Man v. Monster: Nat Geo Wild
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on June 5th, 2011
I’m not able to find much information on this new series airing on Nat Geo Wild.
It appears to have premiered on May 30 and new episodes air on Monday nights.
Tales abound in every corner of the world telling of creatures that are rumored to feed on human flesh, drag swimmers to their deaths, or swoop down from the sky to take us off in their clutches.
On their face, these stories appear to be the very definition of urban legend — except for the eyewitness accounts, victim testimony, or visual evidence that appear to prove the contrary. Are they myths? Or could these monsters be real?
That’s what adventurer and cinematographer Richard Terry wants to know. Over the course of his 20-year-career as a cameraman, Richard has confronted nature as few others have dared. He’s braved some of the world’s harshest environments and lived alongside its most dangerous creatures. In this gritty, riveting new series for Nat Geo Wild, he takes on a new quest: to tackle the legends and unearth the truths about some of the least encountered and most feared species that exist in the wild. In the end, will he find these animals to be worthy of their terrifying reputations?Optomen Television
Man v. Monster: Flying Demon : MON MAY 30 10p et/pt, re-airs MON MAY 6 12 p/5p et/pt
Immersing himself in Mayan folklore, Richard Terry hears of a flesh-eating bat said to behead its victims.
Man v. Monster: Cold-Blooded Killers : MON JUN 6 10p et/pt
Gruesome reports of vicious attacks are coming from deep within the vast archipelago of Indonesia, and host Richard Terry is on a quest to find the culprit.
Man v. Monster: Amazon Terror : MON JUN 13 10p et/pt
Richard finally comes face to face with a Goliath Birdeater Tarantula — the biggest spider on the planet!
Co-founder of Cryptomundo in 2005.
I have appeared in or contributed to the following TV programs, documentaries and films:
OLN's Mysterious Encounters: "Caddo Critter", Southern Fried Bigfoot, Travel Channel's Weird Travels: "Bigfoot", History Channel's MonsterQuest: "Swamp Stalker", The Wild Man of the Navidad, Destination America's Monsters and Mysteries in America: Texas Terror - Lake Worth Monster, Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot: Return to Boggy Creek and Beast of the Bayou.
Ep 1 ‘Flying Demon’ will be repeated on Nat Geo Wild Monday 6th 12 pm & 5pm ET.
Ep 2 ‘Cold Blooded Killers’ premieres Monday 6th @ 10pm ET
Here are links to some more clips from Man V Monster:
Richard Terry
Here’s a different giant spider clip from “Man V Monster: Amazon Terror,” Nat Geo WILD, June 13th, 10pm ET.
Richard Terry
This definitely looks like my sort of show. I adore it when they incorporate local customs, experts and more cultural anthropology into a show like this. Not to mention we do get to see all sorts of creatures, and I’m hoping he ‘weeds’ out the likely suspects and narrows them down first.
As for demon bats? Some of those flying foxes can get huge (although fruit eaters as well) and if I were going into a cave in pitch darkness expecting it to be cool and instead was horribly hot and had such a strange sound and then things started zippy by me, possibly hitting and cutting me? I can easily see how someone would think the devil or demons were involved. Even going down with a torch (not an electric torch/flashlight) would only cast strange shadows on the wall as there is no way for the flames to reach the high ceiling and illuminate those bats.