A cryptid movie, unlike a more generic monster movie, tends to lower the stakes, as opposed to making them huge, like in Godzilla where the whole world is threatened. The best cryptid movies use that smaller scale to tell a more personal story. Cryptids are animals that cryptozoologists believe may be real but their existence has never been proven. Unlike, ghosts or creatures from myth, supernaturalism is not often subscribed to cryptids. Instead, they are simply mysterious animals, just waiting to be discovered. Cryptids are not recognized by zoologists, and folklore researchers are interested in the anthropological implications of mythological and unexplainable beasts rather than their actual existence.
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Author: Zachary Moser
