Archive for the “Folklore”
Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 27th, 2009
A more modern report from Mikata-gun, which is located in the mountains of Hyogo prefecture, dates from 1996 when a farmer uncovered an earthworm 3.3 feet long, while planting a tree on his rural property. A guest blog by Brent Swancer. Images.
Read: Giant Worms of Japan »
Categorized as: Cryptomundo Exclusive, CryptoZoo News, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Guest Blog, Mystery Man's Menagerie | 7 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 26th, 2009
These massive creatures struck fear into the hearts of seafarers. These monstrosities were typically described as black or grey in color, with slick, slippery skin and enormous eyes that were sometimes said to glow. Images.
Read: Umibōzu »
Categorized as: Cryptomundo Exclusive, CryptoZoo News, Folklore, Guest Blog | 5 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 25th, 2009
A special guest blog from Germany is shared today from Markus Felix Bühler. Images.
Read: Man-Eating Catfish »
Categorized as: Cryptomundo Exclusive, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Guest Blog, Hoaxes, Megafauna, Photos, Pop Culture | 10 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 21st, 2009
“The program seriously corrupted the description, falsely portraying Aluxob as hairy all over their bodies, with big ‘carnivorous teeth,’ which is not accurate,” reports one reviewer who was a consultant to the show. Images.
Read: DT Trips Over Aluxob »
Categorized as: Cryptomundo Exclusive, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Destination Truth, Folklore, Proto-Pygmies, Television | 10 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 8th, 2009
Literally “thunder beast,” the mighty servants of the Shinto god of thunder were creatures most often described as looking something like a badger, weasel, cat, or fox, although they were sometimes said to look like a wolf or monkey as well. Images.
Read: Raijū »
Categorized as: Cryptid Canids, Cryptomundo Exclusive, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Extinct, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Guest Blog | 7 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 18th, 2009
“My doubts center around the tracks, the film image, and Roger Patterson,” writes the skeptic.
Read: Confessions of a Skeptic: The Patterson Paradox »
Categorized as: Bigfoot, Conspiracies, Cryptomundo Exclusive, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Footprint Evidence, Forensic Science, Hoaxes, Public Forum, Sasquatch | 48 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 4th, 2009
The eyewitnesses described an enormous flying snake, banded with brilliant yellow stripes, writhing and twisting in the sky above him. Images.
In an exclusive to Cryptomundo, Jerry Clark responses to those who say that the historical, global sightings of “Sky Serpents” are merely due to “serpent kites.”
Read: Sky Serpents »
Categorized as: CryptoZoo News, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Winged Weirdies | 18 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 25th, 2009
The schools of thought clearly divide along strict lines of thought regarding this issue. It makes a big difference in what you are seeing in your local creationist museums, postage stamps, and dino toy stores. Updated with new images.
Read: Are Extinct & Living Dinosaurs Just Gray? »
Categorized as: Cryptomundo Exclusive, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Extinct, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Fossil Finds, Living Dinosaurs, Living Fossils, Megafauna, Mokele-Mbembe, Replica Cryptia | 31 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 17th, 2009
In this guest blog by Brent Swancer, he tells of how wartime eyewitnesses described this cryptid as being a strange creature in the water, said to have limbs and a face somewhat similar to a human, but a mouth like a carp. Images.
Read: Orang Ikan »
Categorized as: Cryptomundo Exclusive, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Guest Blog, Merbeings | 35 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 8th, 2009
What is the proof of Bigfoot? From videos to tracks, prints to analyses of sighting maps, take a total look at the evidence. Images. Exclusive.
Read: Critical Evidence for Sasquatch »
Categorized as: Bigfoot, Breaking News, Cryptomundo Exclusive, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Footprint Evidence, Forensic Science, MonsterQuest, Sasquatch | 31 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on June 24th, 2009
This one certainly needs to be marked down on our calendars.
Read: Mokele-Mbembe: MonsterQuest Wednesday »
Categorized as: Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Expedition Reports, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Living Dinosaurs, Megafauna, Mokele-Mbembe, MonsterQuest | 20 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on June 22nd, 2009
It appeared to me that the real sightings of these creatures had drifted, via the traditions of the Kwakwaka’wakw, into the area’s totem and mask art. Images.
Read: Pugwis: Merbeing? »
Categorized as: Cryptomundo Exclusive, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Merbeings | 7 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on June 21st, 2009
The view from Asia of the situation happening in Tennessee. Image.
Read: Loh Editorial: Down On The Carter Farm »
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on June 10th, 2009
Exclusive photos from the “Monkey Man” episode of the June 10th broadcast of MonsterQuest are shared here. The crew working on this program called it “Slum Dog MQ” due to what unfolded in front of and behind the camera. Images.
Read: Slum Dog MonsterQuest »
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on June 3rd, 2009
June holds forth some very strange television viewing.
Read: Ropen, Monkey Men & More: A MonsterQuest Month »
Categorized as: Abominable Snowman, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Expedition Reports, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Giant Cryptid Reptiles, Malaysian Bigfoot, MonsterQuest, Television, Thylacine | 7 Comments »