This DVD is quite well-done by Don Keating, who interviews such witnesses and investigators as Linda Wygle, Chuck Storrie, Terry and Treba Jahn, Rod Zorger and Richard Myers about their experiences and sightings. The main focus is on an area known as "The Sasquatch Triangle", which encompasses parts of Coshocton, Ohio, Guernsey and Tuscarawas Counties in Eastern Ohio. The main coloration of the creature being seen in that area is a white individual. One of Don's earlier documentaries, "Ohio's Abominable Snowman?" is also included as bonus material, available for the first time on a mass-production DVD. An audio recording from September 1991 is also played of a possible vocalization. I do highly recommend this DVD for everyone's Cryptozoological DVD collection. Don continues to produce high-quality productions and wonderful information. The documentary can be ordered
Bill Green's Review: i just finished watching don keating new documentary dvd the mystery of the sasquatch triangle. it was very informative great it was like watching 2 documentarys in 1. the researchers interviews were great. there was a slight skeptical side to this documentary but that what made it great. don keating did a wonderful job narrateing this documentary. i realy liked how don & the researchers in this documentary actually showed the forests areas in ohio where the sasquatch creatures roam around. i give this documentary A++++. its definetly worth for any bigfoot dvd library. i realy liked how don talked about past ohio sightings as well. thanks bill green ct sasquatch researcher.i realy like how john horrigan also interviewed people in this documentary as well.
DVD Review: Eyes In The Dark: The Sasquatch Experience
This is a new documentary produced and directed by Todd Partain and his family, and it's a great one. It features Todd's story, as well as the testimonials of Bob Strain, Scott Herriott, Mike Hall and Richard Noll and their experiences. There are recreations (very professionally done) of each story, including the Skookum Cast incident. The recreation actor is also very good, the one in the Sasquatch costume. Dr. Linda Brent, a primatologist is also interviewed about her views on the Sasquatch phenomenon. It is quite a professional and well-done documentary, and highly-recommended. 5 out of 5 stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DVD Review: On The Trail Of The Pacific Northwest Sasquatch
This nearly hour-long documentary profiles the Washington State Sasquatch Search Group in the field in the late-'90s in some truly beautiful country at the base of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Researchers such as Andrew Peterson, George Kelley, John Pickering and Fred Bradshaw are out to find evidence of the hairy bipeds in the area, and one team member stumbles across some strange foot, hand and elbow prints near a muddy creek. They also find flattened-down trees and set out game cams as well to catch something, perhaps a Sasquatch, on film. They film all sorts of wildlife, such as elk, raccoons, bear, salamanders and birds, really giving the viewer an idea of the diverse animal life in the area. If nothing else, it gives the viewer a relaxing look into the Pacific Northwest and its beauty, and is really highly-recommended.
DVD Review: Bigfoot Lives
This documentary produced by Bigfooter Tom Biscardi, was actually quite well-done and much happened during the course of filming. The journey begins in Paris, Texas, where Tom and his team (Tommy Biscardi, Jr. Java Bob Schmalzbach and the Squatch Detective himself, Steve Kulls) come across some interesting tracks and they also have a sighting through a thermal imager of a large bipedal animal. The next location is Minnesota, where Don Monroe joins the group and they investigate sightings in the area and have more activity. Other locations include Arizona, New York State, Idaho and Montana. In Idaho, the mysterious "Hand of Unknown Origin" is discussed and determined to be-well, watch the DVD for your self to find out. In Montana, an unusual leg is discussed and a video is shown of it. All in all, this is one of the better docs I have seen recently.
DVD Review: Sasquatch Science: Searching For Bigfoot
This two-disc DVD set features four lectures from an unknown location sometime in 2003, and the material is very interesting. Disc 1: The first lecturer, Dr. Jeff Meldrum of Idaho State University, is about footprint morphology, and is very well-done by Dr. Meldrum. After the lecture, he takes questions from the audience. Dr. John Bindernagel is next, with a history of the Sasquatch being left out of the field guides and also his feelings on the whole field and the rejection by science. He also takes questions from the audience. Disc 2: Gordon Strasenburgh, a longtime Bigfoot enthusiast, lectures on the Patterson/Gimlin film and why he thinks it's real and also his theory as to what Bigfoot is (he believes it's australopithecine). He also shows some native drawings and sculptures of apelike creatures from Native Americans. The last lecture is by John Green, the esteemed Sasquatch chronicler, who gives a history lesson of his involvement in it and also his descriptive nature of the creatures. This set is available at http://www.ufotv.com and is highly-recommended for anyone's Bigfoot DVD collection.
