Author Archive
Posted by: Nick Redfern on September 8th, 2014
For more than ten years, amateur folklorist Todd H. C. Fischer has researched hundreds of creatures, monsters, strange locales, heroes and spirits from all across Canada, collecting them here, for the first time, in one comprehensive volume.
Read: A Canadian Bestiary »
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Posted by: Nick Redfern on September 2nd, 2014
“I particularly enjoy books that are regional in nature, as they generally offer deep insight into a case that, without that personal, in-the-field approach, would probably remain buried in obscurity. And, I have to say, the Lewis-Voss book does not disappoint.”
Read: Pepie The Lake Monster »
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Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 26th, 2014
“The Mothman Squeaks” is the final book in Colvin’s “birdman vocalization” trilogy, which looks at the many ways Mothman communicates. Recent letters from experiencers – penned during a wave of odd synchronicities, sightings, and encounters – indicate that Mothman may be a guardian angel of mind-bending proportions.
Read: The Mothman Squeaks »
Categorized as: Avian Mysteries, Books, Flying Humanoids, Lair of the Beasts, Mothman, Winged Weirdies | 1 Comment »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 26th, 2014
In case you’re around and want to come along, I’ll be speaking at the annual Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia on the weekend of Sept 20-21.
Read: Mothman Festival 2014 »
Categorized as: Conferences, Cryptotourism, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Cryptozoology Conferences, Flying Humanoids, Lair of the Beasts, Mothman, Pop Culture, Winged Weirdies | 1 Comment »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 22nd, 2014
“In the Wasdale Valley Cumbria is Wastwater, a deep and mysterious lake…”
Read: The Monster of Wasdale Valley »
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Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 20th, 2014
“…the presumed advantage of a land sighting is that we get to see much more of the creature as opposed to when it is in the water…”
Read: Nessie – The Land Encounters »
Categorized as: Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Lair of the Beasts, Lake Monsters, Loch Ness Monster | Comments Off on Nessie – The Land Encounters
Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 14th, 2014
“From pre-Columbian legends to modern-day eyewitness accounts, this comprehensive guide covers the history, sightings and lore surrounding the most mysterious monsters in America—including Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil, and more…”
Read: Linda Godfrey: American Monsters »
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Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 14th, 2014
They are very cool books that cover a wide range of mysteries, including sightings of “big cats’ in the UK, mythology, folklore, ghostly black dogs, sea serpents, and much more…
Read: Sea Serpents, Big Cats, and More »
Categorized as: Alien Big Cats, Books, Cryptid Canids, Cryptozoology, Folklore, Lair of the Beasts, Mystery Cats, Phantom Panthers, Sea Monsters, Sea Serpents | Comments Off on Sea Serpents, Big Cats, and More
Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 14th, 2014
“It’s time for some Nessie culture again as the Commonwealth Games opened in Glasgow last week…”
Read: Nessie and the Commonwealth Games »
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Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 6th, 2014
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Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 6th, 2014
“…a woman saw a six-foot tall, upright wolf-like creature cross her back yard at 1:30 a.m. the night of July 17-18, 2014.”
Read: Hunting A Werewolf »
Categorized as: Books, Cryptid Canids, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Eyewitness Accounts, Footprint Evidence, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts | Comments Off on Hunting A Werewolf
Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 1st, 2014
“It may justifiably be said that the beast was an African equivalent of other such legendary, monstrous entities of times long gone, such as gargoyles and harpies, in the sense that the Kikiyaon was a humanoid-style beast with the ability to soar the skies.”
Read: An African Monster »
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Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 1st, 2014
“Every year, in the city of Dallas, Texas (which is just a short drive from my Arlington home) I do a series of lectures on the subject of cryptozoology, otherwise known as the study of unknown animals.”
Read: “One Eye” The Lake Monster »
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Posted by: Nick Redfern on July 24th, 2014
The annual UFO & Bigfoot Conference will be held from 1:30 to 5 PM. The conference is free, but a donation to the V.F.D. is appreciated at the door. Scheduled to speak are Stan Gordon-“An Update on recent UFO, Bigfoot, and other mysterious encounters reported from Westmoreland County and Pennsylvania.” Eric Altman-“Westmoreland and Fayette County Bigfoot Encounters”, John Ventre-“The Case for UFOs”, and Brian Seech-“Strange Cryptids of the Ohio River Valley.”
Read: UFOs & Bigfoot: This Weekend »
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Posted by: Nick Redfern on July 1st, 2014
“Strange Mutants of the Twenty-First Century contains Keel’s very first ruminations on Mothman, as well as a variety of strange reports on black ‘demon’ dogs, phantom cats, Bigfoot and other North American giants, flying humanoids, flying saucers, flying snakes, and even stranger mutants that Keel believed reside with us on Earth.”
Read: Strange Mutants of the 21st Century »
Categorized as: Alien Big Cats, Books, Cryptid Canids, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Flying Humanoids, Lair of the Beasts, Mothman, Paranormal Investigators | 1 Comment »