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For centuries, tales have been told of a massive, unknown, aquatic creature living in the waters of Lake Champlain. The “beast” is said to be anywhere from ten to thirty feet long with an abnormally long neck, flippers and a dinosaur-like appearance. Sightings of the animal known as Champ reached their peak during the 1970s but history tells of a bizarre “water horse” said to reside in the lake long before the area became inhabited by settlers. Today, Champ is celebrated in local towns and villages along the lake and has even become a mascot for the local minor league baseball team and will soon be the focus of a new documentary series titled On the Trail of… Champ.

Read: On the Trail of… Champ: Small Town Monsters Kickstarter Launch »

Tonight I will be talking about my two Mothman books, 2002’s Mothman and Other Curious Encounters, and 2017’s Mothman: Evil Incarnate.

Read: Coast to Coast AM: Loren Coleman and Mothman »

In the late 60’s and early 70’s, reports of a hairy, bipedal “monster” stalking the swamps of Southern Arkansas began to surface. Thought by many to be little more than a fable or folktale, the Boggy Creek Monster has become one of the south’s most famous legend. But what does it mean, when a legend leaves behind evidence of its existence?

Read: Small Town Monsters: Casefiles – Traces of the Boggy Creek Monster »

Bigfoot, or Bigfoots?

Read: A Cryptozoologist’s Guide to Collective Nouns »

In 1952 five children were playing football in a small town called Flatwoods, WV when a strange object appeared above them. Streaking across the sky, they watched it crest a nearby hill, slow and then descend just over the top of the ridge. What followed after their sighting has become one of the most infamous local legends ever recorded. That night, seven area residents encountered a hovering, mechanical monstrosity that was described by area newspapers as “glowing” “Frankenstein-like” and breathing fire.

Read: The Flatwoods Monster: a Legacy of Fear »

Stacy Brown releases a photo still from new Florida Skunk Ape Video.

Read: New Florida’s Skunk Ape Video! »

Invasion on Chestnut Ridge explored the history of strange craft seen in the skies of Pennsylvania, but there’s so much more to the story.

Read: Small Town Monsters: Casefiles – UFO’s of the Chestnut Ridge »

For many, the Abair Incident (examined in Small Town Monster’s Beast of Whitehall) was simply a string a Bigfoot sightings spread over one week in 1976. However, investigators of the paranormal know that something far more bizarre was taking place. In addition to hairy creatures, an outbreak of UFO reports erupted around Whitehall at the same time, leading many to wonder if perhaps the area was a window to something far more sinister…

Read: Small Town Monsters: Casefiles – The Abair Incident »

For decades -possibly, centuries- the Fouke Monster has stalked the creeks, roads and waterways of Miller County, Arkansas. Now, learn some of the lesser-known tales of run-ins with the furious beast that inspired one of the most influential horror films of all time!

Read: Small Town Monsters: Casefiles – The Secret History of the Boggy Creek Monster »

Read: Small Town Monsters: CaseFiles Coming this November »

Anthropologist, author and scientist Jeff Meldrum talks about the evidence for (and against) the existence of Bigfoot. Are there animals hiding in the woods that we know nothing about?

Read: Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science »

All over the world people report sightings of big, hairy, human-like beasts, so could Bigfoot really be out there… somewhere? We ask Dr. Jeff Meldrum, Prof. Bryan Sykes, Prof. Todd Disotell, and the Round Rock, Texas, Department of Parks and Recreation.

Read: Science Vs. Bigfoot »

In light of Halloween and my ever-growing need to visit the Mothman Statue, I’ve scrounged up some of the best cryptozoology blogs I could find.

Read: PR Newswire Loves Cryptomundo! »

On Friday Oct. 20, Chester Moore had renown cryptozoology author Loren Coleman on as a special guest on “Moore Outdoors” on Newstalk AM 560 KLVI.

Listen to the program here.

Read: Loren Coleman and Chester Moore Talk Patterson Gimlin Film »

Jeff Meldrum is one of the very few scientists who has not been dissuaded from pursuing research on sasquatch, despite taking heavy flak from mainstream peers. In numerous field trips to remote areas in the north-western part of the United States Jeff has collected interesting evidence that is consistent with the existence in that area of a relict population of an unknown reclusive primate species. Here is his story.

Read: On the Plausibility of Another Bipedal Primate Species Existing in North America »