It was like we were playing GTA V for more than a decade (Editor’s note: we have.), yet while many of us know the streets of San Andreas like the back of our hand, there’s so much we still don’t know.

For years, players have claimed to have seen all sorts of strange things – from ghost cars to creepy cryptids and even visitors from another world. Unfortunately, many of these GTA Mysteries and conspiracy theories turned out to be false or just tall tales told to terrify new players.

Recently, year ex-Rockstar dev disappointed players admitting that all Easter eggs around Mount Chiliad are basically there as a fun nod to fans who are convinced there’s a dark, undiscovered conspiracy at the heart GTA games.

Still, while Mount Chiliad might be a bit of a misdirection, that doesn’t mean GTA V isn’t full of weird Easter eggs to tease players that there’s more going on in San Andreas than meets the eye. So put on your tinfoil hat and watch out for the black helicopters, because these are the creepiest urban myths and GTA V conspiracy theories that have been proven true.

Zombies

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If you’ve ever driven through Vinewood, chances are you’ve seen the GTA V zombie. Don’t worry; this is not the start of an undead nightmare; this ghoul is just an actor named graham promoting a movie…or isn’t he?

See, there’s also a report by Weazel News that mentions a drug called Zombrex — an apparent reference to the anti-zombification drug from Dead Rising Games — so maybe there’s more to this wriggling corpse than meets the eye.

Road Rage

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If you like to drive quietly through San Andreas, maybe avoid downtown Los Santos if you don’t want to encounter the “Aggressive Driver”. This distracted driver spawns randomly (generally in a Sentinel XS) and drives aggressively and erratically, often hitting the player’s car or running them over if they are on foot. If you try to confront the driver, they are supposed to pull a gun on you.

Basically, I’m like the Incredible Hulk. You don’t want to meet them when they’re angry, and they’re always angry, so it’s best to walk away completely. What makes the driver so creepy is that Rockstar has never acknowledged whether they are a bug or a feature. They keep surviving updates though, so they probably have to be there, or maybe they’re driving too fast for Rockstar to catch them.

Loch Ness Monster

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At one point, old Nessie headed to Glasgow Airport and took a trip to the United States to visit San Andreas. He clearly enjoyed it because he’s still there and walking past the Loch Santos monster now.

Yes, you can meet the Loch Ness monster in GTA V. Scotland’s most famous citizen was added to the game on December 15, 2020, during The Cayo Perico Heist. The shy creature can only be seen during the end of the heist and can appear in several locations as you escape the island. Unfortunately, if you try to approach her, she will sink beneath the waves, never to be seen again.

Submerged UFO

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GTA V is full of UFOs, so they should drop the “Unidentified” from their names and start calling them “Ubiquitous Flying Objects” (Editor’s Note: You’re happy with that, aren’t you?) However however, these otherworldly visitors may have technology beyond our imaginations, but apparently they aren’t the best at driving.

Or one of them wasn’t, at least, because you can find a crashed alien ship under the sea. There are also several references to the crash hidden in the game, including UFO parts scattered across the map, a Weazel News report, and Omega will mention the “recently crashed ship”.

If you want to find it yourself, the wreck can be found off the northern coast of San Andreas, north of Procopio Beach.

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GTA players love three things. Committing crimes, driving cautiously for 15 minutes before you get bored, and hunting bigfoot. It seems like every San Andreas game has had rumors of some weird mythical monster lurking somewhere on the map, so it’s no surprise that Rockstar decided to add it to the game (and no, we don’t mean that guy in suit).

During the Predator mission, you are given a sniper rifle with a thermal scope and asked to kill the O’Neil brothers. If you move the scope to the lower right corner of the screen, you’ll see the unmistakable heat signature of America’s largest cryptid. Don’t think you can make a name for yourself by killing Bigfoot. If you try to shoot him or zoom in, he will disappear without a trace.

The Infinity Slayer

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San Andreas is home to several dangerous criminals, but none are as dangerous as Merle Abrahams, the Infinity Killer. This legendary serial killer terrorized the goodies of San Andreas in 1999, killing eight runners before the police captured him. Unfortunately, the police never found the bodies of his eight victims, but you can.

Just off the coast of Paleto Bay, you can find eight bodies wrapped in plastic lying on the ocean floor. Are these the unfortunate victims of the Infinity Killer? It seems likely, but there is only one wrinkle in this theory. Infinity killed men and the corpses in the ocean are female, so the question is, was this just an oversight on Rockstar’s part, or is there still a copycat killer out there?

The Ghost of Mount Gordo

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Easily the most terrifying urban legend in GTA V, the Ghost of Mount Gordo, also known as the Ghost of Jolene Cranley-Evans, is a very real and scary ghost. The ghost – who looks like Samara from The Ring if she had a bad hair day – can be found near the top of Mount Gordo between 11pm and 12am next to a message scrawled in blood that reads ‘Jock’.

If you do some digging, you can piece together Jolene’s unfortunate story, but the long and short of it is that she was married to Jock Cranley, who wanted to become a famous stuntman.

When Jane refused to move to Los Santos for her husband’s career, he pushed her off a cliff so he could be free to follow his dreams. Unfortunately, there was not enough evidence to convict Jock, and he was released, leaving poor Jolene’s tormented soul bound to the mountain where she was killed forever.

Only time will tell if the next GTA game will help us unravel some of these sinister secrets. Speaking of which, here’s everything you need to know GTA 6 and if you need a little help taking on San Andreas (or just want to wreak havoc), we’ve got a list of all GTA V cheats on Playstation.