Valentine’s Day is all about love, romance, and maybe even kissing a few frogs—but in Loveland, Ohio, that’s not recommended. For decades, eerie reports have surfaced of bipedal, frog-like creatures lurking near the riverbanks, watching from the shadows. Are they a lost species, an ancient legend, or something even stranger? This Creature Feature dives in to the mystery of the Loveland Frogmen, cryptids that’s far more unsettling than your average fairytale prince.

For every enduring love story for the ages, there is an equally tragic tale of lost love and broken hearts. And for every other one of those ill-fated love affairs, there’s a horrible ghost story to make it even worse. Whether your relationship is single, married, or “it’s complicated” this Valentine’s Day, you can be thankful you aren’t involved in any of these five tales of tragic love that grew into ghost lore, proving that true love never dies — it haunts you forever.