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Jon Solo Sebastian 12/19/2025: A long time ago in Finland, Santa wasn’t known as Santa or the Joulupukki. He was more like a creature from ancient folklore who was a rather frightening sight to see. The Nuuttipukki, or Christmas Goat, was a goat-like creature with a face like a horror movie mask with horns on
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Jon Solo Sebastian 12/12/2025: In case anyone missed this from last year, I’ve decided to repost it just in time for the holiday season! I promise I have a few new ones coming next week and the following week! Hope you all are doing well, in good health, and staying warm—if you’re in the cold
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Jon Solo Sebastian 12/05/2025: Howdy everyone! I’ve decided to once again republish my very first piece I posted on here. Welcome to Krampus and Krampusnacht!! Who is Krampus? He’s the counterpart to Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus, or Sinterklaas). While St. Nicholas is the bringer of joy and gifts to all good children, Krampus is the
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Jon Solo Sebastian 11/21/2025: This one is a little behind schedule. I wanted to do this in October, so it would go along with all of my other Halloween-themed blogs for the month, but time was not on my side. Okay, I’m about to sidetrack before I even get started, but “Time is on My
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Jon Solo Sebastian 11/14/2025: With all the chatter going on about 3I Atlas, I thought it would be fun to circle back to 2017 when we had another interstellar visitor. If you followed any of that at the time, you might remember the speculation of alien visitors running rampant online—though that is nothing compared to
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Jon Solo Sebastian 11/07/2025: If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll remember my piece on the Lady in White. If you haven’t read that one, here’s the link—-The Lady in White. These stories often involve a female hitchhiking for a ride home. Sometimes, like my experience, she was just lost and alone; trapped
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“People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can’t rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.” Jon
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Jon Solo Sebastian 10/24/2025: Before I get into today’s vampire, I want to thank you all for “tuning in” this week to read the Vampire of the Week posts. This has been a lot of fun for me, and I will probably do more “Something of the Week’s” in the future. Now, to wrap up
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Jon Solo Sebastian 10/23/2025: Today, as I continue my Vampire Week, I’d be hard pressed not to include one of the most bad ass vampire hunters—who just so happens to be half vampire himself: Blade. Eric Brooks, more properly known as Blade from the movies and comic books, and often called the Daywalker, by his
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Jon Solo Sebastian 10/22/2025: “One Thing About Living In Santa Carla I Never Could Stomach…All The Damn Vampires.” If you’ve never seen The Lost Boys, I highly recommend watching it. It’s one of the many classic films to come out of the 80’s, and it’s truly a gem that holds up well to this day.
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Jon Solo Sebastian 10/21/2025: Yesterday, we talked about a fun and happy vampire with an addiction to numbers and math. Today, we’re going a little darker, but not quite the traditional path of Vampirism. Have you ever seen the film Underworld starring the talented actress, Kate Beckinsale? The story is essentially about a war between
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Jon Solo Sebastian 10/20/2025: It’s October, and it’s my favorite month of the year! In Ohio, the weather is always a coin toss, but usually in October, things cool off a bit, and the leaves begin to change colors. The air smells different, and it marks the start of hoodie and beanie weather. Oh, and
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Jon Solo Sebastian 10/17/2025: Welcome back to another Monster of the Week! Though, spoiler alert: this one isn’t monstrous at all. Ohio seems to be fairly stacked with cryptids, hauntings, and urban legends. Every time I discover, or stumble over one, I’m always shocked I’ve never heard of it. See, if life wasn’t so chaotic,
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Jon Solo Sebastian 10/10/2025: Have you ever heard of The Angel of Death Victorius? It’s a statue, or grave marker, known by that name and as the Haserot Angel, and it resides in the Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. I’ve written other pieces about cemeteries and paranormal activity in the past—see my piece
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Jon Solo Sebastian 10/03/2025: When you were a child, did you ever think there were monsters in your closet, or under the bed? I feel like this is a universal thing that the majority of young children deal with. I know I certainly had some “encounters” at a young age. I had an instance with
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Jon Solo Sebastian 09/26/2025: Have you ever heard high pitched screams in the dead of night? It sounds like it’s calling for someone or something, but then it shifts from the scream to a low demonic growl or howl before changing again to melodic weeping; like a tragic song sung by the lady of the
