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5 min readThe New Horrors of the Cryptid Iceberg
The creator of the Cryptid Iceberg works at the Cryptozoology Museum and has firsthand experience with the people and literature of the field. After contacting him, the host realized the original iceberg was a prototype, and the full version contained material "frankly out of my depths." Rather than give a "remedial crash course" and deliver wrong information, the host decided to build his own iceberg—one focused exclusively on monsters and cryptids, cutting the supplemental academic material. "We're gonna keep it to the spooky stuff," he says. This pivot becomes the organizing principle for the rest of the series.
Tier Two: From the Dover Demon to the Wendigo
The tier opens with the Dover Demon, spotted on April 21, 1977, in Dover, Massachusetts. Bill Bartlett was driving when he saw a creature with large eyes, a bulbous head, and tendril-like fingers atop a stone wall. He drew a sketch and wrote "I, Bill Bartlett, swear on a stack of Bibles that I saw this creature." Despite only two days of sightings, the demon became a cryptid mainstay. The host places it at B tier.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:12) **Series Reframe & Personal Iceberg** - Wendigoon explains he's diverging from the original Cryptid Iceberg creator's work to build his own version focused purely on monsters and cryptids.
- 2 (03:36) **F-Tier Rant & Thylacine Defense** - Wendigoon defends his controversial rankings and introduces his tier system with a heated critique of the thylacine's cryptid status.
- 3 (05:26) **Merchandise Announcement** - Wendigoon introduces the second edition of his Wendigoon YouTube figure and a coffee mug, both available for a limited pre-order.
- 4 (07:49) **Dover Demon (B Tier)** - The first entry of Tier Two: a creature spotted in Dover, Massachusetts in 1977 with large eyes, a bulbous head, and tendril fingers.
- 5 (09:01) **Fresno Night Crawlers (B Tier)** - A bizarre creature first caught on home security footage in Fresno, California in 2007, described as a walking pair of white pants.
- 6 (11:38) **Megalodon (C Tier)** - The extinct super shark whose legend persists due to the mystery of the ocean and discoveries like the coelacanth proving science can be wrong.
- 7 (13:00) **Mongolian Deathworm (A Tier)** - A blood-red worm up to three feet long that slithers beneath the Gobi Desert sands, capable of lethal venom and even electrical attacks.
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Show Notes
👁️🧊 The New Horrors of the Cryptid IcebergDescend into the darker depths of the cryptid iceberg and discover a collection of mysterious creatures, strange encounters, and unsettling legends from around the world. From famous monsters to obscure beings hidden deep within internet folklore, each entry reveals a new layer of the unknown.Explore the origins, sightings, stories, and theories surrounding these bizarre creatures while separating documented reports from folklore, speculation, and unverifiable claims. The deeper you go, the stranger—and more terrifying—the cryptid world becomes. 🐾🌲
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