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Due to several requests for a closeup of the head of the mystery cryptid on the postcard, here’s a computer enhancement. What do you see here? (Click image for full-size version) (Click image for full-size version, provided by Todd DiLaMuca) (Click image for full-size version, provided by Todd DiLaMuca)

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Help Pick The Top Cryptozoology Stories of 2005 Assembling and writing my annual lists of top stories in cryptozoology has been an enjoyable yearly event for me. How would all of you like to join in on the fun, research, and recommendations? Send in your links to what stories you feel should be considered for […]

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The San Bernardino Sun reports that on this date, Dec. 4, in 1954, two fisherman reported seeing a sea monster off the coast of La Jolla, CA.   Phil Parker, an aircraft worker, and Grant King, an architect, claimed the sea monster had a head and shoulders like a bull gorilla and no face. The […]

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So many people have taken the time to enhance, redefine, and otherwise point out items they are finding and seeing on the “Name the Mystery Fish” postcard that we have decided to post one of those here, in this one blog, moving it from the comments’ sections. What are you seeing in this? Todd DiLaMuca’s […]

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Next Thursday, December 8, at 6:30 PM, the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota is hosting an interesting program, "Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents and Lake Superior", presented by Gonzo Science. Gonzo Science, according to Jim and Allen Richardson, is a fusion, combining the rigorous thinking of the skeptics with more progressive and iconoclastic viewpoints. While […]

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Excellent interview with Cryptomundo blogger Loren Coleman on the Phenomena website. Some might dispute it, even Loren Coleman might dispute it, but there is very little argument that Loren is not only the leading cryptozoologist in the world today and has been for some considerable time, but that he will also turn out to be […]

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The Mystery Continues: Strange Fish Remains Unidentified Over 25,000 visits to the "Name the Mystery Fish" Cryptomundo blog produced some interesting leads, a dating for the postcard, and much speculation on what the unknown fish species might be. But the mystery continues… Yesterday’s blog "Name the Mystery Fish" received an enormous amount of interest and […]

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Can you identify this mystery fish found on an old postcard? (Click on image to see full size version) Is there a Cryptomundo reader out there that can help? The men in the picture look like military servicemen. The surroundings look like this photograph was taken on a beach or island. The fish appears to […]

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One of the episodes of the "Is It Real" series on the National Geographic Channel was titled "Monsters of the Deep". It is still airing in rotation with the other episodes, several of which had a cryptozoological subject. The Bigfoot episode was laughable. You could certainly see that NGC had an agenda, to ridicule the […]

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In Parkersburg West Virginia, the local Christmas display, Holiday in the Park, features a cryptid or 2. Sunday’s News & Sentinel details the official start of the display from the night before. The seasonal display features a sea serpent and a fire-breathing dragon. Another overwhelming “display” of cryptozoology in today’s society. Evelye Barnet, of Elizabeth, […]

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In a previous entry I talked about viral marketing being used with a cryptozoological theme. I found another one for a Chinese market Toyota. While some viral ads are actually hoaxes, this one was an approved Toyota ad. In this ad for the Toyota Vios, a creature resembling a giant squid or octopus or some […]

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Driving across America, have you taken notice of the U-Haul trucks and trailers with the bright, colorful graphics? Well, there are 2 states or provinces represented with cryptids. Vermont has Champ and Newfoundland has the giant squid. Bigfoot is even rumored to make an appearance on one of Canada’s wandering wall paintings. On the U-Haul […]

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Minor League baseball team Vermont Expos have changed their name to the Vermont Lake Monsters. This was announced by several sources yesterday. The team had a contest last seasom to come up with a new name and received 30,000 entries. None of the articles mention how many entries came in for "lake monsters", but it […]

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According to TVGuide.com Surface has been picked up for the whole season. That’s good news for all of us Crypto fans out there in TV Land. From the direction of the last few episodes, it looks like the show will be delving into an X-Files-ish Mythology with twists and turns and government conspiracies. Check out […]

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Jan Sundberg is gonna be pissed… Although it was documented in print in 1635, and has been seen hundreds of times since, the regional authorities agreed to remove the endangered species protection for Storsie, the serpent-like creature reported to live in the depths of Lake Storsjön, in the Swedish province of Jamtland. Storsie was placed […]

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