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In books and on screen, lots of famous names have had run-ins with Nessie, from Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who to, most recently Asterix the Gaul.

Read: When Nessie Met Darwin… »

Darin Naish returns to MonsterTalk to discuss his latest book, Cryptozoologicon: Volume I. From the well known to the very obscure, this book takes three looks at monsters. It critically examines them, but also speculates on what they might be like if they were real…

Read: MonsterTalk: Cryptozoologicon »

His loss is tremendous and we will always remember Roy’s immense contribution to Cryptozoology. Rest in peace dear friend.

Read: RIP Dr. Roy P. Mackal »

“I was delighted to stumble upon this new (yet old) story of a diver who had an unsettling time of it in Loch Ness in the 1880s…”

Read: Nessie: An Underwater Encounter »

C. M. Kosemen on the Cryptozoologicon Book Launch

Read: A New Approach To Cryptozoology »

Darren Naish’s talk at the launch of the Cryptozoologicon… speculative zoology, scepticism, cryptozoology

Read: Cryptids, Speculation and Skepticism »

Read: Cryptozoology Patches »

I do a series of lectures each November for Dallas’ Highland Park School District on the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Chupacabras, the Yeti etc. And every year the teachers have the kids (aged around 7 or 8 approx) mail me drawings and letters of the things they liked and learned from the lectures. And here’s a few of the latest…

Read: CryptoKids Artwork »

Hot on the heels of Mirabilis comes my latest, 20^th book – Dragons in Zoology, Cryptozoology, and Culture, newly published by Coachwhip Publications (Greenville, Ohio), just in time for Christmas!

Read: The Dragons Have Landed! My All-New Second Dragons Book is Here! »

“This is a good, solid article that addresses not just the photos purported to show strange creatures in Loch Ness, but certain imagery that remains out of the hands of the research community.”

Read: Nessie: The Photo Issue »

Prince Georges County is about 500 square miles of green fields dotted with suburbs, located just outside Washington D.C. in Maryland. Its less than a million inhabitants enjoy nature preserves, historic reenactments, an annual blues festival and a sparkling waterfront development on the Potomac. In other words, it’s fairly bucolic. And, of course, beneath the surface of every bucolic locale roils something dark and fierce. Meet the Goatman.

Read: Maryland’s Goatman: Half Man, Half Goat, and Out for Blood »

The idea of dinosaurs still roaming the earth was left up for debate, whether they are hiding in the Congo or swimming in Loch Ness.

Read: A Debate 65 Million Years in the Making »

The first known picture of Nessie was taken on 12 November 1933, by Hugh Gray who got the snap while walking along the loch after church.

Read: Loch Ness Monster 80th Anniversary »

The famous “Mansi photo” of the Lake Champlain monster has been held up for decades as strong proof for cryptozoology—the so-called best evidence for the existence of a hidden animal. Yet, newly uncovered documents reveal troubling questions about the photo and the circumstances surrounding it.

Read: Mansi Champ Photo Raises Questions »

“If the Center for Fortean Zoology’s expedition does indeed uncover evidence that the thylacine really is still with us (albeit with us in an incredibly stealthy fashion!), it would be amazing news…”

Read: CFZ Thylacine Expedition »