Archive for “August, 2006”
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 31st, 2006
As Loren wrote about here on Cryptomundo back in June, this month of August was a month of "Varmint" sightings in Indiana. Today’s issue of the Palladium-Item published an article entitled Final Varmint Update! commemorating the anniversary of the last sighting on August 31, 1948. As Loren also mentioned, there seems to be some confusion […]
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Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 31st, 2006
Crypto Cartoon of the day Click on image for full comic strip
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Categorized as: Bigfoot Report, Comics, Cryptozoology, Lake Monsters, Loch Ness Monster, Sea Serpents | 7 Comments »
Posted by: John Kirk on August 31st, 2006
While the Kelowna detachment has had to deal with people attempting to harm an aquatic cryptid, the RCMP detachment near Peter Pond Lake in Saskatchewan has had to deal with a ‘lake monster’ which could prove harmful to humans. “Puff,” as the creature is known, has had a habit of tearing up the nets of […]
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Categorized as: Cryptid Universe, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Eyewitness Accounts, Lake Monsters, Living Dinosaurs, Public Forum, Sea Serpents | 7 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 30th, 2006
Alexis Rockman’s art is at Bates College. Have you seen Cryptozoology: Out of Time Place Scale yet? You better hurry. There are museums across the country that give unique learning opportunities through the gateway of cryptozoology. I encourage everyone – friends, fans, parents, teachers, professors – to look to the museums and exhibitions that are […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 30th, 2006
Joseph Stefano appears in a publicity photo with one of his monster creations. Joseph Stefano, who will be most remembered in the mainstream media as the scriptwriter for the plot twist in Psycho, according to the Washington Post, has died of a heart attack August 25 at the Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in […]
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Categorized as: Bigfoot, Breaking News, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoology, Movie Monsters, Obituaries, Pop Culture, Sasquatch, Swamp Monsters | 5 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 30th, 2006
There are many offensive terms for different kinds of people. The list is long. One phrase that you will find in old records and some modern ones, denoting Native Americans or American Indians, is “Injun.” The exact origins of “Injun” are lost in time, but dictionaries will tell you that the word seems to have […]
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Categorized as: Breaking News, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoology, Mystery Cats, Out of Place, Pop Culture | 11 Comments »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 30th, 2006
Click on image for full-size version The photo shown below was left at the Monster Mart in Fouke, Arkansas. There is a small display at the store of newspaper articles on a bulletin board, along with a display case of Fouke Monster t-shirts, Fouke Monster stuffed dolls, postcards and other items. There is even a […]
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Categorized as: Bigfoot, Bigfoot Report, Cryptotourism, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Movie Monsters, Pop Culture, Public Forum, Sasquatch, Skunk Apes, Swamp Monsters | 24 Comments »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 29th, 2006
The case of the Lake Van Monster is an interesting one indeed. The first reported sightings of a monster in Lake Van in Easter Turkey did not occur until 1995. In 1997, a university teaching assistant shot video of what has become known as the Lake Van Monster. Above is a still from the video […]
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Categorized as: Bigfoot Report, Breaking News, Cryptotourism, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Eyewitness Accounts, Lake Monsters, Public Forum, Sea Serpents, Television | 41 Comments »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 29th, 2006
Today, the Beaumont Enterprise is reporting on an email hoax started here in my home state. It involves a photo of a shark that was manipulated to make the shark appeak much larger than in reality. Photos by Steven Beard Steven Beard, 56, of Port Neches, shot several photos, seen above, of a five foot […]
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Categorized as: Bigfoot Report, Breaking News, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Eyewitness Accounts, Public Forum | 15 Comments »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 29th, 2006
Have the readers of Cryptomundo correctly identified this mystery carcass? While I initially thought that the "Russian Plesiosaur" looked crocodilian in origin, I agree with the majority of the commenters here on Cryptomundo that the carcass looks like it is that of a whale, most likely a beluga. Below are some photos of beluga skeletons […]
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Categorized as: Bigfoot Report, Breaking News, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Extinct, Eyewitness Accounts, Lake Monsters, Living Dinosaurs, Public Forum, Sea Serpents | 46 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 29th, 2006
I’ve been on the road for two weeks, but have to stop off here to share this August 29, 2006, editorial in the Portland, Maine Press Herald with you. Surprisingly, I discovered it was mostly written by Theo Stein, a former Denver Post reporter who has penned some of the most thoughtful, intelligent articles examining […]
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Categorized as: Breaking News, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoology | 7 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 28th, 2006
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Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 28th, 2006
Two weeks ago, I reported here on Cryptomundo that there was a report that Russian hauled up a dead plesiosaur. Scott Corrales had forwarded the story to us here at Cryptomundo. The story was taken with a grain of salt, as there were no corroborating photographs. Today, Cryptomundo reader 71_machone informed me that the photos […]
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Categorized as: Bigfoot Report, Breaking News, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Extinct, Eyewitness Accounts, Lake Monsters, Living Dinosaurs, Public Forum, Sea Serpents | 76 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 27th, 2006
Your humble Cryptomundo cryptozoologist Loren Coleman examines the carcass of the beast or more correctly, what is left of it. In the background are, from left to right, Michelle O’Donnell and Debi Bodwell. This is a Sun Journal photograph by Douglas Van Reeth. Used by permission. Click to enlarge. The August two weeks of the […]
Read: Menagerie of Three: Beast, Blunders, and Bradley »
Categorized as: Breaking News, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoology, Forensic Science, Media Appearances, Out of Place, Pop Culture, Public Forum, Swamp Monsters | 12 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 27th, 2006
Click on image for full-size version Click on image for full-size version Scott Corrales has sent to Cryptomundo the photographs you see here, labeled "Strange Brazilian Creature," with this following message: These images were just forwarded to me from Spain regarding (and I quote): "a strange creature found by the Servicio de Aguas (Water Authority) […]
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Categorized as: Breaking News, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Out of Place | 18 Comments »