Cryptid hunting

cryptid academia activities

I am currently working on a larger article, but this came in and had "must blog" written all over it. It is a picture taken of something on Loch Ness, perhaps north of Invermoriston. Is it a hoax? Is it a log or some ducks swimming past? Perhaps it is some otters playing in a line while the leader performs a dive in a neck like manner? Is it in fact a photo of Nessie? One clue, it is not a hoax. UPDATE So after various suggestions have been offered, it turns out, it is not the Loch Ness…

T H E _ C O L L E C T O R

Cryptidcore is an aesthetic traditionally associated with Cryptozoology, or the study of creatures from urban legends and folklore, and the romanticization of the adventure and mystery surrounding conspiracy theories, ghost-hunting, cryptid-hunting, and the supernatural. Most fans of the aesthetic are a part of, or want to be a part of, a community that gets to solve something beyond themselves with their friends and witness something strange and fantastical. Alternatively, some people…