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“…Half man and half beast, the wild man stands in for the complicated relationship that human communities, especially rural ones, have with nature…”

Read: Europe’s Wild Men »

Jeremy Wade goes after the Loch Ness Monster and maybe even Champ this season.

Read: Jeremy Wade Tackles Classic Aquatic Cryptids »

Who would be more likely to search for Bigfoot? Darth Vader or Yoda? According to Yakama Elders, Bigfoot research is akin to the dark side of the force.–or as they call it bad medicine.

Read: Today in Bigfoot History | 2006 | Yakama Nation: Bigfoot Research is Bad Medicine »

Warren was a Bigfooter long before me, and he knew all the old Bigfoot researchers from the 60’s and 70’s. He used to tell me how things had changed over the years.

Read: Remembering Warren Thompson »

The dark and mysterious forests of the Ozarks have always been a source of folklore and unexplainable tales. Locals recount their encounters with The Fouke Monster, The Pope Lick Monster, and the Spooklight.

Read: Monsters and Mysteries in America: “Ozarks” Tonight »

“…the pair was shocked and scared witless by the surreal sight of a shambling, hairy man-beast that loomed out of the darkened fringes of the roadside, ‘threw its arms around in the air,’ and proceeded to ‘shout at us, like a big roar…'”

Read: A Village of Beasts »

Derek Randles offered the following clarifications on his facebook page regarding his appearance on Destination America’s Monsters and Mysteries in America episode “Pacific Northwest” that premiered last Sunday night.

Read: Derek Randles on Monsters and Mysteries in America »

Mystery photos and video here on Cryptomundo.

What do the Cryptomundians think this is?

Read: “Dragon Skeleton” Pulled from Chinese Sea »

“A thrilling tale of supernatural adventure, set on the snowy peaks of Mount Everest from the author of the New York Times bestsellers Olympos and The Terror.”

Read: The Abominable: A Novel »

“In early 2009, I spent several days delving deeply into the old archives of a variety of Texas-based newspapers, and uncovered a number of significant reports from years-past of big and exotic cats on the loose in Texas.”

Read: The Crypto Cats of Texas »

“…Hidden within the pages of a 12th-century manuscript is not only a description but also a drawing of the beast known to millions as Nessie…”

Read: Fooling with Nessie »

A Jackalope walks into a vet’s office in MN..

Stop me if you’ve heard this one already….

Read: Real Life Jackalope! »

…photos reputed to be of a carving of a Stegosaur on an ancient Cambodian temple at Angkor Wat.

And a new photo of what appears to be a sauropod from the Milan gothic cathedral.

Read: Speaking of Temples With Images of Dinosaurs Carved in Stone »

Several showed up, one using Bigfoot, the other using the Loch Ness Monster…

Read: April Fools’ Day Cryptids »

Another Bigfoot question: why have such legends not reached Africa? I now know the answer to that one. Africa needs no Bigfoot myths because it already has plenty of the real thing – very large animals with very big feet

Read: Africa Doesn’t Need Bigfoot »