Lost Monster Files

1 season available

Founder of Cryptozoology Ivan Sanderson builds an extensive file archive of unexplained creature evidence on Earth, but it mysteriously vanishes after his death; a team of experts analyzes compelling cryptids using modern tech.
Carolina Chupacabra
S1 E1

The team investigates a series of livestock mutilations in the Great Smoky Mountains that some link to the infamous chupacabra; using evidence journals from Sanderson's archive plus new clues, the team attempts to confront the killer canine.

Snow Beast of Ruby Creek
S1 E2

The team investigates recent encounters with a monstrous apex predator in the wilderness of British Columbia; using never-before-seen clues from Ivan Sanderson's lost archive, they uncover new evidence that may finally distinguish fact from fiction.

Thunderbird of Pennsylvania
S1 E3

The team makes a discovery while investigating sightings of a large bird of prey terrorizing Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania; Sanderson believes it to be the mysterious thunderbird, a razor-clawed predator documented in Native folklore.

Mystery of the Minnesota Wildman
S1 E4

The team investigates a stranger-than-fiction murder mystery involving the Wildman of Minnesota; known as the Ice Man, its body became a sideshow attraction that Sanderson examined himself before it mysteriously disappeared.

Kodiak Sea Monster
S1 E5

A mysterious apex predator is stalking orcas and boats off the coast of Kodiak, AK; sea monster sightings, first studied by Sanderson before his death, have spiked in that area recently.

Cave Dragon of Arkansas
S1 E6

When Ozarks locals report frightening encounters with a mysterious, dragon-like beast, the team conducts their most ambitious hunt yet.