Fern Flower
Published on November 9, 2018

The Owl Man

  • The Cornish man
  • The Cornish Owl Man
  • The Owl Man from Mavnan
  • Cornish Flyer
  • Oulman
  • Oulman
  • Cornish Oulman

Regions of expansion

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United Kingdom

Description

A creature that was allegedly observed in the middle of 1976 in the village of Mavnan in the English county of Cornwall. It is also known by the names "Cornish man, "Cornish owl Man" or "owl man from Mawnan", "Cornish Owlman", "Owlman", "Owlman of Mawnan", "Cornish Flyer".​‌ ​​​‌‌​ ​​‌‌‌​ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌‌​‌ ​​‌‌‌‌ ​​‌‌​‌ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌‌​‌ ​​‌​​‌ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌‌‌​ ​​‌‌‌​ ​​​‌‌​ ​‌​​‌‌ ​‌​‌​‌​ ​‌‌​‌‌​ ​‌‌‌​‌‌ ​​‌‌‌‌

In the cryptozoological literature, it is sometimes compared to the American cryptid human moth.

Outwardly, it resembles a very large owl, down to the structure of the leg, i.e. the location of the fingers of two in front and two behind.

The Owl Man in popular culture