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This past weekend I was lecturing down at the Austin, Texas-based Museum of the Weird, along with good friends and authors Ken Gerhard (Big Bird! and Monsters of Texas) and Lyle Blackburn (The Beast of Boggy Creek).

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Boar to be Wild

Posted by: Nick Redfern on January 28th, 2013

The life of a cryptozoologist doesn’t just resolve around quests to find Bigfoot, lake-monsters, the Chupacabras, the Abominable Snowman, or sea-serpents. Sometimes, it involves a search for known animals seen in locations in which they have no business hanging out.

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Categorized as: Animal Escapees, Cryptozoology, Folklore, Lair of the Beasts, Out of Place | 3 Comments »

Siberian Yeti Resort to Open

Posted by: Craig Woolheater on January 21st, 2013

A new Yeti resort in Siberia is to be opened to encourage tourists to find the elusive Abominable Snowman

The development is in an area of the world that claims to have one of the highest number of sightings of a legendary creature also known as Bigfoot.

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Today in Bigfoot History | 1879 | Man-Monkey Attacks Horseman

Posted by: Guy Edwards on January 21st, 2013

Today in Bigfoot History…On the 21st of January, 1879, a man and his horse were attacked by a Man-Monkey. Chronicled in a 600-page book published way back in 1883.

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Primitive Men and an Ill-Fated Bridge

Posted by: Nick Redfern on January 20th, 2013

There are a couple of new posts from me at Mysterious Universe.

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Bigfoot Triple Bill Tonight!

Posted by: Craig Woolheater on January 9th, 2013

Tonight on Destination America, a Discovery Communications channel, will feature a Bigfoot Triple Bill.

Check their website here for your local channel finder.

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Today in Bigfoot History | 1901 | Wildman Escapes from Circus Train Wreck

Posted by: Guy Edwards on January 8th, 2013

Sometimes we forget the term Bigfoot was only coined popularly after 1958. Prior to then, he/she was known as the wildman. The “wildman” was described with all the Bigfoot characteristics we have become familiar with.

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Categorized as: Bigfoot, Bigfoot Lunch Club, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Sasquatch | 3 Comments »

Creature of the Month: The Toad

Posted by: Nick Redfern on January 2nd, 2013

As you may know, every month New Page Books’ blog has a new Creature of the Month article, the latest one being from Dr. Bob Curran, and the subject: the toad.

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Cryptozoologist, Fortean, Social Scientist, Museum Director Loren Coleman: A Complete Book List

Posted by: Loren Coleman on December 31st, 2012

#Books @CryptoLoren

The Complete Bibliography. Wikipedia does not have the full list. Here’s my attempt.

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Finding Bigfoot: “Australian Yowie” Tonight

Posted by: Craig Woolheater on December 30th, 2012

The team travels half way across the world to investigate recent reports of Australia’s yowie, a creature similar to sasquatch in both appearance and behavior. They traverse deep into the jungle in hopes of proving bigfoot’s cousin down under is real.

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Categorized as: Bigfoot, Bigfoot Report, Call Blasting, Cryptotourism, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Expedition Reports, Eyewitness Accounts, Finding Bigfoot, Folklore, Pop Culture, Sasquatch, Television | 5 Comments »