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The Alaska Midnight Sons head near Denali National Park to investigate one of the tallest and most aggressive Bigfoots they have ever gone after. This extremely territorial Bigfoot is responsible for terrorizing multiple cabin owners in the area.

Read: Bigfoot of Denali: Wind Walker »

Recent sightings around Alaska match native stories of a vicious Arctic mermaid that attacks unsuspecting people. With only five percent of the world’s oceans explored, new marine species are being discovered all the time. Could a sinister mermaid be among the oceans’ undocumented creatures? Our expert team searches for answers.

Read: Missing in Alaska: It Lurks Beneath the Ice »

For several nights in 1903, the small town of Van Meter, Iowa was terrorized by a giant bat-like creature that emerged from an old abandoned mine. The identity of this mysterious visitor was never discovered. Over 100 years later, three researchers set out to Van Meter to shine a light on this amazingly bizarre case. Filled with eye witness reports, historic photos, and current accounts of the paranormal, this in-depth book looks to discover what really happened in the town of Van Meter.

Read: The Van Meter Visitor: A True and Mysterious Encounter with the Unknown »

This Saturday, September 26th – H2 Network will be running another MISSING IN ALASKA marathon… starting @ 6pm EST. In addition to replaying the 3 episodes that debuted recently, they will be premiering brand new episodes…

Read: Missing in Alaska Marathon »

The 112th Anniversary of the Bewildering Week in 1903 celebrated this Saturday, September 26th.

It was a classic rural community that had been carved out of rolling hills covered in thick woods, wheat fields and a winding river when someone first saw something that didn’t belong. The sightings swiftly spiraled from unusual lights acting in unexplained ways, to that of immense 8′ tall creatures with massive bat-like wings. As the nightly encounters of The Van Meter Visitor continued, the creature grew bolder, drawing closer to witnesses revealing more details to the mystery as described with a large single horn jutting out from atop its head, able to emanate blinding light and a strange smell that disoriented witnesses. All the more terrifying…the monster seemed to remain impervious to bullets.

Read: Van Meter Visitor Festival »

The Alaska Midnight Sons travel to Coldfoot, Alaska in subzero temperatures to hunt down the Siberian Giant, a notorious Yeti, reportedly responsible for the Dyatlov Pass Massacre of 9 hikers in Russia.

Read: Bigfoot of the Artic Circle: Siberian Giant »

In just a few days (tomorrow), Point Pleasant’s population will nearly double with visitors from across the country and around the world arriving for the 14th annual Mothman Festival.

The festival is officially this Saturday and Sunday with kick starter events on Friday, including a free screening of the “Eyes of Mothman” documentary at 8 p.m. at the historic State Theater and the Miss Mothman Pageants starting at 7 p.m. Friday at the Trinity Christian Community Center.

Read: Guide to Mothman Festival »

“Alaska residents routinely deal with threats like bears and blizzards, but there’s something far more terrifying that’s leaving tough Alaskans frozen in fear,” said Marc Etkind, general manager of Destination America. “In ALASKA MONSTERS and ALASKA HAUNTING, Destination America is in the heart of the ice and isolation, exposing American myths and monsters that stalk our last frontier.”

Read: Destination America Ignites Fear on the Frozen Tundra with Alaska Monsters Season 2 »

On 8 August 2015, the city of Lepel in Belarus’s Vitebsk Province hosted an international festival of mythology entitled ‘On a Visit to Lepel Tsmok’ . Among the varied array of subjects featured in this festival’s talks and presentations was Lepel’s very own legendary monster, one that was once virtually unknown to the outside world. Thanks to a wonderful statue here, however, all that is now changing, rapidly.

Read: The Tsmok Statue at Lake Lepel, Belarus – Aquatic Dragon, Flippered Water-Deer, or Long-Necked Seal? »

This weekend I will be making my first ever appearance at the famous Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. In addition to selling autographed copies of my books, I will be giving a lecture about the global flying humanoid phenomenon on Saturday @3pm. Other notable speakers include my friends and colleagues – Stan Gordon, Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Lyle Blackburn, Joedy Cook, Fred Saluga and John Frick… quite a line-up!

Read: Mothman Festival 2015 »

I’m delighted to announce that my latest book, A Manifestation of Monsters: Examining the (Un)Usual Subjects, is now in print, published by Anomalist Books. It contains a superb foreword by my good friend and fellow cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard, and its front cover is sumptuously illustrated with a truly spectacular cryptozoological painting by hugely-talented artist Michael J. Smith that directly inspired me to write this book.

Read: A Manifestation of Monsters is Here! »

Scientists and experts discuss the discovery of mummified remains resembling the Kappa of Japanese folklore in this collection of scenes from “Creatures of the Deep.”

Read: The Legendary Japanese Kappa »

Missing in Alaska, featuring Cryptomundo contributor, cryptozoologist, author and Texas Monster Hunter Ken Gerhard, moves from the History Channel to H2 with a marathon of 7 episodes today.

Read: Missing in Alaska Marathon Today »

Less than 2 days to stock up on popcorn, as this Saturday, September 12th will feature a MISSING IN ALASKA marathon on H2 Network, beginning @6pmEST/5pmCST.

Read: Missing in Alaska Marathon »

The SouthEastern Ohio Society For Bigfoot Investigation is hosting the Burr Oak State park Bigfoot Conference this weekend.

Read: Burr Oak State Park Bigfoot Conference »