Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The Dobharchu Cryptomundo
With the St. Patrick's Day celebration upon us, guest contributor Paul Burns brings us the tale of a fiendish Irish cryptid that graces the tombstone of Grace Connolly, said to have been devoured by the beast while bathing in County Sligo's Glencade Lake on September 22, 1722. Is a Dobharchu buried near Ireland's famous Benbulben? With images. Meanwhile, Nick Redfern updates the "Texas Chupacabras" expedition underway with two stalwarts from the Centre for Fortean Zoology, as related, with photos, in Jon D in Texas.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Sierra Sasquatch: The Last Call Blast for MQ? Cryptomundo
Loren Coleman explains what's ahead for fans of "MonsterQuest" in this week's episode, with images and video. The popular program will address whether there are some "family units of Sasquatch" and whether difference in sizes of footprint casts indicate the presence of "juvenile Sasquatch." The episode will air Wednesday night. And, in another programming note, Coleman adds "Destination Truth" to the lineup of television shows to watch on the eve of your favorite Irish celebration inHappy St. Patrick's Day ~ DT vs MQ.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Did a Phantom Kangaroo Once Haunt Chicago? Straight Dope
First the report earlier this week about a phantom kangaroo in Japan, now this. A reader asks: "I came across a cryptozoology reference which claims Chicago police pursued a mysterious kangaroo or kangaroo-like creature in October, 1974, but the critter escaped. What was that all about? Did it even happen?" A run-down on the news stories that appeared on the incident follows in considerable detail--along with the expected guffaws, of course. For more information on phantom kangaroos, see Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creatures.
Mystery Statue: Agogwe or Orang Pendek? Cryptomundo
A statue at the International Cryptozoology Museum raises the question: Could it be a stylized native art example of a Proto-Pygmy form of an unknown hominoid? Loren Coleman examines the questions and wonders if the answer to that question might be revealed by the calluses on its knees. Elsewhere, Lloyd Pye reviews and responds to the MonsterQuest episode in which the show’s producers linked the Starchild Skull to the Flatwoods Monster. At the same time he seeks to explain why such TV shows are shaped the way they are in Why TV Shows Distort Alternative Research.
Friday, March 12, 2010
The Metepec Creature: Author Confess Hoax Forgetomori
A hoax revealed. Or is it a hoax? Nope. It is. Through a confession on a web forum, Urso RuÃz reveals the true identity of the Metepec Creature. The story centers around a post and pictures of a creature in a steel trap found on wealthy Mexican rancher's land. Still alive and said to have been shrieking in pain, the ranchers decided to kill the creature and preserve it as they found it, or so the story went. But the story was suspect from the start and was called out for its lack of credibility. Elsewhere, Was Theodore Roosevelt – A Monster Hunter?
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Coming of the Cryptoterrestrials Fortean Reviews
In this review of the new book by Mac Tonnies, Nick Redfern doesn't mince words about the reigning ETH theory for UFOs: "The extraterrestrial hypothesis is...entirely speculative and totally lacking in hard evidence." He goes on to talk about his friend Mac, who "right up until the time of his death - was chasing down the theory suggesting that the UFOnauts may actually represent the last vestiges of a very ancient race of distinctly terrestrial origins; a race that - tens of thousands of years ago may have ruled our planet, but whose position of power was thrown into overwhelming chaos..." He ends the lengthy review by calling The Cryptoterresrials one of the most thought-provoking UFO books, a a Messengers of Deception for the 21st Century and for Generation-Next."The Blogsquatcher also admires the book. Elsewhere, Redfern reviews another book Shock! The Black Dog of Bungay in Shockingly Good News! and presents a clip from an upcoming road-trip-style documentary on Bigfoot to be titled Modern Monster.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Phantom Kangaroos Spotted in Japan ABC News
Sightings of kangaroo have been reported in the Mayama mountain district of Osaki city, about 200 miles north of Tokyo. There have been some 30 reports since December, but rumors of kangaroos in the area started about seven years ago. At that time, television crews and newspapers set up hidden cameras in the area, but have failed to capture an image of a kangaroo. Elsewhere, The Beast of White Lake Ontario and the Burlington Name Game, and in Something on the Prowl in East Texas Neighborhood, a farmer shows off a photograph of a claw print that he says proves that something strange is on the prowl on his land. Is it a mountain lion?
