Our Love of Victorian Fairies
What do you visualize as a fairy? Most people will say they are cute, tiny, playful creatures. With butterfly wings and magic. At one with nature. They live in our…
Know Your Gnome
This menace can be anywhere and is a serious threat, targeting people who want nothing more than to start a garden and get in touch with nature. But Nature can…
Painting stripes will not make a Zebra
Zebras it is. They are beautiful and exotic. Zebras are not cryptid creatures. But when you get zebras on the brain you must let them play. They are just so…
The Fairest and the Tallest of our Female Giants
This gigantic 13 foot floating sculpture appeared in Hamburg , Germany. She was named Die Badende-The Bather. She was quite an attraction for viewers and boaters .But others called her…
Photos from the Famous Tower of Pisa
This belltower has never used its bells. Yet this structure has put the city of Pisa on the map .The Leaning Tower holds its own with Rome and Venice as…
The Mystery Horse In The Window
Some photos keep appearing in the social media for so long they become difficult to track. They seem to be everywhere yet start from nowhere (Actually photos in this blog…
Guardians of the Cathedral
This most interesting relief sculpture is displayed down the side of the Cathedral of Salamanca, Spain Some people say diver but the most agreed on astronaut. This church was built…
Sirenhead is a disturbing Killer
An earlier entry I wrote of Creepypasta and it’s role in creating new urban legends. Before the Internet, stories were repeated as a friend of a friend format. Haunted tales.…
We Want To Believe in Mermaids !
This most interesting photo popped up several years ago. Not an unknown exhibit of doubtful merit. No, this was a genuine mermaid skeleton on display at the National Museum of…
Great Green Cats of Britain
Cats have always been on social media and the Internet. People are fascinated with cats. So, when huge topiary felines appeared in 2010, they went viral around the world. Topiary…
Fantastic Creatures of Patricia Piccinini
This photo went viral in 2003 with a portrayal of a strange female dog/pig/human creature with her litter of babies. She was taken into custody from an unknown bio lab…
The Great Polar Bear Hoax
I started this once but decided to put it aside. But after a discussion with a YouTube member about global warming, I decided to include this hoax. Is Global Warming…
The Greatest of Comic Book Hoax
Sea Monkeys!! This is the ad that sold millions of kits!! Every kid had a friend that bought one, with those wonderful creatures just happy and waiting to be your…
The Folklore of our Born and Raised Favorite American Cryptids
This blog has featured cryptids such as Jackalope and Haggis and Drop Bears. Most cryptids are followed with the belief that they exist or believed to exist at one time.…
The Koala’s Evil Cousins
If you ever visit Australia, you will be warned of this menace. Australia is a place everyone wants to visit. This continent has animals so incredibly unique they are found…
It’s A Stargate
It’s a Stargate!! Any sci fi fan would be thrilled with this photo. An unmistakable Stargate found in Iraq. With its circular shape and chevron symbols, we know it so…
Has the evil haunted doll escaped?
In August 2020, a shocking story appeared on the social media outlets. Annabelle, the evil haunted doll, escaped and was somewhere in New England. https://smokehoax.com/2020/01/annabelle-the-most-evil-of-dolls/ Once people bothered to check,…
Photographs of the Arctic Cryptid-The Ningen
My next entry is on my favorite topic—sea cryptids. This one is from Japan. There are so many aquatic cryptids from legend and myths of Japan. The Akugyo, the Bake-Kujira,…
Black Pets need Homes too.
This covers a topic very dear to me and anyone who loves pets. The Black Dog Syndrome that seriously hurts a black dog or black cats’ chances for adoption. Some…
Creepypastas- our new Urban Legends
Creepypasta is one of the most popular horror fiction sites on the Internet. Launched by 4chan in 2008, the site now has thousands of entries. Usually the stories are narrated…
Hunting the elusive wild Haggis
Scotland is a land of mystery with so many stories and legendary creatures it is hard to narrow down to one choice. But there is a cryptid so unique, so…
Have You Seen These Watermelons ?
If you came to this post, and we thank you for doing so, you are thinking why a post on watermelons? Good question. Because sometimes we use my blog to…
The Cottingley fairy photos that fooled the world
Do you believe in fairies? In 1922, photographs of two girls and fairies went worldwide and for a time, everyone believed in fairies. Almost everyone involved in mystery and cryptids…
We have a Dual Love with Bears
What is your first impression of bears?Are they goofy clowns with adorable cubs or the opposite portrayal of ferocious unstoppable power. These following images are photoshopped . They are not…
Sturgeons -Survivors of the Cretaceous Era
This washed ashore in South Carolina’s Lolly Beach in 2005. What creature was it from? The creature’s body had these fascinating huge scales as if from a sea serpent or…
Monster Snakes- How Big are they?
Interest in Giant snakes are rising. We have a fascination and fear of large snakes. “Anaconda” in 1997 was a surprise summer hit and started a trend of monster snake…
Annabelle-The Most Evil of Dolls
Does anyone not know of the Annabelle doll? Even if you do not watch horror you have seen her being advertised. Here she is. The movie implies she is a…
Genuine Real Life Giants
Real life giants. Who are they? When does one become a giant? They are in legend and stories all over the world. Sometimes they were the enemies of mankind. Others…
The Tallest Man on Earth
While researching on real-life giants I became fascinated with this young man. He deserved his own separate posting. Robert Wadlow is recorded as the tallest man to have ever lived.…
Giant Skeletons- Long Lost Photos?
Did Giants exist? Evidence says they did. Giants from all over the world have been included in legends. Greek mythology has the Titans. In Hinduism, the giants are called Daityas. Norse legends…
We Love Our Mystical Mermaids !
The myth of mermaids. Do they exist? Are they real? Stories and descriptions have persisted of these alluring creatures in every culture that involves the sea. To this day they…
Final Photo of a Cave Goblin
Remember this photo? First appeared in the mid-90's. He was an unknown cryptid .Labeled as a cave goblin,evil djinn, chupacabra, even a Reptilian or UFO alien.He was pure evil. With…
Our Famous Jackalope-Western Born and Raised
If you have lived in the Western United States, you could already know of the Jackalope. You've seen him in bars, roadside cafes, souvenir shops, and cowboy shops that sell…
Smokehoax- Tracking the Hoaxed Cryptid Photos
If you came here, you possess an interest and curiosity in the weird, the unexplained, and the cryptic. Interests in these topics have grown thanks to the Internet. Once limited…