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Northern Alaska tundra at night with glowing-eyed dog-like silhouette representing the Teufelhund legend.

The Teufelhund of Alaska

by Elizabeth Fabowale

February 26, 2026

American Cryptids & Monsters·Classic American Cryptids

In the immense, frozen reaches of northern Alaska, where winter nights stretch endlessly and the wind cuts like steel across open tundra, there are stories that have endured for generations among the Iñupiaq and Yup’ik peoples. One of the most chilling is that of the Teufelhund, or “Devil Dog,” a massive, dog-like cryptid said to stalk the Arctic landscape under

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