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Britain's 'Big Cat X Files' Revealed Telegraph
There have been more than 100 sightings of exotic and unidentified animals in England since 2005, according to Natural England, a government agency responsible for investigating such incidents. Of these, 38 were "big cats" reports. Though their investigations have yet to find conclusive proof of the presence of the mysterious creatures, they show the extent to which Natural England takes the reports seriously. Other reported animals include 14 coypus, a large South American rodent; 28 wild boar; and 2 cases of raccoon dogs, which are native to Asia and Russia. Elsewhere, we have an noted Englishman on expedition after the Texas blue dog in The Texas Chupacabras Y’all and a media report on a previously reported cryptid sighting in Maine: Coleman dubs new sighting 'Leeds Loki'.
"Professional Suicide" Oregon Bigfoot Blog
In this blog post and series of videos, Autumn Williams presents her case for leaving the field of Bigfoot research. Her long diatribe on the ills of Bigfoot research ends with Williams revealing that she no longer desires to be known as a Bigfoot researcher and that she will reveal her anecdotal evidence in a book. But is there something more personal involved? The blogosphere comments in OK....So You're Writing A Book and Story Telling and Dramatics in Bigfootery?
Monday, March 08, 2010
The Bulgarian 'Loch Ness Monster' Sofia News Agency
The Belogradchik Municipality wants to add another world-class tourist attraction (after its miraculous rock formations and the prehistoric Magurata Cave paintings) to its portfolio: the Monster of the Rabisha Lake. There are various legends about this lake monster, the most “credible” one dating back to the 18th century. What it describes is no dinosaur, however. It's more of a minotaur. The Rabisha Lake Monster, the so called Water Bull, has the head of a bull, the body of giant strong man, and the tale of fish. Could the legends have grown out of the real water monsters in the lake -– the gigantic wels catfish that have been caught there? Elsewhere, the question is asked: Is This a Chupacabra? The answer is: no, it's a raccoon with a very bad case of mange.
The Moha Moha Cryptozoology Online
Dale Drinnon revives the tale of a curious marine animal supposedly sighted in 1890 by a schoolteacher in Australia. Though the schoolteacher had other sightings of less anomalous creatures that went unquestioned, this sighting drew many skeptical charges. Was the moha moha a real beast? With images.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Friday, March 05, 2010
Does Bigfoot Have a Bone in Its Penis? Cryptomundo
Either Loren Coleman is attempting to inject even more science into his stellar blog posts on all things cryptid, or it's ratings week. Whatever the case, here are the comments of Dr. Jeff Meldrum, professor of anatomy and anthropology at Idaho State University, as he carries on a discussion with California registered nurse Bobbie Shortt. The exchanges that led up to the revelations by Dr. Meldrum, with diagrams, are linked in the post to bring you up to speed on the subject. A relevant question that appears to be only hinted at in the exchange is whether or not Neandertal Man had a bone in his penis? Elsewhere, an expedition is getting underway to ferret out information on the "Texas Blue Dogs," also known as the "Texas Chupacabras," and Nick Redfern has an update in CFZ in the USA.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Everything You Wanted to Know About Infrasound The Blogsquatcher
The Blogsquatcher shares some firsthand experiences in the search for the elusive manlike creature many people report having encountered around North America. One of the notable effects of a Bigfoot encounter is under review in this report, the effect referred to as "infrasound," the supposed ability of Bigfoot to project various sensations to witnesses, often clouding the witnesses abilities to make any sense of what's happening due to such things as overpowering sensations that don't seem to account well with the level of the encounter. Does Bigfoot have an ability to affect the mind and the sensations of witnesses? Elsewhere, Craig Heinselman of Peterborough, NH, is called on to serve as the guest blogger at Cryptomundo and offers up a look at the strange creatures that are reported from the northeastern corner of the United States in Maine Cryptids.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Mike Dash revives one of his favorite tales of Forteana, which, as a proud Welshman, he posted yesterday, March 1, in honor of St. David's Day, the national day of Wales. The tale Dash brings up from the archives of Fortean Times appeared in 1987, but it referred to an occurrence said to have happened in Wales in 1928. Were there dragons in Wales in those days? Elsewhere, Lindsay Selby resurrects a newsclipping about A Skeggy Sea Monster and reports on a A Lake Creature in Michigan, while Dale Drinnon writes about The Ugly Mermen.
