Mysterious Quest

Mysterious Quest is an American live-action horror television series, being created by (TBD). It is a spiritual successor to Animal Planet's show Lost Tapes, maintaining the found footage-esque format, however, unlike Lost Tapes, Mysterious Quest is darker, grittier, and a whole lot bloodier.

Synopsis
Stylized in a found footage fashion, Mysterious Quest is a horror series relating to cryptids, paranormal, extraterrestrial, mythological, and folkloric beings. Each episode follows a person, or group of people, as they discover that there are things hunting them that they don't even know exist.

Description
Have you ever had the feeling that you were being stalked at night? Perhaps the feeling of some unknown creature lurking within the murky depths of a lake? Welcome to Mysterious Quest, where our worst nightmares are brought to life.

Over thousands of years, there have been records of bizarre creatures, which are staved off by scientists as creative imagination and misidentification of animals we are familiar with today. But even trailing into modern times, there are numerous eyewitness reports of these supposedly mythical beasts - and not all witnesses come out unscathed, reminding us that when we end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, we are no longer the apex predator.

Characters

 * Derek Henderson (S1E1) - a teenage boy who is nerdy and is skeptical about the Old Alton Bridge's Goatman. He is also the leader of his group.
 * Demarcus Banks (S1E1) - an African American teenage boy who is Derek's best friend. Despite not believing in the Goatman, he is rather easily scared, making him Eric's target.
 * Eric Sanders (S1E1) - a teenage boy who likes joking about stuff and pulling pranks on Demarcus to scare him.
 * Alina Sanchez (S1E1) - a biracial (Caucasian/Hispanic) teenage girl who is obsessed with social media.
 * Oscar Wilson (S1E2) - a middle-aged plumber and a construction worker. The husband of Mary.
 * Mary Wilson (S1E2) - a middle-aged woman who is the wife of Oscar.
 * Hunter Barrington (S1E3) - the leader of the poacher group.
 * Elliot Duncan (S1E3) - a member of Hunter's poacher group.
 * Vincent Holtman (S1E3) - a member of Hunter's poacher group.
 * Hannah Decker (S1E4) - a popular high school preppy girl who is one of the partygoers.
 * Lori Decker (S1E4) - a popular high school preppy girl who is Hannah's twin sister, as well as one of the partygoers.
 * Sydney Clarisse (S1E4) - a popular high school preppy girl who is one of the partygoers.
 * Amber McKinley (S1E4) - a popular high school cheerleader who is one of the partygoers.
 * Abigail Brenley (S1E4) - a popular high school cheerleader who is one of the partygoers.
 * Bruce Carney (S1E4) - a popular high school jock who is one of the partygoers.
 * Cody Schiffer (S1E4) - a popular high school jock who is one of the partygoers.
 * Zack Harper (S1E4) - a popular high school jock who is one of the partygoers.

More TBA/TBD.

Season One

 * Old Alton Bridge Goatman (S1E1) - a demonic satyr rumored to reside at Old Alton Bridge in Texas.
 * Beast of Bray Road (S1E2) - a werewolf-resemblant creature first spotted on Bray Road outside of Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
 * Sasquatch/Bigfoot (S1E3) - a large, hairy humanoid ape-like creature said to inhabit almost every continent. It is the most famous cryptid.
 * Jersey Devil (S1E4) - a winged, horned, and bipedal horse-like creature that is said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.
 * Mothman (S1E5) - a bipedal, winged cryptid with a flat face and large, glowing red eyes. It is said to be an omen of unfortunate events.
 * Loch Ness Monster (S1E6) - a legendary plesiosaur-like lake monster that is said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. Also known as Nessie.
 * Flatwoods Monster (S1E7) - an extraterrestrial robot creature that is believed to be once sighted in the forests of Flatwoods and Frametown in West Virginia.
 * Kongamato (S1E8) - a pterosaur-like cryptid rumored to live in subtropical regions of the Congo, Zambia, and Angola.
 * Yeti (S1E9) - a large, hairy humanoid ape-like creature rumored to inhabit the Himalayan mountains of Tibet.
 * Ahool (S1E10) - a giant humanoid bat-like creature believed to be from Indonesia.
 * Lake Okanagan Monster (S1E11) - a serpentine lake monster rumored to inhabit Lake Okanagan in Canada. Also known as Ogopogo.
 * Loveland Frogman (S1E12) - a bipedal frog-like creature that is rumored to inhabit Loveland, Ohio.
 * Thunderbird (S1E13) - a large eagle or hawk from Native American mythology rumored to create storms as it flies and thunder with the clap of its wings.
 * Ropen (S1E14) - a pterosaur-like cryptid from New Guinea said to emit a bio-luminescent glow from its wings.
 * Owlman (S1E15) - a bipedal owl-like humanoid creature that is rumored to inhabit Cornwall, England.

