Sunday, March 30, 2014

Book Review:The Sasquatch and other unknown hominoids (The Research on unknown hominoids) Edited by Vladimir Markotic and Grover Krantz

This book compiles several research papers from different authors, some of which were read at the Anthropology of the Unknown Conference at the University of British Columbia in 1978 while others were published previously in the Northwest Anthropological Research Notes Journal. Papers are published from editors Krantz and Markotic (Krantz has about 3 of his papers published here); Dmitri Bayanov and Igor Bourtsev have about 2 or 3 of their papers published as well, including a really excellent paper on the Patterson/Gimlin Film; Gordon Strasenburgh who also writes a really good paper on the P/G Film; John Green with an excellent paper on the Hominoids of China; Jay Miller; Grant Keddie; Loren Coleman; Carleton Coon; Marie Jeanne-Kaufmann and several others have papers published in this volume. This volume completes the publishing of papers not previously published in another volume, Manlike Monsters on Trial, but those who have both this and that volume have the complete picture of the contents of the first Bigfoot Conference ever held anywhere. I highly recommend purchasing this volume and, if you do not have it, Manlike Monsters on Trial to have a more complete record of these rare papers. Only thing that concerns me about this volume is the spelling errors, which there are a few of in here, but that does not really take away from this true treasure trove of information. I would give this one a solid 9 1/2 out of 10 stars.

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Friday, March 28, 2014

News Items 3-28-14/Announcements...

Tonight on Squatch Detective Radio Steve and Chris will be giving their review and take on the Morgan Matthews production Shooting Bigfoot, beginning at 8:00 Eastern/7:00 Central. And as always, we encourage you to please tune in and support great research.

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A setback for Chuck- from Judy










Bigfoot researcher Matt Knapp thinks that they can because at this point, as he puts it, "We are no closer now to proving these creatures exist than we were 40 years ago." Although we don't completely agree with him (there is some pretty impressive evidence out there and yes, we are including the DNA samples of the various DNA studies that are being conducted-- minus the drama factor, of course), we do think he has a pretty good point. Knapp suggests employing the use of EVM--Eulerian Video Magnification--that was developed by MIT and which can detect the tiniest variations in movement, right down to blood flow under the skin and heartbeats. The program is open-source and could be used to detect fakery in videos; a useful tool that could provide real evidence. It's too bad that Nessie won't oblige and surface long enough for a few seconds of video herself, which would go a long way towards answering a lot of questions.



Meanwhile, is this a genuineBigfoot Sighting in West Linn, Oregon? We think not for one main reason-the dog doesn't react. If a 7 foot tall hairy biped creature suddenly dashed away through the forest, most dogs would pretty much lose their minds. And for that matter, if it is a real Sasquatch he's a master of stealth because there's not a sound to be heard. Our vote? It's a leaf...Chris Holly shares the story of Mike Wooley’s Incredible Encounter with Two Giant Big Foot Creatures in the woods of Louisiana back in 1981. It was more than a sighting, he says as he explains how he was stalked and attacked by the enormous human-like creatures.



Friday, March 21, 2014

News Stories 3-21-14

The Best New Ideas in Bigfoot Research Start At the Olympic Project Expeditions




Limited Edition Cryptomundo & Texas Bigfoot T-Shirts


Praise for the Hairy Man


Bigfoot Wars: Coming Soon


Sasquatch Hair: More Important Than We Ever Imagined


Update on Survivorman: Bigfoot


Another SXSW Film Review: Exists


Legend of Boggy Creek Collectible Figure


Trailing B.C.’s Bigfoot


SXSW Film Audience Award for Exists


The Slope-Headed Ones: America’s Original Tribe?


Project Blue Book Bigfoot


Archive: The CryptoCast


DNA Analysis of Mississippi Bigfoot Hair


Using Herodotus as a reference and introducing us to the fantastic word, "Sasquatchian" Esoterx speculates on the origin of those giant cube-shaped slabs of rock that make up the mega-monoliths found in a remote mountain region of Siberia earlier this year, and asks with tongue firmly planted in cheek if perhaps the Yeti is responsible for the formation? Or are these the remains of a once mighty "ancient uber-society" of humans who once ruled the area thousands of years ago? Meanwhile, Glasgow Boy over at Loch Ness Monster uncovers some pretty shady pre-Photoshop goings-on as he investigates The Vagaries of Loch Ness Monster Journalism shown in a 1930s newspaper article on Nessie sightings.



