The Succubus and the Missouri Monster occupy opposite ends of the cryptid taxonomy in almost every meaningful respect. One is an ancient, continent-spanning parasitic entity with a theological paper trail stretching back to Mesopotamian clay tablets. The other was primarily reported disrupting livestock in a single Missouri county between 1971 and 1973.
What they share, methodologically, is a resistance to formal documentation — though for entirely different reasons. The Succubus resists documentation because it operates in states of consciousness where note-taking is not typically prioritised. The Missouri Monster resists documentation because it apparently left. This assessment will attempt to evaluate both entities against identical criteria, which is, admittedly, a structurally awkward exercise. The data will speak for itself.
— Malcolm Shaw, dissenting note
