Congratulations to 2018’s Cryptozoologist of the Year, Dr. Anna Nekaris. Dr. Nekaris has dedicated her career to the study of 11 species of a little known primate, the Asian Loris. “In the realm of enlightened cryptozoology, Anna Nekaris stands out as a shining example of a primatologist interested identifying new species and examining evidence for […]

It’s nearly that time of year again! Loren Coleman has organized the Third Annual International Cryptozoology Conference, which will take place in Portland, Maine, over the Labor Day Weekend, September 1-2, 2018. Buy your tickets now because you know you’ll regret putting it off and missing out on the cryptozoological event of the year. Loren […]

Regarded by many as the grandfather of the paranormal, Brad Steiger died on Sunday, May 6th, in Iowa. Steiger, the best known of his pen names, was born Eugene E. Olson on February 19, 1936. He had a near-death experience at age 1947 and published his first book in 1967. He would eventually come to write more […]

2018 has claimed two more icons from our crypto world. Sandra Mansi, best known for her photographs of the Lake Champlain monster in 1977, passed away just days ago on March 31 after a battle with cancer. Sandra gave the world the best evidence thus far of the existence of Champ, and she caught a […]

Put all your poop jokes on hold. (Flush them away!) This is serious stuff. Identification of scat is a vital part of any kind of field work. If the field involves large creatures that don’t understand their place on the food chain, then you’re going to need all the help you can get to stay […]

A pre-announcement of the International Cryptozoology Museum’s (ICM)/International Cryptozoology Society’s (ICS) Third Annual International Cryptozoology Conference (2018). This is a short-term GoFundMe fundraising appeal being presented before the basic tickets go on sale. Okay. everyone: Dig deep, get funding. Maintaining the high quality of the Crypto Conference is not cheap, and these things don’t pay for […]

Loren Coleman pays homage to both the past year and the time-honored talisman of the International Cryptozoology Museum with a lineup of the best Ceolacanth stories 2017 had to offer. Then Malcolm Smith pulls on his metaphorical scuba suit and dives deep into the files of under-reported water monsters and finds Sea Serpents Galore ! […]

You have to love Alaska. Yes, the place has crazy inflation, cold that most of us can’t even begin to wrap our parka’d heads around, short days and as of very recently, earthquakes. But it’s also got the mother load of weirdness, at least sometimes. UFO’s, alien abductions? Check. Terrifying hairy beasts (besides the ever […]

Every year Loren Coleman, director of the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine, issues a series of top ten lists. One of them, the Top Ten Best Cryptozoology Books of the year, is certainly good news for all the authors. This year’s winners include Lyle Blackburn for Beyond Boggy Creek: In Search of the Southern […]

As often happens when viewed through a series of press releases and news treatments, a new DNA study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B of nine alleged “Yeti” samples obtained for an Icon Films television documentary and some known bear samples has rocked the media with claims that “Yetis are bears.” Science News […]