Archive for the “Folklore”
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 29th, 2013

Melvin Georgekish saw something last Saturday evening that he’s never seen before. A creature by the side of the road on the edge of the bush that was very, very big.
Read: Cree Hunter Spots Bigfoot Near Wimindji, Que »
Categorized as: Bigfoot, Bigfoot Report, Breaking News, CryptoAudio, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Footprint Evidence, Podcast, Pop Culture, Sasquatch | 30 Comments »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 27th, 2013
“…it’s an excellent read, containing a great deal on Mothman, Thunderbirds, the Braxton County Monster, Alien Big Cats, Demon Dogs, werewolves and much more…”
Read: Monsters of West Virginia »
Categorized as: Alien Big Cats, Bigfoot, Books, Cryptid Canids, Cryptotourism, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Mothman, Mystery Cats, Phantom Panthers, Thunderbirds, Winged Weirdies | 1 Comment »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 26th, 2013

[A couple of months after the publication of Testing of Game Cameras for Sound Emissions at the NAWAC web site, Dr. Martin Lenhardt, who supervised the game camera tests, contacted us again. After he noted, “Jane Goodall thinks there may be something to this story,” Dr. Lenhardt asked if we had “access to any sounds this guy makes?” The following reflections were offered in response to receiving recordings of possible North American wood ape vocalizations.]
Read: Commentary: Regarding the Wood Ape and Vocalization »
Categorized as: Bigfoot, Bigfoot Report, Call Blasting, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Folklore, Sasquatch | 10 Comments »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 22nd, 2013

I want to pass on to you a description of our (Creek) Bigfoot which we call Tall Man (Estecvpcvke). He is around 10 feet or a little more in height and is covered in gray hair and has a bad odor which resembles a stagnant muddy pond. His color helps him blend in with the trees.
Read: Creek Indian Bigfoot Story From Oklahoma »
Categorized as: Bigfoot, Bigfoot Report, Cryptoart, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Sasquatch | 9 Comments »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 17th, 2013
“When it comes to trying to ascertain the true nature of the British Bigfoot and ‘wild man’ encounters – which is a deeply fraught and difficult task at the very best of times – the theories are as wide and varied as they are controversial and thought-provoking…”
Read: Wild Men of the Weird Kind »
Categorized as: Bigfoot, Books, Cryptozoology, Feral People, Folklore, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Sasquatch | Comments Off on Wild Men of the Weird Kind
Posted by: Lyle Blackburn on August 16th, 2013

Topics include the Djinn, Slenderman, Black Eyed Beings and much more!
Read: Strange Intruders »
Categorized as: Books, Cryptozoology, Folklore, Forteana, Paranormal Investigators | 11 Comments »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 15th, 2013
“Most Westerners have heard tales of vampires, werewolves, and mermaids. But what about humanoid turtles that enjoy munching on children or skeletal whales that drift along the coast? Japan is full of bizarre tales about crypto zoological creatures and things that go bump in the night. Here are five of them…”
Read: Japanese Monsters on the Loose »
Categorized as: Cryptotourism, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Lair of the Beasts | Comments Off on Japanese Monsters on the Loose
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 14th, 2013
For Felton’s Michael Rugg, a life-long devotion to tracking California’s most famous non-human biped isn’t merely a personal quest, it’s a form of art.
Read: The Man on the Trail of Bigfoot »
Categorized as: Bigfoot, Bigfoot Report, Cryptotourism, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Footprint Evidence, Museums, Pop Culture, Sasquatch | 2 Comments »
Posted by: Karl Shuker on August 13th, 2013

Welcome to a carnival unlike anything that you have ever read about, visited, or even imagined before. Here, before your very eyes, you will encounter bizarre, anomalous creatures of every conceivable (and inconceivable!) kind-a veritable menagerie of cryptozoological mysteries to dazzle and delight, tantalize and terrify. For this is Mirabilis-a realm of marvels, wonders, miracles…and monsters!
Read: It’s Here, Mirabilis! »
Categorized as: Books, CryptoConsumerism, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Forteana, ShukerNature | Comments Off on It’s Here, Mirabilis!
Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 12th, 2013

“Imagine, if you dare, a real-life equivalent of H.P. Lovecraft’s most famous and legendary creation: the great Cthulhu. In the dark and disturbing pages of The Call of Cthulhu, Lovecraft gave a hideous description of the ominous nightmare…”
Read: Lovecraft’s Legendary Monster »
Categorized as: Cryptofiction, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Lake Monsters, Out of Place, Sea Monsters | 10 Comments »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 9th, 2013
The Ayia Napa sea monster is claimed to reside off a popular tourist resort in Cyprus in the Mediterranean. Sightings of the creature have been reported the most around Cape Greco. Local fishermen have named it “To Filiko Teras” (the friendly monster). Some newspapers have said it is the “Cyprus Loch Ness.”
Read: Cyprus Sea Monster »
Categorized as: Bigfoot Report, Cryptotourism, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Sea Monsters | 2 Comments »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on August 4th, 2013

“Who, these days, still believes in goblins? Well surprisingly, millions of people do, right the way across the countries of southern Africa, where such creatures are known as tokoloshes…”
Read: Tokoloshe Terror »
Categorized as: Books, Destination Truth, Folklore, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts | 1 Comment »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 2nd, 2013
A recent sighting and photograph of a Chinese lake monster.
Read: Tianchi Lake Monster Returns »
Categorized as: Bigfoot Report, Breaking News, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Lake Monsters, Photos | 11 Comments »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on July 31st, 2013
“While the notion that the United Kingdom might actually be the home of living, breathing, flesh-and-blood mermaids will inevitably be greeted by many with the justified rolling of eyes and hoots of derision, it is an undeniable and astonishing fact that such beliefs persisted for centuries…”
Read: Exposing a Mermaid Cult »
Categorized as: Cryptozoology, Folklore, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Merbeings | 3 Comments »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on July 31st, 2013
“…when it comes to werewolves, it’s not so much the fact that we have reports which is the problem. Rather, it’s the fact that the very mention of the word ‘werewolf’ provokes controversial imagery born out of Hollywood movies…”
Read: Problematic Werewolves »
Categorized as: Cryptid Canids, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts | 3 Comments »