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Last Sunday was my birthday. As I mentioned last year, I also share a birthday with John Keel, one of my early influences in this field of cryptozoology. A day or two before my birthday, I received a card from my friends John & Montra Freitas. As it is the first Bigfoot themed birthday card […]

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I will soon begin to make appearances on various television and radio programs to discuss my 2007 edition of Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation’s Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creatures, with its official release date of April 24th. Here are some forthcoming radio dates: April 21 – “Dover Demon” 30th Anniversary […]

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Can you identify this mystery fish found on an old postcard? (Click on this image shared by Phyllis Mancz to see full size version.) I know, I know. The above photo is still a mystery, but how about some easier questions? What’s your Cryptozoology IQ? Okay, a couple questions are about aliens, but, overall, this […]

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Hot on the heels of the announcement of Nick Redfern’s crypto movie deal, comes the following news, again reported by Variety. New Line nabs creature feature ‘Night’ lights fire under Cryptozoologists New Line has purchased David Gilcreast’s comedy spec script Cryptozoologists and set it up with ContraFilm’s Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson. Mini-major beat out […]

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Following hot on the heels of the sighting of the so-called Bowness monster by Linden Adams last month, a canoeist who was on the lake has come forward with his story: For full story see this week’s Westmorland Gazette. New sighting of lake ‘monster’ ANOTHER sighting of a strange creature in Windermere has added weight […]

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Big news for UFOmystic’s Nick Redfern! According to Variety, his book Three Men Seeking Monsters: Six Weeks in Pursuit of Werewolves, Lake Monsters, Giant Cats, Ghostly Devil Dogs, and Ape-Men has been acquired by Universal. Universal acquires ‘Three Men’ Film being developed as a vehicle for Heder Universal Pictures has acquired the Nick Redfern novel […]

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In the current issue of TAPS Paramagazine on newsstands now and via mail (you can click on the ad to the right), you will find a new “Q and A” session with Dr. Jeff Meldrum about Bigfoot. Yes, I have the cover article on Sea Serpents plus a list-column on New England Lake Monsters, but […]

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(Click on image to see full size version, enhanced by shockbeton) Fans, friends, and readers of Cryptomundo, I have an idea that it might be good to have a permanent “Cryptomundo’s Frequently Asked Questions” location attached to the Cryptomundo site. Perhaps it would be via a long blog of answers, or series of blogs. Maybe […]

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Mike Smith writes of the legend of a New Mexico River Serpent on his blog My Strange New Mexico. When it comes to tales of enormous and legendary amphibians, Scotland boasts its elusive mascot in the waters of Loch Ness, China shares rumors of a gorge-dwelling creature that chases fishermen, and South Africa reports fearfully […]

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I sometimes neglect the fact that few people know really what I have written, in total. Today, for example, a young man emailed me with this message: “How many books have you done Loren? I have only come across two.” Well, I can forget myself, often, for many reasons. It happens. Ha ha. Memory and […]

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Stranger things have been seen in Florida waters and reported here on Cryptomundo… Cryptid Mammal Reptile or Prehistoric Seal? Have dolphins made a home in Lake Seminole? If so, officials are baffled over how they could have gotten there in the first place. By ANNE LINDBERG, Times Staff Writer Published February 7, 2007 SEMINOLE – […]

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Bigfoot, Bigfoot, Bigfoot. I’m so tired of blobsquatch videos, aren’t you? Sasquatch, Sasquatch, Sasquatch. Nessie, Nessie, Nessie. Loch Ness Monster, Loch Ness Monster. Ah, finally good footage, right? I’m forced to write a blogsquatch, the sad condition of blogging that appears to be something it really isn’t – seemingly cryptozoological but it only vaguely appears […]

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A documentary team from the U.S. is in Bariloche, Argentina to make a documentary about Nahuelito, the cryptid of Lago Nahuel-Huapi. The Mandt Brothers Productions crew is led by Naomi Grossman and according to Argentine newspapers, they hope to interview witnesses and talk to local scientists about the possibility of the creature’s existence. This follows […]

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On Monday, LiveScience published their Top 10 List of Unexplained Phenomena. Bigfoot made the list at #2. Bigfoot #2 For decades, large, hairy, manlike beasts called Bigfoot have occasionally been reported by eyewitnesses across America. Despite the thousands of Bigfoot that must exist for a breeding population, not a single body has been found. Not […]

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Here is a repost of a video that I had posted earlier here on Cryptomundo. I found a longer version of the video, one that I have not seen on TV. This one is hosted at youtube.

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