OUR WEIRD GLOSSARY

Astral Projection: A practiced experience where one can leave their physical body to explore, while being able to see the body left behind. Can often be triggered through sleep paralysis and often happens in near death experiences. See Near Death Experiences and Sleep Paralysis.

Barmanou: Middle Eastern version of North America’s Bigfoot. A bipedal, humanoid primate. See Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Fouke Monster, Mogollon Monster, Skunk Ape.

Bigfoot: Bipedal, humanoid primate witnessed throughout North America’s forests. See Sasquatch, Fouke Monster, Mogollon Monster, Skunk Ape, Barmanou.

Crawler: A very tall, slim, pale humanoid that often crawls around on its four legs. Often noted to be a scavenger and not aggressive. Theories suggest they live underground. Comparisons have been made to the creatures in the film, The Descent. Possibly referred to as ghouls in the past as crawler is a newer term.

Dogmen: Worldwide sightings describe dogmen as a seven foot tall, bipedal being with the body of a human and the head of a canine. The description brings to mind the Egyptian God, Anubis. Very small percentage of sightings result in attacks, so not necessarily seen as aggressive.

First Contact: Theory that on February, 20, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower’s vacation in Palm Springs, California was interrupted by a last minute meeting with two extraterrestrials at a local Air Force base. The president’s story of dental work repair due to a broken tooth theorized to be a cover story for the masses. The alien race, the Nordics, are described as initiating and attending this meeting. Nordics supposedly offered us protection from the Greys in exchange for us dismantling all nuclear weapons. We refused due to the current international relations climate (Soviet Union). The Greada Treaty with the Greys was reached a day later. See Nordics, Greys, The Greada Treaty.

Fleshgait: Creature created online and passed around quickly through creepypasta. According to online posts, it is known to mimic the voice of its victims. It is described as a tall, thin pale creature. Often confused with Skinwalkers and Crawlers. Fleshgaits are a fictional creation. See Skinwalkers, Crawlers.

Fouke Monster: Creature first sighted in Arkansas in the 1970’s and described as a large, bipedal ape with a strong odor. See Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Mogollon Monster, Skunk Ape, Barmanou.

Ghouls: Arabic word. Has origins in pre-Islamic Arabian religions. Described as a humanoid that eats the flesh of humans and is often seen in or near graveyards. Some people believe a ghoul is a type of Jinn. It is sometimes proposed that crawlers are modern terms for the older word, Ghouls. See Crawlers, Jinn.

Goat Man: Seen all across the world. Goat Men are described as a goat and human hybrid resembling Greek mythology’s god, Pan. See Pan Man.

Greada Treaty, 1954: Theorized to be the treaty President Eisenhower signed with the alien race, the Greys, on February 21, 1954. Treaty described that the Greys would be allowed to abduct only a small number of people for research in exchange for giving us some kind of advanced technology. See Greys, Nordics, First Contact.

Green Man/Green Woman: Similar variations of The Green Man are seen worldwide as a type of vegetation deity. Often seen in architecture and sculpture worldwide. Described as a man or woman with green foliage integrated into their body. Suggested as based from an ancient culture and was absorbed by many cultural offshoots.

Greys: Extraterrestrials described as tall, thin, grey bipedal creatures with large, dark eyes and thin slits for nostrils. This is the typical depiction of aliens in pop culture. Greys are often associated with negative abduction experiences. Often considered dangerous.

The Hag: Common experience in sleep paralysis where the person hallucinates an old woman sitting on their chest. The person is unable to move due to sleep paralysis. See Sleep Paralysis.

Hypnagogic Hallucination: Hallucinations that occur when in inbetween stage of being awake and falling asleep. These can be visual, physical, or audible hallucinations. Can explain away many “unexplained” stories told as these hallucinations are very real. These hallucinations can often occur along with sleep paralysis. See The Hag, Sleep Paralysis.

Jinn: Creatures described in pre-Islamic Arabian mythology who are also mentioned in Islamic mythology. It is possible they originated as nature deities. They have the ability to shapeshift, become invisible, inflict mental illness, and inflict physical illness. The Jinn are not bound by good or evil. It is theorized that Pre-Islamic Arabs used the term, Jinn, to encompass all supernatural entities into one group. See Ghouls.

Lucid Dreaming: A state where your body is asleep, but a part of your mind is still awake resulting in Lucid Dreaming. In this state, you have the ability to control your dreams. The amount of your control is based on your experience level. The most popular way to achieve this state is to perform repeated reality checks in waking life, to increase the chance that you will also do a reality check in dream causing you to realize you are in a dream. See Reality Checks.

