The Allegheny region and broader Pennsylvania Wilds are rich with unique, local cryptids, most notably the sorrowful Squonk of the northern forests and the elusive Giwoggle of Clinton County. Other notable creatures include the Kettle Creek Monster, Raystown Ray, and the terrifying, top-hat-wearing High Hat that stalked the Allegheny River.
Pennsylvania Wilds
Allegheny & Pennsylvania Cryptid List
Squonk (Northern PA): A miserable creature with ill-fitting skin covered in warts, known to dissolve into tears when cornered.
Giwoggle :(Clinton County): A hybrid monster reported to be part wolf, bird, and horse that haunts the Elk Country landscape.
High Hat (Allegheny River/Salamanca): A tall, cannibalistic entity in a stovepipe hat spotted by workers during the construction of the Kinzua Dam.
Kettle Creek Monster (South Central PA): A large, prehistoric-looking reptile or hippo-dinosaur hybrid lurking in local waters.
Potter County Nondescript (Potter County): A creature spotted by hunters in 1897, reported in the Potter Enterprise.
Clarion What-Is-It (Cook Forest): A mysterious, unidentified creature seen in Clarion County.
Susquehanna Seal (Susquehanna River): A creature reported in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River since the early 1800s.
Allegewi: (Allegheny Mountains): Legend of a giant, cannibalistic race, sometimes described as 15–25 ft tall or as large lizard-men inhabiting caves.
Bessie (Lake Erie): A large, serpent-like lake monster.
Raystown Ray (Raystown Lake): A water creature that is a staple of the central PA area.
Thunderbirds (PA Wilds): Giant winged creatures often associated with storms.
Dogman / Bryn Athyn Beast (Eastern PA): A bipedal wolf-like creature.
Albatwitch (Lancaster County): Small, 4-foot-tall, apple-stealing ape-like creatures.
Sidehill Gouger: A creature with legs of different lengths designed for traversing steep hills.