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One of the sites on the Internet I like to visit with frequency is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) archive which contains a wonderful section on cryptids and cryptopersonalities. It’s a treasure trove for anybody who has an interest in the cryptozoological field. One of the stories in the archive I find myself drawn to […]

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Cryptomundo Exclusive More from my interview with Harold Stephens, modern-day adventurer and explorer. Part one of this interview can be found on Cryptomundo here. I hate to say this because people think I should be retired. At 79 I am only beginning. Born Dec 3, 1926 in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. Russian/Hungarian immigrant family. Father changed my […]

Read: Lost Cities and Bones, plus Malaysian Lake Monsters: Talking with Harold Stephens, Part II »

The Mumbai Mirror of India is reporting a story that seems unbelievable, considering the timing and the news of Vice President Dick Cheney and his miscue around shooting at quail. We, of course, at Cryptomundo, wonder about the bear too. Entitled “Congress leader killed by shots aimed at bear,” here’s the essence of the story: A […]

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Am I surprised to hear there is news of Bigfoot reports coming out of Illinois? Of course not. Illinois was my stomping grounds from 1947-1975, and the area has a long history of encounters. What is surprising is who has shown up to use a relatively recent sighting to get more media attention. Tom Biscardi […]

Read: Behind the Illinois Bigfoot Flap »

I previously wrote in these columns of my desire to travel to New Guinea in search of cryptids spread out all over the archipelago. As if the flying reptiles known the Ropen and the Duah weren’t enough to appease the appetite of any serious cryptozoologist, the monsters of New Britain and Lake Murray have, over […]

Read: New Guinea More Species Than Meet the Eye Part III »

Reuters reports today that Bigfoot and Ronald Mcdonald will be sharing a park bench soon. In the McDonald’s commercials, a variety of characters encounter a plastic statue of Ronald McDonald sitting on a park bench. In one, Bigfoot finds the bench in a forest and mirrors Ronald’s relaxed pose. According to McDonald’s USA Chief Creative […]

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Loren has previously written here on Cryptomundo about the new Disney attraction Expedition Everest. Actually, a couple of times. This is a projected image of the Yeti. In the animation, the Yeti rips a projected image of the track apart. A closeup of the animatronic Yeti’s face. Check out them choppers. He doesn’t look like […]

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Today’s Insider on TVGuide.com has an interview with Josh Pate, series co-creator and executive producer with his brother Jonas. He answered some questions about what lies in store for season 2. There won’t be any news on whether NBC will pick up the 2nd season until May. As Pate has to say about the second […]

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The article that originally ran in the San Antonio Express-News titled "Group busy stalking Big Thicket Bigfoot" and was discussed here on Cryptomundo at the time, was picked up by the Beaumont Enterprise. Thomas Taschinger, editorialist for the Enterprise wrote a piece ridiculing the notion that the Big Thicket in particular, and the state of […]

Read: What, There’s No Bigfoot in Texas ? »

Click image for full-size version Ray Wallace make fakes in a wide variety of configurations. Part of the “Toledo Collection” photographed in the 1980s by Ron Schaffner. Used by permission. How the Wallace family and friends pulled off their few series of faking events is slowly beginning to be understood. For example, the long stride […]

Read: The Ray Wallace Debate – Part II »

The following is a comprehensive listing of the links to all stories on the Malaysian "Bigfoot" (mawas, orang dalam, and other names) to be found at Cryptomundo, since December 24, 2005, when the South Asia media attention began. Search for the Setontot Harold Stephen’s Expedition Naming Malaysia’s Bigfoot ABC News Ridicules Malaysian Reports More Malaysian […]

Read: Malaysian Bigfoot: Reviewing the Stories »

The Bernama news service is reporting that the startling new discoveries in the Foja Mountains of Papua, Indonesia, are good news for the possible discovery of Bigfoot in Malaysia. But also, there is the hint of a new cryptid in this news. The Endau-Rompin National Park, bordering Johor and Pahang, now has an increased possibility […]

Read: In Search of the Malaysian Setontot »

You might remember that last August, two Vermont anglers, Richard Affolter and Peter Bodette, claimed to have filmed the monster of Lake Champlain as it allegedly frolicked around their boat at the mouth of the Ausable River. At first they thought the object they were looking at was railroad tie, but realized it was too […]

Read: Champ Video to Be Shown on Good Morning America Monday, February 13 »

In my last post in regard to the discovery of abundance of new insect and plant species in Indonesian New Guinea, I made mention of a quizzical animal known as the Ri which ultimately turned out to be a misidentified dugong. Yet another unknown Papuan creature, this time a reptile, was thought to be a […]

Read: New Guinea – More Species than Meet the Eye Part II »

Part I Ray Wallace continues to be the bone of contention in Bigfoot studies. It is time to expunge the databases of his negative contributions, and look at the real evidence for Sasquatch more clearly. It goes beyond a West versus East struggle, despite what some writers would have your believe. In Cryptomundo, over at […]

Read: The Ray Wallace Debate »