Selling Sasquatch
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Another Bogus Bigfoot Blobblehead?
Bigfoot & Folklore on Coast To Coast AM Tonight
Monday, March 01, 2010
Recommended Bigfoot Documentaries
"Bigfoot", "Steven Titchenell"
"Oregon Bigfoot", "Steven Titchenell"
"Sasquatch Oddysey", "Steven Titchenell"
"Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science", "Steven Titchenell"
"Eyes In The Dark", "Steven Titchenell"
"Bigfoot's Reflection", "Henry May"
"Southern Fried Bigfoot", "Henry May"
"Bigfoot: A Beast on the Run", "Henry May"
"American Paranormal: Bigfoot", "Henry May"
"Monsterquest-Mysterious Ape Island", "Henry May"
"Monsterquest-Critical Evidence", "Henry May"
"Bigfoot: Man Or Beast?", "Steven Titchenell"
"Bigfoot: The Mysterious Monster", "Henry May"
"Bigfoot: Man? Myth? Monster?", "Steven Titchenell"
"Bigfootville", "Steven Titchenell"
"Monster Hunters", "Steven Titchenell"
"Monster Quest: Bigfoot Curse", "Steven Titchenell"
"Monster Quest: Bigfoot", "Steven Titchenell"
"Monster Quest: Saquatch Attack", "Steven Titchenell"
"On The Trail of Bigfoot", "Steven Titchenell"
"Oregon Bigfoot", "Steven Titchenell"
"Sasquatch Oddysey", "Steven Titchenell"
"Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science", "Steven Titchenell"
"Eyes In The Dark", "Steven Titchenell"
"Bigfoot's Reflection", "Henry May"
"Southern Fried Bigfoot", "Henry May"
"Bigfoot: A Beast on the Run", "Henry May"
"American Paranormal: Bigfoot", "Henry May"
"Monsterquest-Mysterious Ape Island", "Henry May"
"Monsterquest-Critical Evidence", "Henry May"
"Bigfoot: Man Or Beast?", "Steven Titchenell"
"Bigfoot: The Mysterious Monster", "Henry May"
"Bigfoot: Man? Myth? Monster?", "Steven Titchenell"
"Bigfootville", "Steven Titchenell"
"Monster Hunters", "Steven Titchenell"
"Monster Quest: Bigfoot Curse", "Steven Titchenell"
"Monster Quest: Bigfoot", "Steven Titchenell"
"Monster Quest: Saquatch Attack", "Steven Titchenell"
"On The Trail of Bigfoot", "Steven Titchenell"
The Monsters of Prague (Part Seven) Cryptozoology Online
Richard Freeman continues a series on the unprecedented number of monster and strange beast tales that have originated in the ancient city of Prague. This time out, Freeman concentrates on the tale of a successful spiritualist, well-known in his day, who teamed up with a medium in an effort to conjure up one of the most fascinating beasts of legend. Did the pair manage to bring forth a unicorn? Key quote: "The unicorn has not been seen in recent years." The unicorn isn't the only legendary beast making today's news, though, as we see in Mike Dash's retelling of The Strange Tale of the Warsaw Basilisk. Elsewhere, perhaps emulating Teddy Roosevelt, Loren Coleman is on the lookout for Vermont's Old Slipperyfoot? Meanwhile, a very entertaining short video series celebrates an important milestone for the Centre for Fortean Zoology with reports on the Texas "Blue Dogs," Britain's unexpected avian visitors and more, as seen in On the Track - Episode 30. And Glenn Vaudrey has a remembrance of a North American bird that once blotted out the skies with its vast numbers, but now is seen no more, in Another Visit to the Savage World.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Fish Fall at Lajamanu Cryptomundo
A truly Fortean event in an Australian town has Loren Coleman posting the news story as it originally appeared, along with images and a segment of the television program "Animal X" showing other incidents from around the world where similar events have occurred. So what's the explanation for fish and other animals falling from the sky? Elsewhere, tales so bizarre they entered the realm of the Fortean are covered in a review by Sean Casteel that you'll find in Exploring the "Hidden World" Series of Richard Shaver: Giving Evil a New Name.
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