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Creepy Wikipedia

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[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Descriptions varied

'nuff said.

[–] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Never any video proof of any of this shit. ever.

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As I often say, if there was clear footage, this wiki page wouldn't exist because it would very clearly be an owl on a branch.

[–] Algaroth@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Strange that stuff like this never happens now that everyone has a camera.

[–] Beinion1011@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I keep thinking of Majora’s Mask farm aliens

[–] GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Mothman energy.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Over 50 years later, some investigators have stated that they believe the light was a meteor and the creature was a barn owl perched in a tree with shadows making it appear to be a large humanoid.[4]

Fallout 76, which is based in Virginia, has a lot of Cryptozoology