Cropsey
Country of Origin: USA Being Type: Escaped Maniac
Power Stats
Aggression
9/10
Magic Abilities
5/10
Physical Power
8/10
Origin Backstory
Urban legend of an escaped killer or boogeyman haunting Staten Island woods; tied to real asylum escapee and child murders in 1980s; campfire scare.
Key Features
- •Escaped asylum killer
- •Child abductor
- •Wooded area haunter
- •Hook or blade weapon
- •1980s real ties
Lore
Cropsey is a Staten Island urban legend of a disfigured escaped mental patient or killer who stalks children in the woods and abandoned asylums. Rooted in 1970s-80s real crimes and asylum escapes, it became a campfire tale warning kids to stay out of dangerous places, blending folklore with documented horror.