Cryptid Files

Across Latin America, countless people tell stories of small, human-like beings who live in the forests, mountains, and even inside the walls of old homes. They’re called Duendes — mischievous, magical, and sometimes malevolent. Some say they protect nature. Others say they steal children. But thousands claim to have seen them. In this episode of Cryptid Files , host Paige Carter explores the folk...

Across America’s dark highways and empty backroads, countless drivers tell the same story — a lone hitchhiker appears in the night, vanishes from the passenger seat, and leaves behind nothing but a chill in the air. Are these shared hallucinations, folklore come to life, or something far stranger? In this episode of Cryptid Files , host Paige Carter investigates the enduring legend of the Vanishin...

In the secluded forests of western Kentucky, campers and hikers have vanished without a trace. Locals whisper about a creature stalking the woods — a towering, wolf-like beast with glowing eyes and impossible speed. They call it The Beast of LBL . In this chilling episode of Cryptid Files , host Paige Carter investigates the terrifying encounters reported around Land Between the Lakes — stories of...

Deep in the woods of Denton, Texas stands a bridge locals call haunted — a place of whispers, rituals, and vanishing shadows. For decades, visitors have claimed to see glowing eyes in the dark, hear guttural growls, and feel an unseen presence watching from the trees. But who — or what — really haunts Goatman’s Bridge? In this episode of Cryptid Files , host Paige Carter investigates the legend of...

For centuries, sailors told stories of a monstrous creature rising from the deep — enormous tentacles wrapping around entire ships before dragging them beneath the waves. They called it The Kraken. But could there be truth behind the myth? In this episode of Cryptid Files , host Paige Carter dives into the origins of the Kraken legend, tracing it from Norse mythology to modern oceanographic discov...

In October of nineteen sixty-seven, two men riding horseback through Bluff Creek, California captured something on film that would haunt the world for decades — a massive, hair-covered figure striding through the forest. Was it a hoax? Or the most compelling evidence of Bigfoot ever recorded? In this episode of Cryptid Files , host Paige Carter breaks down the Patterson–Gimlin film frame by frame...

In every corner of the world, people report creatures that shouldn’t exist. Shadowy figures in the woods. Eyes in the darkness. Unexplained sounds that echo through the night. Hosted by Paige Carter, Cryptid Files is a documentary-style investigation into the world’s most enduring mysteries — Bigfoot, Mothman, Chupacabra, Dogman, and more. Each episode examines the history, eyewitness reports, and...