty is fragile, and nothing is as it seems. In a land where old magic stirs, and creatures have conscience, one man's quest for vengeance will force him to confront what he's willing to become for revenge.

Written for 1000-word Writing Battle comp (January 2026). Prompts were: Cryptid Fiction Vigilante Engagement Ring

Like the first anthology, six tales centered around six nights of one week. Six main characters who have to face unrelenting evil. Please read the introduction for further information. As always, reader discretion is advised. Rated Wattpad Mature: Sex, Nudity, Language, Violence, Gore, Fear, Crude and/or Pervasive Humor

story of squonk lmao

Prologue: Danny's parents weren't very happy with how much time he was spending sitting up in his room during the summer. In fairness, he was a bit busy trying not to let everyone around him die on a daily basis, but they didn't know that so you can't exactly blame them. They made some calls to an old college friend and decided it would be best to send Danny up to a small town to get him away from technology for a while. After all, their friend's niece and nephew were staying there too so he wouldn't be alone. What's the worst that could happen? (in progress)

Horatia knows the rules of her people by heart: The Wendigo must not reveal their true forms to others; those who do so will be cast out. Another rule is that those who attempt to wield magic will be punished. These are just a few of the rules. Horatia knows better than anyone that these rules are like chains wrapped around the Wendigo. That it binds them, yet makes them "normal." But when cornered, what will happen when one action prompts her to make a choice she never once considered?

In Gotham, there was a rumor. A rumor, saying that the Bat was the coalescence of their sins, come to punish them (they said that, due to the Batman being formed of their sins, it could not kill them, lest it be weakened). The Bat was formed of the night, and the lines between it and the night blurred, to the point that it became all but invisible in the shadows, only able to be seen by the glow of its eyes, or a shadow blotting out the little light of the moon as it flew in the skies, surveying its territory. The Bat was eldritch, a myth, a tale told to children to frighten them into behaving. 'Be good, and the Batman won't snatch you away to join its brood'. By day, a ditzy socialite, CEO of Wayne Industries, by night, a vengeful shadow in the dark, punishing criminals and doling out justice, the Bat was real.

Two foreign lovers get married and go to the countryside of the Netherlands before getting attacked by a cryptic, possibly having to chose between their lives and bodies.

Please request anything you'd like, these are reader inserts and will be gender neutral MothMan X Reader (or platonic, parentel whatever)

"Doug, Not from Scotland" is a darkly humorous and atmospheric tale about Doug, a weary lake creature mistaken for the famous Loch Ness Monster by relentless tourists at Lake Gristle. Forced into the role of a local attraction, Doug endures the daily grind of performance and misunderstanding, all while longing for solitude and authenticity. As the pressures from management and visitors mount, Doug's patience wears thin, leading to a mysterious and transformative event that changes both the lake and its legend forever. The story explores themes of identity, exploitation, and the quiet power of reclaiming one's true self.

Wendigo OC x The Wolf Among Us/Fables Coming to the world of the mundane was his chance to start a new life, free from the sins of his past where he could just be left alone. But when a string of brutal murders start, with him as the prime suspect, he is forced to team up with the Big Bad Wolf himself to prove his innocence. And he's willing to do whatever it takes to prove his innocence... even if it means painting the streets a new coat of red

The mane six appeared to a strange world that is under attack by aliens called, cryptids, soon they were found by a team called "Task force Spectre one" and now their fighting for survival. (This was set to a the part of "Point of contact" mode in cod ghost extinction)