Oggie is a little-known cryptid from the marshlands of northern England, said to resemble a hulking, dark-furred boar with oddly elongated tusks that curve almost like horns. Local farmers whisper of livestock disappearing overnight and eerie, rooting sounds echoing through the fog before dawn. Some stories claim it moves with unnatural silence despite its size, slipping through hedgerows without so much as a rustle. Skeptics attribute Oggie tales to sightings of unusually large feral pigs or even escaped exotic livestock distorted by fear and rumor. Still, the legend persists in rural folklore, a rustic nightmare that suggests old English fields might still harbor beasts stranger and wilder than any modern farmyard expects.
Type:Lake Monster
Location:United States, Pennsylvania, Oil Creek
Traits:Plump, bipedal, short snout, yellow eyes, waddling gait.
Danger Level: 2.1
First Reported: 1900s
Sightings: 1
It hops clumsily across gravel drives at dusk, pausing to sniff the air. At sudden movements, it scrambles off behind low hedges.
Vermont locals once claimed this forest phantom was a punished poacher reincarnated in beast form.
Appears in fringe American cryptid listings with no known origin. Not covered by local papers or folklore archives. Lives purely in internet lists.
Oggie is a cryptid from British folklore, often considered a regional legend without specific hoax accusations. Its stories are passed through oral tradition rather than documented fraud.