Review: "Giganto: The Real King Kong"
This special, produced by Doug Hajicek and Whitewolf Entertainment (the same folks behind "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science") aired on the History Channel December 15th, 2005, and was really very well-done and well-researched. There was even a story on this special I didn't know about-Teddy Roosevelt apparently had a sound encounter with a creature unlike anything he'd ever heard before. I thought that was very interesting and unique, as the only connection Roosevelt had with Bigfoot was the Baumann story from "The Wilderness Hunter". This special explored the Gigantopithecus which existed millions of years ago and supposedly died out 100,000 years ago. However, some still believe it lives today (I am also of that opinion) as our modern-day Bigfoot or Sasquatch or Yeti. The origins of Giganto are explored, as well as the modern-day sightings. Several Bigfoot notables are interviewed, including Dr. Jeff Meldrum, Chris Murphy, Kathy Moskowitz-Strain and Richard Noll. Noted Giganto expert Dr. Russell Ciochon is also interviewed, and followed on a quest to find more Giganto teeth and bones in China; however, he discounts the idea of there being a modern-day Giganto still living today. He is, however, willing to search for bones of dead Gigantos, which makes one wonder why he does not put more effort into searching for live specimens. This special was very educational and was quite enjoyable to watch, and is coming to DVD for those interested in ordering it from the History Channel website. I highly recommend that purchase. This is a great and balanced documentary.
Review of The Sasquatch Odyssey DVD
A great documentary about the Grand Old Men of Bigfootery
I saw this documentary originally on video, presented as the original 70-minute documentary shown on television. This DVD, while it presents the original documentary, also has new segments, such as 3 short vignettes with Stan Winston (Aliens, Terminator 2) with him commenting that the Patterson/Gimlin film is most likely a brilliant hoax. There's a new question-and-answer segment with Bigfoot researcher Richard Noll in which he discusses his thoughts on Bigfoot and the Bigfoot field in general. It also shows him in the field finding a set of tracks. There is also a photo gallery featuring the four principles of the documentary. This documentary features the story of the four Grand Old Men of Bigfootery, John Green, Rene Dahinden, Peter Byrne and Grover Krantz, featuring classic footage of each man, which tells the story of each man's quest to find the Sasquatch. Two of the men (Krantz and Dahinden) have passed on since the filming of this documentary, but of the four, only Green continues to be semi-active in the hunt. Byrne is semi-retired and laregly out of the public spotlight. This documentary is highly recommended for those who want to know more about the personalities in the field of Bigfoot research.
DVD Review: The Legend Of Boggy Creek
Three Out Of Five Stars!!!
This quasidocumentary, originally released in 1973 and produced and directed by Charles B. Pierce, focuses on a Sasquatchlike creature in the Fouke, Arkansas area, a three-toed, 7-Foot tall, red-haired creature terrorizing the residents of the Fouke area, killing dogs, chickens, cows and other animals. The creature is apparently solitary, being the only one of its kind in the area. The creature is seen crossing roads and terrorizing residents in their homes, and of course is played by a guy in a suit. The creature seems to be faceless as well. Many of the real-life inhabitants of the town and area play themselves in the film, which is cheesy and somewhat dated, but still fun in its own way. Great film to watch on a dark night.
Review: The Patterson/Gimlin Film Revisited
This documentary, now available on http://www.cryptovideography.com as a free download (it is not available for purchase, but if you ask J. or M.K. to make a DVD copy of it for you, they will). This is a really great and in-depth documentary, looking into M.K.'s work (at the time of shooting, 6 years in) on the film, basically a sit-down interview by J. Michael for the first 40 minutes. The last 20 minutes show us M.K. going through different files and showing us various things in the film he has found. The last segment (and the most dramatic) has M.K.'s blown-up poster in his backyard, where he does accurate measurements on himself and on the creature and concludes it is Bigfoot and not a man in a costume. Very well-done early effort by J. Michael and Cryptovideography.
DVD Review: Bigfoot FAQ
And the hits just keep on comin'!