Season Two

 * Lake Champlain Monster (S2E1) - a plesiosaur-like lake monster rumored to inhabit the depths of Lake Champlain in Vermont. Also known as Champ.
 * Skunk Ape (S2E2) - a hairy humanoid creature similar to Bigfoot and the Yeti rumored to lurk within the Florida Everglades.
 * Sirrush (S2E3) - a dragon-like creature from Mesopotamian mythology that was depicted on the Ishtar Gate. Also known as the Mušḫuššu or Dragon of Ishtar Gate.
 * Wendigo (S2E4) - a spirit from Algonquin folklore said to possess those who indulge in cannibalism, and twist/malform them into pale, lanky humanoid monsters with a ravenous and insatiable hunger for human flesh.
 * Strigoi (S2E5) - a monster from Romanian folklore said to be undead, with a ravenous thirst for human blood, and the capability to shapeshift into animals associated with darkness and plagues.
 * Lizard Man (S2E6) - a humanoid reptilian beast rumored to inhabit the Scape Ore swamp in Lee County of South Carolina.
 * Mokele Mbembe (S2E7) - a sauropod-like cryptid rumored to inhabit the Congo River in Africa.
 * Chupacabra (S2E8) - a hairless, quilled canine cryptid reported in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico rumored to prey upon the blood of livestock.
 * Lusca (S2E9) - a sea monster from the Caribbean Sea described as being half-shark and half-octopus, said to ambush prey from blue holes.
 * Arica Monster (S2E10) - a dromaeosaur-like cryptid rumored to inhabit the Atacama Desert in Chile.
 * J'ba Fofi (S2E11) - reported giant arachnids from the Congo, said to form traps and feed upon humans who become ensnared in their webs.
 * Michigan Dogman (S2E12) - a werewolf-like cryptid first seen in Wexford County, Michigan in 1887 and has been reported since.
 * Troll (S2E13) - large beasts from Norwegian folklore said to lurk within the forests and mountains.
 * Megalania (S2E14) - a large prehistoric monitor lizard similar to a Komodo dragon rumored to still be surviving in Australia today.
 * Baphomet (S2E15) - a demonic deity believed to have been worshipped by the Knights Templar and is considered a Satanic patron.

Season Three

 * Grey Alien (S3E1) - one of the most well-known extraterrestrials, known for gruesome experiments and believed to be responsible for cattle mutilations.
 * Nandi Bear (S3E2) - a large, bulky hyena-like animal from Kenya, named due to its similarity to a bear.
 * Ammit (S3E3) - a creature from ancient Egyptian mythology believed to have been a goddess, of which was said to have fed on the hearts of the wicked in the afterlife. She was described as a chimera, with the head of a crocodile, the upper body of a lion, and lower body of a hippopotamus.
 * Skinwalker (S3E4) - an entity from Navajo mythology, described as a witch with the ability to disguise themselves as animals.
 * Altamaha-ha (S3E5) - an aquatic monster rumored to inhabit the Altamaha River in Georgia.
 * Batutut/Rock Ape (S3E6) - hairy humanoid Bigfoot-like creatures that were apparently seen by the Americans and the Vietcong during the Vietnam War, named for their hostile tendencies to attack soldiers by throwing rocks at them.
 * Giant Anaconda (S3E7) - colossal anacondas rumored to lurk within the Amazon Rainforest.
 * Burrunjor (S3E8) - a rumored surviving theropod dinosaur from Australian Aboriginal legend believed to still walk the Australian outback.
 * Ningen (S3E9) - a large, pale humanoid sea monster from Japanese legend. Its name translates to "human".
 * Tatzelwurm (S3E10) - a folkloric creature from the European Alps described as half-cat and half-dragon. Its name even translates to "Paw-Dragon".
 * Ebu Gogo (S3E11) - a small, hairy humanoid from Indonesia, said to live in groups, and are said to feed on human flesh.
 * Cherufe (S3E12) - a reptilian creature from Chilean mythology said to inhabit volcanic environments, even having a magmatic biology.
 * Mongolian Death Worm (S3E13) - worm-like creatures rumored to inhabit the Gobi Desert, said to be highly aggressive, and have an assortment of dangerous abilities.
 * Mapinguari (S3E14) - a beast from Amazonian mythology, said to have been a Shaman who discovered the key to immortality. The creature is described as being sloth-like or ape-like.
 * Jikininki (S3E15) - a spirit yokai from Japanese mythology, believed to be a demon that feeds on human corpses.

