7 Truly Terrifying Monsters From the U.S.

No matter where in the world you look, monster myths are a staple of human culture. Name a jungle dense enough, a desert remote enough, a mountain range frighteningly impassable, and it's likely populated with ape men who walk on two feet, a lost world of dinosaurs who escaped extinction and terrifying creatures unknown to science -- at least according to folk wisdom.

1. Batsquatch
2. The Flathead Lake Monster
3. Goatman
4. Ear-Eater of Jasper County
5. Wampus Cat
6. Sasquatch
7. Mogollon Monster