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Jon Solo Sebastian 09/19/2025: I believe this is my first dip into vampires ever since I’ve started writing these blogs. I find it funny considering I’ve always been infatuated with vampires. They appear in my four-book short story series titled: The Hunted, which you can find on amazon.com. I have written about vampire-y things on
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Jon Solo Sebastian 09/12/2025: Surely you’ve heard of the headless horseman? Of course you have, and no, I’m not calling you Shirley. But have you ever heard of the Nuckelavee? It’s referred to as the “Devil of the Sea,” and is said to be a horse with its rider fused to it. If you think
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Jon Solo Sebastian 08/15/2025: Imagine sitting in your car on the side of a desolate rural road at night when suddenly a giant skeleton-like creature runs past the front of your car. It was so fast you might think your eyes are playing tricks on you until you feel the car shake. The shaking of
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Jon Solo Sebastian 07/27/2025: Hello there! I was informed the other day that my latest blog, the one about Hulk Hogan, was my one-hundredth post/article on WordPress. I’ve been doing this for around two years now, so that makes sense even though I’ve missed a few weeks here and there. Before I get into what
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Jon Solo Sebastian 07/25/2025: I’m often hesitant to write about and talk about certain things due to the reactions and negative output some people in the world have when it comes to things or people they dislike. There was a time in my life where these things didn’t matter to me. I was never full
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Jon Solo Sebastian 07/20/2025: Ogopogo, the Canadian Sea Monster, is one of many popular sea creatures in the world. The Loch Ness Monster, also known as Nessie, is at the top of the list when it comes to sea creatures, but Ogopogo, Bessie, and Muckie of Muckross Lake are famous and mysterious, as well. I’ve
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Jon Solo Sebastian 07/06/2025: I’ve been meaning to write an article on the Thunderbird for a while now, but as I’ve gone deeper and deeper into the wormhole of cryptids and mythologies of the world, it’s been passed over by others. One night last week, I was watching an episode of The Secret of Skinwalker
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Jon Solo Sebastian 06/22/2025: Throughout time, we’ve had creatures or scary figures used as devices to keep children out of trouble or from straying too far from home. Some of the popular ones include the Boogeyman, the Big Bad Wolf, the monsters under your bed, and as of 2009—the Slenderman. The Slenderman is a paranormal
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Jon Solo Sebastian 06/19/2025: Hello everyone! First thing I want to do is thank you all for checking out my weekly posts. I missed this past week due to being a bit busy lately, but I’ll touch on that in a moment. While the site is taking longer to grow than I thought it would,
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Jon Solo Sebastian 06/08/2025: If you’re taking a walk at night anywhere in England and you hear a wretched growling howl, it’s best to get indoors immediately. Lock the doors and windows, but most importantly, do not look outside. In fact, looking for the creature making the horrible sound, and making eye contact with it
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Jon Solo Sebastian 06/01/2025: The Devil went down to Georgia… or perhaps he just sends his minions over there, instead. I was listening to a late night radio program while I was on the road. The guest on the show was talking about cryptids; so of course, my ears were glued to the speakers. He
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Jon Solo Sebastian 05/26/2025: Welcome back to my Creature Feature! This one is a little gross considering it looks like a human intestine. The Mongolian Death Worm of the Gobi Desert is a two to seven foot long, blood-red colored desert worm that is allegedly still on the loose in Mongolia. A blood-red, scaly worm
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Jon Solo Sebastian 05/18/2025: The Devils Tower, also known as Bear Rock, or as a structure made of mashed potatoes by Richard Dreyfuss in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, resides proudly in Northeastern Wyoming. Devils Tower has a few theories as to how it came into existence like the story the Lakota
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Jon Solo Sebastian 05/11/2025: “She says the jungle just came alive and took him.” Imagine walking through your local park or forest and you see the trees or brush in front of you move slightly on a windless day. You suddenly feel a sense of dread, nausea, and chills. You watch closely as an almost
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Star Wars Day Jon Solo Sebastian 05/04/2025: Today is May the Fourth which has been adopted by Star Wars fans to be called Star Wars Day. Many will argue that May 25th is the “real” Star Wars day, and I can’t argue with that considering that is the date in 1977 when cinema changed forever.
