You must've heard of legendary monsters such as Big Foot or Loch Ness monster, right? Do you believe they actually existed? Well, whether you do or not there is something cool about these types of myths.
That's why CashNetUSA set out to compose a map of America’s most celebrated mythical beasts. Then, artists created modern-day illustrations of each beast.
They can be tall tales and old folk stories, but somehow people still choose to believe them.
It's described as an 8-foot tall beast covered in thick, white hair.
It's described as a 7-foot tall, red-eyed creature covered in long, dark hair.
They're feared to be cannibal descendants of escaped asylum patients. Ugh, that doesn't sound good.
I still wouldn't visit those swamps and risk running into this.
It's also said to have a horn that glows like a searchlight.
Apparently, bullets bounce right off them!
The creature is said to have glowing red eyes and razor-sharp teeth.
It's been described as having rosy orange eyes and a large head on a small, stick-like body.
A 19th-century rancher killed the wolf-like thing but the current owner refused any DNA testing so, needless to say, it still remains a mystery.
It's believed this serpent-like monster that lives in a cave beneath a lake.
It's believed that this ocean-bound octopus is actually a space alien.
This creature's beginnings trace back to Native American legends. Yet the tale still persists today and is not dying anytime soon.
Some believe it foreshadowed the collapse of the Mount Pleasant bridge.
