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Join me on a strange and spooky journey as I examine one of the greatest monster tales to ever rise from the hills and hollers of the American Midwest.

Read: New Book Coming Soon… Momo! »

How can you not want to see a movie called The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot?

Read: The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot »

According to Stop the Texts, Stop the Wrecks, the average text message takes the driver’s eyes off the road for five seconds. Five seconds is just long enough for someone to miss something important … like a Bigfoot hunter missing the cryptozoological beast as it crosses the road in front of him.

Read: Just Enough Time to Miss Bigfoot »

Relive your childhood memories with your friends and family this summer with the tale of a Big Foot-like creature, or as we colloquially know him, the Fouke Monster, in Charles B. Pierce’s The Legend of Boggy Creek. The film was recently fully restored and remastered in 4k by Pierce’s daughter and is ready for rerelease at the historic Perot Theatre.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 21, 2018, at 10:00 AM

Read: The Legend of Boggy Creek – Restored, Remastered and Re released »

Sasquatch sells. So does sex. And Sasquatch sex? Well, you can make quite a living off of that. We talk to Virginia Wade, renowned Bigfoot erotica author, about her work and how she started writing steamy Sasquatch scenes. (This one’s probably not for the kiddos…)

Read: Wild Thing: Virginia Wade »

“[The shooter] said, ‘I was out hunting Bigfoot.’ Thought he was Bigfoot, and he said no he wasn’t Bigfoot, and then the guy said you should be wearing orange.

Read: Man says he was shot after being mistaken for Bigfoot »

Google translated text of original article: A strange creature fell into the lens of the driver’s camera near Severodvinsk. The man, who shared the video on the Web, said that he had casually noticed how a mysterious creature was moving along the highway, completely covered with either fur or hair. The humanlike figure moved strangely, […]

Read: Russian Bigfoot Caught on Camera? »

Time for a little 80s nostalgia! We pay homage to the movie classic, Harry and the Hendersons, the ultimate (if fictional) Bigfoot encounter. William Dear, the movie’s director, talks to us about the movie’s origins.

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Bigfoot researchers remain optimistic that Sasquatch is out there; that the creature will one day be found. Why? Why do people continue to believe? We’ll talk to professional skeptic Michael Shermer about the nature of belief. And we’ll look at why—even for those who think Bigfoot is a complete myth—the idea of Bigfoot holds so much appeal. What makes us so fascinated by this creature? Why do we want so badly to believe that it’s out there?

Read: Wild Thing: Why We Want to Believe »

Chances are, you’ve already seen Bigfoot. On pizza boxes, advertising jerky, drinking beer, driving monster trucks. There are a lot of people who really do believe. There are even more who just think the idea of Bigfoot is fun. And then there are those who see Sasquatch as a real cash cow. A Cash-squatch. We’ll sit down with CEOs and creative directors to find out what’s in a name and a logo. No doubt about it—Bigfoot is big business and Sasquatch sells.

Read: Wild Thing: $a$quatch »

Of the Four Horsemen of Sasquatchery – the four men held up as the pioneers of Bigfoot research – only one remains: Peter Byrne. The 93-year-old tracker has looked for Bigfoot for decades but, as we learned when we sat down with him, that’s only one adventure in a life that’s jam-packed with them.

Read: Wild Thing: Peter Byrne »

Who are the people who build their lives around Bigfoot, the people who’ve risked their professional careers and personal reputations, and expended a lot of time, money and energy seeking out Sasquatch? We’ll attend an exclusive Bigfoot symposium, for the crème de la crème of Bigfoot researchers, and hear from many who’ve been ridiculed for their interest in Bigfoot.

Read: Wild Thing: Taboo »

Tired of waiting around for other people to find Bigfoot, Laura goes on an expedition of her own. This particular outing is led by Cindy Caddell and three other seasoned ‘Squatchers, out in Oregon’s Mt. Hood National Forest. Once the sun sets, we’ll hear a few hair-raising stories around the campfire before heading out on a nighttime hike.

Read: Wild Thing: Bump in the Night »

It looks like a bear when on all fours, but then it stands up!

Read: Saskatchewan Sasquatch Caught on Camera? »

Everywhere you go, you leave bits of yourself behind and Bigfoot is no different. But now, those DNA droppings are easier than ever to analyze, making it possible to identify a species, even without a body. We’ll talk to Dr. Todd Disotell, a molecular primatologist at NYU and a regular on Spike TV’s $10 Million Bigfoot Bounty, about the magic of DNA analysis and what it might mean for Bigfoot.

Read: Wild Thing: A-C-G-T Spells B-G-F-T »