Maine Mutant Safari
Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 7th, 2006
From Motion Media:
For Immediate Release September 7, 2006
Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman leads the 2006 Maine Mutant Safari, broadcast worldwide
By this time, we all know about the bizarre creature found in Maine. But what really happened? What kinds of unknown creatures still roam in our Maine wilderness? On Tuesday, September 19th, Motion Media and Emptyhouse Film will be taking Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman to Turner, Maine. The film companies will be documenting Coleman as he shares his side of the story, as well as looks for clues to other potential unknown animals and gives his thoughts on the creature found in the rural town.
The story will be told in four parts in a documentary style and broadcast for the world to see on youtube.com. “We’re very excited about having the opportunity to share Mr. Coleman’s expertise with the rest of the world, excited to see what else might be out there” said Motion Media President Olin Smith.
When thinking about what other animals exist in the Maine woods, the filmmakers also wondered what the public believed. “Another part of this documentary is to really find out what the public believes, we’ll be surveying as many people as possible and including their responses in the film,” said filmmaker Andy Davis.
The idea for the safari stemmed from both Smith and Davis’ passions for all things paranormal. The duo have been in Pre-Production on a full length feature film titled Cryptid: The Hunt for Bigfoot for five months. When news broke of the “Turner beast” they knew they had to put something together. They also knew that it couldn’t be a “mutant safari” without a group of people so they invited a few friends along. News outlets like strangemaine.blogspot.com will be along for the adventure, ensuring that this documentary leaves no stone unturned.
Cryptid‘s Executive Producer John Lane had this to say: “The story of the Turner beast hit close to home on the film we are making. When I heard about it, I knew that this had to be part of our journey. I love that we can share the documentary immediately with people from around the world via the internet.”
Each week, a new “webisode” will be uploaded to youtube.com for the public to enjoy. The first episode will be uploaded on September 25th. An extended version of the “Maine Mutant Safari” documentary will be available as a special feature on the Cryptid: The Hunt for Bigfoot DVD. Viewers who wish to see the documentary on youtube.com can search “Maine Mutant Safari” or check emptyhousefilm.com for a direct link.
A rain date for the “Maine Mutant Safari” has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 26th. If this happens, the first “webisode” will be uploaded on October 2nd.
For more information, please contact:
Olin Smith- Producer : mmfv{at}suscom-maine.net
Andy Davis- Writer/Director : emptyhousefilm{at}gmail.com
Loren Coleman- Cryptozoologist: lcoleman{at}maine.rr.com
Motion Media: www.motionmediafilmandvideo.com
Emptyhouse Film: http://www.emptyhousefilm.com
Loren Coleman: https://cryptomundo.com/
John Lane: http://www.lobsteroids.com
About Loren Coleman
Loren Coleman is one of the world’s leading cryptozoologists, some say “the” leading living cryptozoologist. Certainly, he is acknowledged as the current living American researcher and writer who has most popularized cryptozoology in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Starting his fieldwork and investigations in 1960, after traveling and trekking extensively in pursuit of cryptozoological mysteries, Coleman began writing to share his experiences in 1969. An honorary member of Ivan T. Sanderson’s Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained in the 1970s, Coleman has been bestowed with similar honorary memberships of the North Idaho College Cryptozoology Club in 1983, and in subsequent years, that of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, CryptoSafari International, and other international organizations. He was also a Life Member and Benefactor of the International Society of Cryptozoology (now-defunct).
Loren Coleman’s daily blog, as a member of the Cryptomundo Team, served as an ongoing avenue of communication for the ever-growing body of cryptozoo news from 2005 through 2013. He returned as an infrequent contributor beginning Halloween week of 2015.
Coleman is the founder in 2003, and current director of the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine.
interesting idea, I’m just glad they are having you go with them, Loren. At least they have someone who can be concidered an expert by anyone, even skeptics of anything cryptid. To keep traditional with anything theatrical I say, “Break a leg”, but because that has proven just as unlucky as saying good luck, I will use a more local quote, “break an egg”.
Watch out !
Finally, someone with enough sense to consult a real expert. Looking forward to the show, especially your part Loren.
Hope there isn’t any creative editing involved that turns the show into a ‘spoof-like’ performance or that it ends up looking like a poorly created PBS show. Maybe Loren can talk the crew into going to Pine Ridge for a real mystery.
I guess it’s always good to get exposure on a topic that, unfortunately, is outside the mainstream, rather closed, mind of conventional science. Unfortunatly, most of these shows are frustrating in that they don’t really show anything nor are able to come to any real conclusions. I hope this isn’t the case here. Nonetheless, I am encouraged that Loren is involved and at least this won’t turn into a “let’s see if there’s a big scary monster in the woods” type of film. More than people’s opinions I’d like to see some hard evidence for a change. Good luck to all involved.
You have to be kidding. If the photos shown with the story is the supposed mutant that someone needs to get their eyes checked. To me and this is my oppion, it is a carving of a black cat with someone adding a bit more white coloring to the fangs and to the claws. Nothing on this statue shows to be of mutant origin.
Dragonwolf: You might be interested in looking at some of the earlier posts about the Turner Beast to see why that artist carved that carving and called it a “Maine Mutant,” which was the name given to it.
See especially:
Merchandising the Monster
No Silly Season, Just Dog Daze
Maine Mutant: Photos Posted Again
Maine Mutant: Folk Art
Who knows whats lurking in the Maine Forest?
the Shadow knows.