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Jon Solo Sebastian 04/18/2025: Howdy all! Last week, we learned about the Wolpertinger, and as I mentioned in that article, I stumbled across the Jackalope and wanted learn/write about it. What I’ve learned is that the creatures carry similar characteristics and back story, so for that, I’m making this one short and sweet. If you
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Jon Solo Sebastian 04/13/2025: Have you ever heard of a mythological creature you’re only able to see if you’re drunk? When I first heard about this prerequisite I thought it was strange, but I’m all about the strange and unexplained, and I reminded myself that I wrote something very similar in my upcoming book release:
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Jon Solo Sebastian 04/06/2025: The Lady in White is a folktale that’s been told for ages, but depending on the city, state, or country, the details of the story are different. The thing that remains the same regardless of location is the white dress the lady wears. I’m willing to bet there is a lady
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Jon Solo Sebastian 03/30/2025: You know you’ve got a serious contender in a cryptid when a president of the United States of America considers postponing an international safari in order to go hunt the beast. That’s right, folks, President Theodore Roosevelt caught wind of the Snallygaster, and was ready to take up arms to hunt
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Jon Solo Sebastian 03/23/2025: Welcome to this week’s Monster of the Week! Have you ever tossed a coin into a wishing well or fountain? I remember doing it as a kid, but never put much thought into it. Sometimes I’d make a wish, and other times, I’d just toss a coin and walk away. Getting
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Jon Solo Sebastian 03/17/2025: Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Last year was my first year writing about cryptids, and when St. Patty’s Day came up, I knew I had to write about Leprechauns. You can check that one out by clicking here. This year, I wanted to do something either related to the holiday, or at
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Jon Solo Sebastian 03/09/2025: Imagine taking a tour or a hike through the Amazon forests of Brazil, Venezuela, or even Paraguay when out from a break in the trees, comes an elephant sized Sloth-like creature. Judging by its size, you could guess the beast weighs more than a thousand pounds. Unlike the Sloth, this beast
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Jon Solo Sebastian 03/02/2025: Something most people don’t realize is if you go out at night looking for what lurks in the shadows; you will find what you’re looking for more often than not. It might not be the exact thing you’re seeking out, but it can change from a fun adventure to absolute horror
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Jon Solo Sebastian 02/24/2025: Hesiod, Theogony 310 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) :“Typhaon [Typhoeus] . . . was joined in love to her [Ekhidna (Echidna)] . . . And next again she bore the unspeakable, unmanageable Kerberos (Cerberus), the savage, the bronze-barking dog of Haides, fifty-headed, and powerful, and without pity.”
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Jon Solo Sebastian 02/16/2025: “If they cut off one head, two more shall take its place.” – Red Skull If you’ve watched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, most notably—Captain America: The First Avenger, you’ve heard this before. The character Red Skull says this to his Hydra troops to rile them up before setting his plans in
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Jon Solo Sebastian 02/08/2025: Strange science experiments in a shady laboratory. Burned down asylums forcing the less fortunate to resort to cannibalism and inbreeding, which then caused a mutation and created “monsters” that haunt nearby forests. We’re wrapping up my Ohio based cryptids extravaganza in Kirtland, Ohio where the folktale of the Melon Heads reside.
