5 Maine Cryptids You've Probably Never Heard Of

Maine is a place that wears two faces. There’s the one they print on postcards — the lighthouses, the lobster boats, the quiet coves where summer people breathe easy. And then there’s the other one. The one locals talk around, not about. The one that lives in the deep timber, the cold bays, and the long stretches of night where the fog moves like it has a mind of its own.

In this episode of Acadia After Dark, we step off the safe paths and into the shadows to uncover five little‑known Maine cryptids that have haunted logging camps, fishing towns, and backroads for generations. Meet the Agropelter, a treetop predator with a deadly aim; the Hide‑behind, a gaunt forest stalker that lives in the corner of your vision; Cherryfield’s unsettling Goatman; Cassie, the ancient sea serpent said to glide beneath the fog of Casco Bay; and the towering, ghost‑white Specter Moose of the North Woods.

These aren’t just stories — they’re reminders that Maine’s wild places keep their own secrets, and some of them still walk after dark.

Available Tonight for Lantern Holders and 6/27 on all other platforms. Keep those lanterns lit and stay safe out there hikers.

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