Season Four

 * Black Demon (S4E1) - an enormous dark-colored shark of which was sighted just off the coast of the Baja California peninsula. Some believe it to be a surviving Megalodon.
 * Chesapeake Bay Monster (S4E2) - a sea serpent rumored to lurk within Chesapeake Bay, an oceanic inlet that takes up a good portion of the East Coast of the United States. Also known as Chessie.
 * Lake Van Monster (S4E3) - a lake monster rumored to lurk within Lake Van in Turkey.
 * White River Monster (S4E4) - a monster rumored to lurk within the White River, described akin to the extinct prehistoric fish species Xiphactinus. Also known as Whitey.
 * Bunyip (S4E5) - a creature from Australian Aboriginal legend rumored to stalk the swamps of the Australian tropics.
 * Dingonek (S4E6) - a creature from West Africa described as a "jungle walrus", residing deep in the swamps.
 * Loch Morar Monster (S4E7) - a lake monster much similar to Nessie living in the nearby Loch Morar, another loch within Scotland. Also known as Morag.
 * Bear Lake Monster (S4E8) - a crocodilian-esque lake monster rumored to live within Bear Lake in Utah.
 * Kappa (S4E9) - a humanoid turtle-like creature from Japanese folklore rumored to feed upon lone children who wander too close to the edge of the river.
 * Kraken (S4E10) - a well-known colossal cephalopod, of which the sightings of go as far back as the Viking era.
 * Lake Erie Monster (S4E11) - a lake monster rumored to lurk within Lake Erie, one of United States' great lakes. Also known as Bessie.
 * Cadborosaurus (S4E12) - a sea serpent reported off of the British Columbian coast of Cadboro Bay, described to have hair like a horse and a head like a camel. Also known as Caddy.
 * Naga (S4E13) - snake-like river monsters from Hinduism and Buddhism legend, said to be malevolent.
 * The Bloop (S4E14) - named after a powerful, low-frequency sound recorded by the NOAA (National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration) in 1997 within the South Pacific, believed to have been produced by a colossal, undiscovered creature.
 * Jormungandr (S4E15) - a colossal serpent from Norse mythology, said to be so large that it wraps around the entire world and bites its own tail. Said to cause the death of Thor in Ragnarök.

Season Five
TBD

Season Six
TBD

Season Seven (The Final Season)
TBD

Episodes

 * List of Mysterious Quest episodes

Effects

 * A combination of SFX and practical effects were used for Mysterious Quest. For some episodes, costumes, animatronics, and puppets were used. In others, CGI is used to portray the creatures.

Controversies

 * S1E1, "The Devil's Crossing", was deemed highly controversial due to the terrifying and extremely dark nature of the episode. Many viewers were highly disturbed by the ritual sacrifice scenes. The actress who played Alina also noted that it was "very uncomfortable" that she had to be stripped nude for Alina's sacrifice scene, though she was glad that censors were kept for the public broadcast of the episode. Because of the extreme controversy during the show's early runtime, it was believed that it would be cancelled.
 * Because of this controversy, the tone in later episodes was tamed down a bit, though the graphic nature was kept the same throughout most episodes.

Trivia

 * Mysterious Quest, while similar and very reminiscent to Animal Planet's Lost Tapes, takes on a darker, scarier, and more gruesome turn. It is intended for mature audiences, with its TV-MA rating.
 * Mysterious Quest is loosely based off of GreenGrassCreeper34's old ROBLOX game from 2013 of the same name. Mysterious Quest has been rebooted twice. First in 2016, then again in 2020.
 * Mysterious Quest uses a combination of practical and special effects. For the most part, the creatures are either suits or animatronics, though CGI is used in some cases.
 * This incarnation of Mysterious Quest takes on a different turn than its preceding incarnations. The first two incarnations focused on the same group of Robloxian-based characters in a different setting with different cryptids each episode. This incarnation takes on a more TV-series, found footage type approach, with different characters each episode.
 * Mysterious Quest episodes can be found within the Isla Oculta Discord server, which can be found on the Monster Busters page.