Owlman

It's a land of ancient kings and hidden coves, but back in the mid-1970s, it became the hunting ground for something that'd make a crow's feathers stand on end.

They call it the Owlman of Mawnan.

Now, don't go thinking about those cute little barn owls that catch mice in the rafters.

When folks in Cornwall talk about the Owlman, they're talking about a nightmare that's been dipped in feathers and given the eyes of a demon.

It all started in the spring of 1976, right near the old church of St. Mawnan and St. Stephen.

Now, that church is a thin place, if there ever was one, a sideways place.

They were huge, glowing red orbs that seemed to burn right through the girl's resolve.

They ran back to their father, shaking and white as sheets, and they drew pictures of a creature that looked like a man who had been cursed into a bird's shape.

It's a terrible Cornish thing that happens.

Well, there is an Owlman of St. Austell.

And I'm not joking.

There is a legend of the Owlman of St. Austell.

The Owlman.

Owlman.

See,

this sort of stuff only happens actually, Dan.

It's a land of ancient kings and hidden coves, but back in the mid-1970s, it became the hunting ground for something that'd make a crow's feathers stand on end.

They call it the Owlman of Monan.

Now, don't go thinking about those cute little barn owls that catch mice in the rafters.

When folks in Cornwall talk about the Owlman, they're talking about a nightmare that's been dipped in feathers and given the eyes of a demon.

It all started in the spring of 1976, right near the old church of St. Monan and St. Stephen.

Now, that church is a thin place, if there ever was one, a sideways place.

Just because of how fascinating it was.

And then I learned about the Owlman down in, is it Morden, Morden, Morden, down in Cornwall.

Started off in the 60s, 70s, and then there's been regular sightings right the way through until the 2000s.

So it's always been Mothman.

Um, uh, you know, at least that's my opinion.

Then, uh, I guess that brings us to something known as the Owlman.

What is that?

Yes.

Owlman is, uh, England's version of, essentially England's version of the Mothman.

Oh.

It's a very similar creature in terms of, um, it's often seen in the same location.

Wonderful.

And then there's this second group which are not really cryptids because these are, for want of a better word, paranormal manifestations.

Now, these include modern day sightings of dragons, sightings of fairies, sightings of werewolves, sightings of things like the Mothman and the Owlman, things that don't make biological sense.

But people still see them.

Now, the thing about dragons is they appear in every single culture on Earth.

So they're described as being some sort of entity or creature.

That's one theory.

And you could use that on other creatures as well with things like Mothman, the Cornish Owlman, stuff like that, modern fairy sightings.

The other theory, which is one I developed, is called the Global Monster Template.

Because last time I called it a Harbinger of doom or a warning sign before catastrophe strikes.

So how does this compare against the Owlman? Well, similar to the Mothman, there are some slight differences in this description.

Still believed to have human traits, but instead appearing like a giant owl, ergo Owlman.

It's silvery gray in color, has a wide, ugly mouth, fiercely glowing red eyes, sharp pins or claws, and pointed ears.

Basically, the Owlman became the Britain's version or excuse for the Mothman.

However, it tends to lurk around old church towers at night, giving it its very dark, gothic feel.

Originally spotted in Cornwall, England, two young girls were on a holiday in Monon, who saw a large winged creature hovering above a church tower back in 1976.

So why is the Owlman scary? Well, witnesses in Cornwall described its red glowing eyed death glare to shock people so badly that it completely silences them.

Jane Greenwood and her sister claimed they saw the same creature ascending into the air before landing in nearby trees.

What happened next became one of the most famous details in the entire Owlman story.

According to the girls, the creature sat among the branches and began cackling.

Not hooting or screeching, cackling.

Others reported feelings of being watched while walking among the trees.

Their legend was growing.

One of the most intriguing aspects of the Owlman story is the claim that it may not have begun in 1976 at all.

Some researchers point to older local traditions involving strange winged beings around Mon and Church.

I'm going to go with a chimera.

What I am describing is the cryptid known as the Owlman of Maunin Smith.

Often compared to the Mothman,

you were close.

But not the Mothman.

Owlman.

That's

a good one.