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Let me share an anonymous email received yesterday. It leaves me with more questions than it answers.

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First you met the Tsuchinoko. Now greet its near-twin, with an upper body that resembles a lizard’s, with two legs, while the lower body is long, lacks hind-limbs, and resembles a snake. A guest blog on a Japanese cryptid by Brent Swancer. Images.

Read: The Notzuchitokage »

The Menehune of Hawaii and the Little People of Flores, the tiny 3 feet tall Homo floresiensis, appear to have a lot in common as Proto-Pygmies. Images.

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The local Shor people in Kemerovo Region, Siberia, are reporting that something is taking the wild leek crop that is a staple of their diet. And it leaves behind big footprints. Plant image.

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How do sparingly-clothed Sasquatch sightings and the tales of the Headless Valley overlap? Image.

Read: Random Reports of Bigfoot Wearing Clothes »

Phyllis Mancz of Ohio has sent in a scan of another postcard that might be viewed by some as another mystery fish photograph. Or others might assume it is a funny hoax item, one seen in tourist-laden places like Florida almost a century ago, available to send back home to Aunt Dorothy with a minute-tall-tale […]

Read: Another Mystery Fish Postcard? »

The attacks of the giant monkey lead to a major media event, which swept from India throughout the entire English-speaking world. Images.

Read: Remembering The Monkey Man »

The tale of a small, apelike, young Sasquatch said to have been captured alive in the late 1800s, is a piece of folklore that refuses to die. Images.

Read: The Story of Jacko »

Southern Fried Bigfoot goes global on April 13th. Details. Here are a couple promo trailers. Videos.

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Today’s news brings us a vivid current historical example and word of Henry Franzoni’s new groundbreaking book on the subject of Sasquatch, location, and…yes, Tesla.

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A few years ago, there was a brief, but prolific spate of sightings of a mysterious, seal-like creature in the Edo river of Japan. What does guest blogger Brent Swancer make of this cryptid? Images.

Read: Matsudodon: Otterly Perplexing »

The mountains and forests of Japan have long been the domain of the legendary Tengu, one of the most famous and ubiquitous creatures in Japanese folklore. A guest blog by Brent Swancer, with images.

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UPDATED The mystery seemed to have been solved in the long-standing enigma about the author of that infamous story about that Bigfoot who enjoyed some special time with a cow. New details on this riddle. Images.

Read: Mysterious “Jan Klement” Story Resurfaces »

Clearly the Green Man comes from the tradition and evolution of the art form of the burly wildmen, the woodsmen, and thus the man of the woods and greenery. Images.

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This carving is now being shown to tourists, proclaiming it is a dinosaur. What do you think? Images.

Read: Cambodian Stegosaur? »