In Idaho's District 16 state representative race, Republican candidate Chandler Stewart Hadraba is making waves with a rather unexpected proposal—turning Idaho into the nation’s top destination for Bigfoot tourism! Unlike the usual political promises of job creation or education reform, Hadraba’s vision for Idaho involves luring cryptid enthusiasts, adventurers, and curious travelers to explore Idaho’s forests in search of the elusive Bigfoot.

A Smyrna man is alerting his neighbors after believing he captured a cougar on his home security camera, despite Tennessee authorities stating that such sightings are exceedingly rare.

The following written confession and images were submitted via email: I just wanted to share with you some pictures of a crazy experience that my dad and I had on our property in the middle of nowhere small town, Nebraska. We were out…looking at some improvement that they made in the ground, and I came across this mutilated bull. There was snow on the ground, and you could see that there were no tracks leading up to it. It looked like it had dropped dead right there or had been dropped there. We were 15 miles from any town and at least 5 miles from a paved road…

In a short clip posted to Youtube, a man appears to capture an unsettling encounter with an unidentified creature on his roof. Between the large head, huge glowing eyes, and the dubious skeletal carcass its seems to leave behind, the sighting provides many more questions than answers. Do you think this video is an entertaining hoax, or the real deal?

Is the Hugag the world’s silliest looking-moose, a leftover dinosaur, or something else entirely? Learn more about this Lumberwoods cryptid legend - like why it cannot lie down - in today’s Creature Feature, excerpted from our blog 9 Cryptids That Are (Probably) Too Absurd To Be Real.

The following written confession was sent to Tony via a friend and shared on The Confessionals IG account: Here is an interesting picture sent over to me [Tony] by one of my camera men @hesedmedia. He was sent this picture and passed it on to me. What are your thoughts? Mangy dog? Dire wolf? Dogman snacking on pumpkins? This was taken in Peninsula, OH. Middle of the Cuyahoga Valley Natl Park, which also contains Hell, OH. Largest wolf on record in that area is 34" at shoulder.

The following written confession and photo were submitted via email: I was reminded of this photo this evening and thought you might like to see it. We have 160 acres of wooded property in the northern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Our tree cam took this photo of what looks like a ghost bird. I don’t know if it’s truly paranormal or if it’s just a bird flying by the camera.

It seems like there’s a special day for everything, and November 20 is no different - it’s National Absurdity Day! This odd calendar event is a day when weirdness takes over and high strangeness is celebrated in all its absurd glory. And what could be more absurd than a mountain whale that eats tourists? Or a giant moose that trips over its own lips? In observance of National Absurdity Day, we’re taking a look at 9 accounts of the most absurd cryptid legends we’ve ever heard!