Archive for the “Forteana”
Posted by: Nick Redfern on April 24th, 2015
“Back in 2011, at his A Different Perspective blog, Kevin Randle provided us with an excellent post on one of the most intriguing, and controversial, cases within the realm of UFO research: the ultra-weird “Kelly-Hopkinsville” affair of 1955, in which a Kentucky, USA family was allegedly terrorized by alien entities.”
Read: Circuses and Strange Creatures »
Categorized as: Animal Escapees, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts | 3 Comments »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on April 15th, 2015
“…It tells of a horrific, man-eating, giant, worm-like beast that terrified the good folk of Linton, Roxburghshire, which is located on the Southern Uplands of Scotland…”
Read: The Giant “Worm” of Linton »
Categorized as: Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Lake Monsters, Loch Ness Monster | Comments Off on The Giant “Worm” of Linton
Posted by: Nick Redfern on April 12th, 2015
“As history, legend, and folklore note, there are far more than a few cases on record where strange creatures, and mysterious entities, have been seen in the direct vicinity of bridges. A classic example is a case I have extensively investigated, that of the so-called ‘Man-Monkey’ of Bridge 39 on England’s centuries-old Shropshire Union Canal…”
Read: Mothman and The Silver Bridge Tragedy »
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Posted by: Nick Redfern on April 9th, 2015
“On far more than a few occasions I have been asked the following question: what is the strangest unknown animal lurking in the woods, jungles, or mountain-ranges of our world? Well, first and foremost, there are plenty of them!”
Read: There’s Something in the Lagoon »
Categorized as: Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Swamp Monsters | 1 Comment »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on April 1st, 2015
In the late 1960’s the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia is besieged by a series of monstrous creatures, blood-seeking UFO’s, and mysterious men in black. Two reporters seek answers, culminating in one of the deadliest disasters in U.S. history.
Read: Monsters and Mysteries in America: The John Keel Files Special »
Categorized as: Avian Mysteries, Bigfoot Report, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Eyewitness Accounts, Flying Humanoids, Folklore, Forteana, Mothman, Paranormal Investigators, Pop Culture, Television, Winged Weirdies | Comments Off on Monsters and Mysteries in America: The John Keel Files Special
Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 25th, 2015
#Coincidences #Birthdays #JohnKeel #Cryptomundo
Craig Woolheater entered the world exactly 30 years after John A. Keel. But it didn’t stop there.
Read: Craig, Keel, and Cosmic Coincidences: Beyond Birthdays »
Categorized as: Cryptomundo Exclusive, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Forteana | Comments Off on Craig, Keel, and Cosmic Coincidences: Beyond Birthdays
Posted by: Nick Redfern on March 8th, 2015
New Saucerian Press is to pleased to present “The Great Phonograph in the Sky,” a collection of magazine articles by John A. Keel, the man many consider to have been not only the premiere investigator of all things unusual and “Fortean,” but who was also our own, twentieth-century “Mark Twain.”
Read: A New Collection of John Keel’s Writings »
Categorized as: Books, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Mothman, Paranormal Investigators | Comments Off on A New Collection of John Keel’s Writings
Posted by: Nick Redfern on February 21st, 2015
“…so many of the so-called cryptids that populate our planet are actually things that should be investigated by people with a deep knowledge of the world of the paranormal, the supernatural, and the occult, and not just zoology or cryptozoology…”
Read: Cryptozoological Absurdities »
Categorized as: Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Lake Monsters, Loch Ness Monster, Paranormal Investigators | 2 Comments »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on February 18th, 2015
“Like Mothman, the Owlman is a winged humanoid that sports a pair of fiery red eyes. Sightings of the beast have been made – sporadically – in the direct vicinity of the village’s church since 1976…”
Read: More Owlman-UFO Links »
Categorized as: Avian Mysteries, Cryptozoology, Flying Humanoids, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Mothman, Winged Weirdies | Comments Off on More Owlman-UFO Links
Posted by: Nick Redfern on February 10th, 2015
“There are numerous reports on file where people who have undergone UFO experiences report sightings of anomalous owls. And by ‘anomalous’ I mean owls that (A) manifest directly before or after the encounter and in the same location; and (B) seem to be much larger than the average, known kind of owl.”
Read: Owls of the Anomalous Kind »
Categorized as: Avian Mysteries, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Flying Humanoids, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Winged Weirdies | 1 Comment »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on January 31st, 2015
“A woman in Mississippi claimed that in 2013 she saw a large creature with wings that scared her dogs and reminded her of the stories her grandparents told of a Mothman-like creature they called a Swift Peter…”
Read: “Swift Peter” – The Mothman »
Categorized as: Eyewitness Accounts, Flying Humanoids, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Mothman, Winged Weirdies | Comments Off on “Swift Peter” – The Mothman
Posted by: Nick Redfern on January 31st, 2015
“The Slenderman (also spelled as Slender Man) is a creepy creature indeed: tall, thin, with long arms, a blank (faceless, even) expression, and wearing a dark suit, it sounds almost like a nightmarish version of the Men in Black…”
Read: Slenderman Controversy Continues »
Categorized as: Books, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Paranormal Investigators | 7 Comments »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on January 28th, 2015
As someone who grew up, and lived for many years, only a 15-minute drive from England’s notorious Cannock Chase woods, I have taken a keen interest in the many and varied cryptozoological events, incidents, and encounters that have occurred there. There are dozens and dozens of reports of so-called “Alien Big Cats.” Sightings of Bigfoot-like beasts abound. Huge, winged beasts have been encountered. As have giant snakes, and much more…
Read: Slender Man Seen On Cannock Chase »
Categorized as: Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Paranormal Investigators | 15 Comments »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on January 23rd, 2015
“It’s a deeply strange story that is very much dominated by myth, folklore, and urban legend, but which just might have at its heart a genuine mystery of cryptozoological proportions…”
Read: Investigating Oklahoma’s “Octopus” »
Categorized as: Cryptozoology, Expedition Reports, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Lake Monsters | 2 Comments »
Posted by: Nick Redfern on January 21st, 2015
“In a somewhat strange and roundabout way, the following story has a connection to both me and to a particular, mysterious beast that I have spent many hours and days pursuing: the macabre Man-Monkey (also, occasionally, referred to as the Monkey-Man) of England’s Shropshire Union Canal…”
Read: A Devilish Beast in England… »
Categorized as: Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Folklore, Forteana, Lair of the Beasts, Out of Place | Comments Off on A Devilish Beast in England…