Missing 411: Theory created and sold by David Paulides that has been gaining followers in recent years. It theorizes that there is an encompassing reason why a large amount of people go missing in forest-y areas and national parks. He focuses on cases where it is puzzling why or how it happened to the person such as experienced hunters, simple terrain & well-known areas, or no body ever found. He then attempts to make connections between all these strange cases. Paulides does not propose what the encompassing reason is, but seems to suggest possible extraterrestrial involvement.

Mogollon Monster: Another regional name for Bigfoot. The Mogollon Monster was sighted in Arizona. See Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

Near Death Experience (NDE): An experience where one has been declared clinically dead and experiences what might be an intense hallucination. Large amounts of DMT (Dimethyltryptamine) are released upon death, which can cause amazing hallucinations. Common experiences are darkness with a bright light in the distance, tunnel vision, and/or contact with spiritual guides (usually painted by what religion you are such as if you are Christian, you might see Jesus or an Angel. If you are an atheist, you probably won’t have a spiritual guide hallucination). Some people say they have a more intense connection with the unknown after experiencing a NDE.

Nordics: An extraterrestrial race that looks very human-like. They are tall, blue-eyed, blonde haired humanoids. Some people theorize Nordics were who the Greeks described as the Titans. See First Contact.

Pan Man: Pan Man is a term used to describe a goat and human hybrid resembling Greek mythology’s god, Pan. See Goat Man.

Poltergeist: Experiences described as various objects being manipulated by an unseen entity for seemingly no reason. These experiences are often present in families that have a child going through puberty causing many to theorize it has something to do with the sudden changes experienced during puberty and is not a separate entity. This would mean the pubescent child would have gained some kind of temporary telekinesis unknown even to themselves that releases itself somehow.

Rake: Another internet creation like the Flesh gait that spread quickly through creepypasta. Described as a tall, thin, humanoid seen in the woods. The Rake is a fictional creation. See Crawlers, Fleshgait.

Reality Checks: Most popular practice to induce lucid dreaming. Some reality check examples are attempting to put your index finger through your opposite hand’s palm, checking the time on a clock repeatedly (time in dreams will not stay the same), or pinching your nose to see if you can still breathe (you will still be able to breathe in a dream). These checks must be performed repeatedly throughout your waking day to increase the chance you will attempt to do a check while you are dreaming. See Lucid Dreaming.

Reptilians: Sightings described as a race of extraterrestrials that have a reptile-like appearance.

Sasquatch: Another regional name for Bigfoot. Sasquatch is a Salish word for wild man in the Pacific Northwest. See Bigfoot, Yeti.

Shapeshifter: Phenomenon reported worldwide and referred to by many different names and terms based on the local culture. Shapeshifter sightings describe either a full transformation into a kind of humanoid-animal form or a part-human-part-animal form. See Skinwalker, Werewolf, Dogmen.

Skinwalker: Another regional name for Shapeshifter. Skinwalkers are described by the Navajo as a medicine man who has messed with magic in order to take on the form of an animal. Navajo stories state that in order to shapeshift, the medicine man must murder someone they love or who they are close to, to be able to transition. Navajos warn not to speak of Skinwalkers as this will only attract them towards you. See Shapeshifter.

Skunk Ape: Sightings describe a bipedal, tall, hairy, ape-like creature with a strong, unpleasant smell. Often seen in Florida, USA. See Bigfoot, Barmanou, Mogollon Monster, Fouke Monster, Sasquatch, Yeti.

Sleep Paralysis: A state where the mind wakes up, but the body remains in the sleep state of paralysis. This is a locked in situation. Intense hallucinations can happen in this state. People often state seeing The Hag sitting on their chest. If you remain calm, you can often move back into a full sleep state while still retaining consciousness, which results in a Lucid Dream. A portion of people state that they are more likely to experience Sleep Paralysis if they sleep on their back. See Lucid Dreaming.

Thunderbird: A creature described by North and Central American indigenous people as an incredibly large bird. Legends say these creatures were large enough to carry whales on their backs.

Wendigo: First Nations Algonquian tribes described the Wendigo as an evil spirit possessing a human to invoke acts of cannibalism, murder, and more. The possessed person has a gaunt and starved appearance with a smell of decay. There is a strong association with winter and starvation.

Werewolf: Belief in werewolves seems to have spread from very early European folklore to all across the world. A person with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or human-wolf hybrid is usually due to a curse, bite from another werewolf, or scratch from another werewolf. These transformations are often associated with the Full Moon. Werewolves seem very similar to reported Dogmen sightings. See Dogmen.

Yeti: Another regional name for Bigfoot. Yeti is a Tibetan word meaning small manlike animal. See Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

Yowie: Another regional name for Bigfoot. Yowie is an Aboriginal word used to describe a tall, bipedal, hairy creature in Eastern Australia. See BigFoot, Sasquatch.