The Lore of mystical creatures in The Pacific Northwest goes back generations and tales of their existence have spread far and wide. The evergreen forests hold more secrets than just Bigfoot. This is part 2 of creatures that call the Pacific Northwest home. 

Featured Creatures:

The Basket Ogress

The Conser Lake Monster

Tah- Tah- Kle- ah

Mermaids

Black Eyed Children 

Sources:

A field guide to Washington’s mysterious, monstrous cryptids | The Seattle Times
Dzunukwa - Wikipedia
Indian Folklore -- Ogres - Unsettling Events - Northwest Room Collections (oclc.org)
Meeting Flix: The Conser Lake Monster - Keizertimes
Creepy Acres on X: "The stories surrounding the Conser Lake Monster include UFOs crashing into the lake & a truck driver reporting the beast ran alongside his truck at over 35 MPH. Then, just a year later, would come the most famous sighting. Keep it Creepy! https://t.co/5sOsme7FeE" / X
13 Supposedly Mythical Cryptids Lurking in Washington & Oregon (97rockonline.com)
The 7 Most Terrifying Native American Monsters From Folklore (allthatsinteresting.com)
The Tah-tah-kle'-ah (Owl-Woman Monster) (indigenouspeople.net)
The Owls Are Not What They Seem & The Arm... | 25YL (25yearslatersite.com)

Mermaids | The British Columbia Folklore Society

NCC: Land Lines - A Canadian river story (natureconservancy.ca)Mythical Creatures: Mermaid (Canada) | Anderson Design Group (andersondesigngroupstore.com)Dave Obee: Mermaid had no legs, but story does - Victoria Times ColonistThe Mermaid in Canadian Heraldry and Lore - Heraldic Science Héraldique (heraldicscienceheraldique.com)Dave Obee: Mysterious Mayne Mermaid was real, sort of - Victoria Times ColonistBlack-eyed children - WikipediaBlack Eyed Children in Portland Oregon: Have They Been Seen Here (sinistercoffeeandcreamery.com)Warning to people in the Portland (Oregon) metro area this Halloween… : r/nosleep (reddit.com)Creepin’ It Real: Black-Eyed Children – The Sandy River Review