If the Patterson-Gimlin film thrilled you, then this (relatively) ancient snap of a bagged Bigfoot is going to light your fire. Despite the visual evidence, David Childress finds this may be part of a conspiracy older and deeper than Roswell. Don’t be surprised to learn this photo came from the capo di tutti of cryptozoology, […]
Dr. Karl Shuker has devoted his life to the study of cryptozoology, making numerous contributions to the field in discovery and research, and of course published works. But if you ever wondered what drew the brilliant mind of the good doctor to such a fringe-y field, you now have your answer: a comic book of […]
Malcolm Smith shares a previously unreleased report regarding a Canadian woman’s encounter with famed lake monster Ogopogo in 1970. We’ll preface this with a warning: If you’re squeamish about swimming because you might come in contact with fish, the article describes an actual physical contact. Next, we’re starting to wonder, Is Nessie Becoming Less Elusive? […]
All year, Loren Coleman cleverly catalogs the cryptozoo news items that wander from the wilds of the worldwide web out into the mainstream media, and when the calendar resets we the readers reap the fruits of his labor. Despite the typical crop of hilariously hopeless photo hoaxes and an attempted murder on the bigfoot trail […]
According to Nick Redfern, encounters with the “man monkey” have been causing consternation in Shropshire for a good long time. The most recent sighting of this hairy scary critter was in 2013, but Nick looks in particular at a case from the 1970s. Meanwhile, Brent Swancer takes us north to Dundee where The Strange Case […]
In the 1950s, the rubber industry in Malaysia was expanding, encroaching on the habitat of indigenous wildlife. But it may have also squeezed a previously unknown species of hominid out into the open. Authorities were beset with reports of pale, hair covered beings about the size of average humans, with boar-like fangs and garbed in […]
Take that 2020! The International Cryptozoology Museum has not only survived, it has expanded and is open for the 2020/2021 season with social distancing and a pile of new exhibits (as well as old ones previously put into storage). In other good news, San Antonio Zoo Unveils New Chupacabra Exhibit, essentially moving cryptozoology one step […]
Here’s a pair of reports that serve to remind us that not all Bigfoot-esque encounters are terrifying. This first story is set in the mid-1970s with a scientific expedition to Nepal that was visited by a wild mountain ape, aka Yeti. Evidently Abominable was curious about the encampment and took a saunter through, leaving behind […]
Aww yeah baby, it’s time for that time of the holiday season where journalist and bloggers coast to the finish line of 2020. Looking back with 20/20 vision, Loren Coleman recounts the top ten cryptozoology stories which distracted us from the downfall of western civilization including tiny humans, goat-men, and more new species for a […]
Malcolm Smith recollects an experience with a family from a small Australian town in 1998. Unlike the usual attention seekers, these people only wanted an explanation for what they saw while driving late one night, with no chance of their names being dragged through a media circus, or the town paper. Next, let’s talk about […]