What stalks in your skies: Terror in the Skies review

The cryptid documentary “Terror in the Skies” takes a look at what lurks and stalks the skies over the state of Illinois.

Cryptids are awesome! We love cryptids so much that you can even find them in our favorite video games. Sasquatch gets all the attention as the popular cryptid in school, but there are so many unknown and mysterious creatures in the world and many in our skies. The Mothman, Thunderbirds and more are covered in a new documentary that takes a look at unknown creatures that inhabit the skies over Illinois called Terror in the Skies.

Terror in the Skies is from Small Town Monsters and was written and directed by Seth Breedlove with writing assistance from Mark Matzke. Lyle Blackburn narrates with a soothing voice on the different encounters that people across the big state of Illinois have had. Apparently the quadrants of the state are so vastly different from each other, they are like different parts of the country, which is pretty fascinating. The film features interviews from Loren Coleman, Ken Gerhard, Allison Jornlin, Chad Lewis, Kevin Nelson and Tobias Wayland.

I’ll be honest, sometimes cryptid documentaries can be as dry as the turkey on Christmas Vacation. They have good intentions but when you try to pack too much information in a short period of time with little entertainment added to it, it feels like a college lecture but not from the fun professor.

Because of my past experiences, I have been a bit jaded with cryptid documentaries. I was so pleasantly surprised by Terror in the Skies that I didn’t expect it. The video and audio quality is wonderful and even though there was a lot of information packed into this documentary, it was always engaging to watch.