Friday, March 14, 2014

News Items for 3-14-14

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The Team’s Camera is Destroyed


Cryptid: The Swamp Beast: Full Episode


Sasquatch Sighted in Rockwall, TX?


SXSW: Lionsgate Acquires Rights to Bigfoot Found Footage Pic ‘Exists’


Bigfoot and “The Simpsons”


What Do Bigfoot and the Blair Witch Have in Common?


The CryptoCast Cometh!



American Monsters: Forthcoming Book


Sasquatch’s Lengthy Lore in B.C.


Our Life with Bigfoot




The Professor makes a startling discovery while digging deeper into his copious stacks of files concerning the extinction of the Asian Wildman over the last century and a half. What he found is disturbing and very disheartening-the Wild Man may have been regularly killed to turn a profit in the Asian medicine market...and yes, that entails exactly what you think it does. We almost wish we didn't know that...Loren Coleman announces an open Global Call for DNA evidence of Cryptids of any sort, from Sasquatch to river monsters and every anomalous beast in between. The International Cryptozoology Museum is working on a project with British tv production for an upcoming documentary and will be testing the DNA samples. Meanwhile, Scientific American informs us that the Mystery big cat skulls from the Peruvian Amazon not so mysterious anymore. The skulls, found by ornithologist Peter Hocking back in 1996 and then put into storage for years, were finally dusted off and tested by Darren Naish who presented his conclusions in a recent paper. After four years of painstaking research, he has finally concluded the skulls belong to not-so-mysterious jaguars. Karl Shuker explains the significance of Naish's long-awaited findings and tells us more about the anomalous jaguars and other speckled mystery cats from South America.



Floridian Dave Shealy has dedicated his life to tracking down the Skunk Ape and proving its existence to critics, skeptics and the rest of the world. He's captured both video and photos of what he says is clear evidence that Florida's resident cryptid is very real. Shealy's critics scoff openly at his claims, with one even comparing his video footage to the epically bad movie by which all other bad movies are judged by-Plan Nine From Outer Space. Ouch. Traveling north from the home of the Skunk Ape, we discover that the Skunk Ape's taller and even more introverted cousin, Bigfoot isn't the only elusive creature said to roam the Canadian wilds. He's in good company with the likes of the Wendigo, river monsters and giant man-eating bears. Yes, we realize the Wendigo video is a fake, albeit a nicely atmospheric fake. If the near-mythic lore about it is anything close to to true, then we'd imagine if you ever did run into an actual Wendigo, capturing it on video would be the last thing on your mind, perhaps literally...Two of our Fortean favorites collide in a cool "You got peanut butter in my chocolate!" sort of way when Beachcombing of Strange History reviews Roland's book, The Waterhorses of Loch Ness and in return, Roland offers a rebutal and some more thoughts on the origins of myths and legends and the the folklore of an Niseag.



Friday, March 07, 2014

News Items 3-7-14

Paul Graves Presents at Western Bigfoot Society This Saturday




Exists is One of Most Anticipated Films at SXSW


Medical Doctor Examines Hank?


Cryptid: The Swamp Beast — Comes to Life


Happy Anniversary Creature!


Scientists Analyze The Howl


Cryptomundo on the Air Tonight!


Sasquatch Sighting on Vancouver Island?


Even Sasquatch takes a load off every once in awhile and when he does, people notice. When an Ahousaht man caught sight of Sasquatch taking a breather on a log in the Canadian wilderness recently, he was more than a little startled. Fortunately, he returned with other fellow villagers to find footprints that the resting Yeti had so thoughtfully left behind. Photos were taken and the elders of the village simply commented, "We saw what we saw; we'll just leave it alone now." which is quite a refreshing attitude. The First Nations people of Canada have a long history with the Yeti, the existence of whom they have woven into their own mythology: mythologyand legends. Meanwhile, The Professor digs even further in his files and uncovers a rare treat on the subject of linguist and researcher Rinchen Y-Byambyn and the Central Asian Wildmen, including a 1958 article Rinchen wrote detailing the existence of the almass, Mongolia's wildman. Not only did the Mongolians encounter the almass on a regular basis, they also had different names for males and females, considered them a normal part of life and oftentimes a threat which resulted in Almass being shot and killed.