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Swamp Thing! The Creature of the Black Lagoon! Charles Mill Lake Monster! Jon Solo Sebastian 02/02/2025: Welcome back to my Ohio-based cryptid adventure! This week’s creature feature takes us to a lake near Mansfield, Ohio. You might be familiar with Mansfield, considering it is well known around the world for The Ohio State Reformatory; a
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Jon Solo Sebastian 01/26/2025: Before I get started, I’d like to give a quick shout out to all of you who have subscribed to my bloggo! Thank you for being here and thank you for reading my fun little stories about the creepy crawly’s and everything else I post on here! And if this is
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Jon Solo Sebastian 01/19/2025: As my trek through Ohio folktales and cryptids continue, how can I not do one on the Dogman of Defiance, also known as the Werewolf of Defiance? He was first spotted in 1972 where he allegedly attacked a railway worker with a 2×4 wooden board before running off into the woods.
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Jon Solo Sebastian 01/12/2025: Last week’s Creature Feature, The Lake Erie Monster, mainly resides in Ohio, so I decided to make January feature Ohio based cryptids. Hop along with me to meet the Loveland Frogman! Welcome to Ohio, the home of many interesting cryptids like the Grassman, Bessie, and the Frogman. We have a lot
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Jon Solo Sebastian 12/21/2024: Christmas Movie Night Welcome to the holiday season! Before I get into this week’s topic, which is not about cryptids, I want to thank you all for coming here weekly to read my little articles. I’ve just about hit the one year mark on having my blogsite, and I’m having so
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Jon Solo Sebastian 04/06/2024: The Saytr is my monster of the week this week! I suppose I shouldn’t call it a monster, but cryptid of the week, or folktale of the week or creature feature don’t sound as catchy to me. I cannot recall where I heard the word Saytr recently, but my research senses
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Jon Solo Sebastian, March 30, 2024: I didn’t think it would be in good taste to share a cryptid article this week. Since I posted my Easter Bunny piece last week, I thought I’d sort of take this week off-ish. I’d like to wish you all a Happy Easter, or whichever holiday you’re celebrating this
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Jon Solo Sebastian 03/22/2024: Does anyone not have a picture of themselves as a child crying on the lap of the Easter Bunny? Easter is a time for celebration regardless of your beliefs and lifestyles. Spring is here. Snow is melting, birds are singing, baby bunnies are hopping all over the land, and the sun
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Jon Solo Sebastian 03/17/2024: It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and it wouldn’t be the same without those happy little fellows called Leprechauns being a part of the celebrations. They don’t quite fit into the cryptid category, but they’re a shoe-in for folktales and folklore; Irish folklore. The basic description of a Leprechaun is a fairy-sized bearded
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This week’s beast from the depths of mythology and a book/movie series about wizards is none other than the Hippogriff. What inspired me to look into this majestically handsome creature was when I saw Buckbeak from Harry Potter. While I’m not the biggest fan of the movies or books (I bleed Star Wars), my wife
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A Young Fan and the Book That Changed Him Jon Solo Sebastian 03/02/2024: Before I get started, I’d like to tell you a brief story about how I became a Star Wars fan. This will be the short, short version. I’m at the age where I wasn’t born yet or I was too young for
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When I first heard of the beast of Bray Road, I thought it had to be an episode title for Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the X-Files involving a werewolf. I’ll take partial points because numerous reported sightings refer to it as a werewolf. The folklore dates back to 1936 where a night watchman claims
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Welcome to the Pacific Northwest, the home of Mount Saint Helens, and the home of the Batsquatch. Shortly after publishing my piece on Bigfoot, Yeti, and the Yowie, I discovered another fantastic beast that fit into the large ape-like category quite well. I was doing research for another piece I’ll be publishing in a couple
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February 14th is Valentine’s Day. It’s the day loved ones shower each other with gifts, chocolates, flowers, romantic nights out, and “be mine” cards with a magical baby shooting love arrows into their hearts. Yes, I’m talking about Cupid. Now I know what you’re thinking, if you’ve read my other pieces you’re wondering why am
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The Jersey Devil, a disturbing folktale origin story of a beast or demon that terrified locals for a time in New Jersey. It inspired a contest in 1982 to have New Jersey’s Hockey team adopt the name: New Jersey Devils. If having a Hockey team named after you isn’t enough, the Jersey Devil Sony Playstation
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