J. Michael's Cryptovideography has become a cottage industry of producing great documentaries without the usual "sneering skeptics" or loaded narration. This latest offering is really terrific and informative. J. goes through all the different questions that are asked about this subject and answers them with great aplomb and sober information. Such questions as "What is Bigfoot?", "How do we find them?", "Why do we have to shoot one?", "Is the Patterson/Gimlin film a fake?" and other questions are answered quite well and with scholarly precision. J. and Esther Schritter can be credited for the great cinematography as well as the production values, which are Hollywood quality. All in all, a great and balanced documentary. J.'s next project is another collaboration with Esther on the Bigfoot in Oklahoma. Great job as usual, J., and I look forward to more.
DVD Review: The Honey Island Swamp Monster
This is the second of J. Michael's documentaries on the southern Bigfoot, and it's a short but sweet one. Hosted by M.K. Davis, this documentary takes us to the Honey Island Swamp northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana to an area called Lock 1, where Harlan Ford and partner Billy Mills claimed to have had a sighting of a Sasquatch-like creature which was quickly dubbed the "Honey Island Swamp Monster." It supposedly left 3-toed tracks not too dissimilar to an alligator's. However, during the course of what was supposed to be a documentary on the legend of this creature, new information came to light which threw a large shadow of doubt over the whole story; a shoe with a flexible foot-casting was found near the camp of Harlan Ford which matches the supposed creature's casts perfectly. M.K. and J. had uncovered a hoax which had massive repercussions for the reality of the creature in the Honey Island Swamp. J. and M.K. learned that the shoe the foot-casting was attached to belonged to none other than Harlan Ford (or was the same kind of shoe he wore at least), which may indicate Ford was a hoaxer or someone stole his shoe to create the footprints. Whatever the case, the documentary does not close off the possibility of there being some sort of Sasquatch-type creature in the area, but the 3-toed tracks did turn out to be a hoax. This documentary can be picked up
DVD Review: Swamp Apes
Produced by: J. Michael Long
This 40-minute documentary showcases the history of Swamp Ape sightings in the southern United States, and it's a good one. J. Michael throws out several theories of the origins of the Swamp Apes, including the possibility that they might be generations of feral apes brought over to the U.S. by sailors and crews of ships. He also entertains the possibility of it being Gigantopithecus Blacki, and even throws out the theory that Bigfoot was always here and had possible meetings with apes. J. examines the terrain and country that these things live in and says that feral apes could adapt to life in the South easily, with a few modifications in their food-gathering and bipedal stance. The documentary is done very professionally and with great care, and is highly recommended. J. is selling it on e-bay, but he will have it available at
Review of "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science" DVD
Director and producer: Doug Hajicek, Whitewolf Entertainment
I got this DVD in March of 2004, and watched it with great interest. The documentary was originally shown on the Discovery Channel in January 2003, but the DVD version has a little more material. The documentary itself examines the Patterson/Gimlin film, as well as Sasquatch physiology, anatomy, footprints, hair samples and the Skookum Cast body imprint. Also, a piece of videotape, known as the "Memorial Day footage", is examined, and a high-tech recreation is done of the video to determine if the subject of that film is running at a speed to fast for humans, or too slow. DNA is also examined, as are footprints and the dermal ridges in them. Scientists such as Dr. Jeff Meldrum, Dr. Daris Swindler, Dr. Esteban Sarmiento and Dr. John Bindernagel are interviewed on their impressions of the Sasquatch, as well as police officer Jimmy Chilcutt,former BFRO member Richard Noll, Dr. Robert Benson and several other luminaries. The DVD is excellent enough with this documentary, but it doesn't end there. The disc also has a Q & A from the BFRO, witness sighting statitistics and a photo slideshow. The best aspect of the DVD is 3 pieces of footage, shown in their entirety; the Patterson/Gimlin film (from John Green's copy), shown for the first time in crystal-clear clarity; the Paul Freeman footage of a Sasquatch walking from right to left into the woods and possibly picking up an infant; and the aforementioned "Memorial Day footage", which apparently shows near the end a protrusion on the creature, as if an infant had been placed on its shoulders. This DVD is available for $29.95 at www.bfro.net, and is highly recommended. It is the gold standard of Sasquatch Documentaries. An accompanying book is due this fall, as well as a sequel within the next year or so.
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