cryptid theme
There is an animal or plant that has been inferred from evidence, typically anecdotal, considered insufficient by mainstream science. Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and living dinosaurs are common examples from fiction.
66 total · 55 major · 11 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) | major | Dr. David Reed and his team discovered a living fossil (the Creature) that was a direct link between sea living and land living animals. |
| movie: DeepStar Six (1989) | major | The crew of an experimental deep sea US Naval facility accidentally released a dangerous giant arthropod upon blowing up a cavern that lay below the ocean floor. |
| movie: Dinosaurus (1960) | major | A team building a harbor accidentally uncover two dinosaurs that have been frozen in suspended animation for millions of years. They also found a caveman. |
| movie: Earth vs the Spider (1958) | major | A giant tarantula is discovered in a cave nearby a small American town. |
| movie: Ebirah Horror of the Deep (1966) | major | Godzilla, Ebirah, and Mothra. |
| movie: Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) | major | An ancient subterranean, burrowing reptile-like creature reemerged from underground to terrorize Japan. |
| movie: Gamera the Giant Monster (1965) | major | A giant turtle, dubbed Gamera by the Inuits, was a prehistoric creature that emerged from the arctic ice after millions of years of being in hibernation. |
| movie: Gamera vs Barugon (1966) | major | A giant turtle, dubbed Gamera by the Inuits, was a prehistoric creature that emerged from the arctic ice after millions of years of being in hibernation. An egg that hatched into what eventually became the giant lizard, Barugon, was retrieved from a cave on a remote Pacific island. |
| movie: Gamera vs Gyaos (1967) | major | Gamera is a giant turtle. Also a zoologist was convinced that Gyoas had existed since the dawn of time. |
| movie: Gappa the Triphibian Monster (1967) | major | A egg that hatched into a giant bird-lizard creature was found on a remote Pacific island. It was described in the film as a prehistoric reptile. |