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Henry May reviews the book, via video. Video.

Read: May On Enoch »

Director John “Bud” Cardos and his producers, Henry Fownes, Igo Kantor, Jeffrey M. Sneller made a very important observation, people aren’t really afraid a 30-foot tall spider, they are scared of ‘real’ spiders. If a person is ‘freaked-out’ by one spider, then they should be crawling out of there skin if they were confronted with a literal army of them.

Read: Kingdom Of The Spiders (1977)(Dimension Pictures) »

One of the Editor’s 2010 Choice Awards for the “Best of New England” have gone to the International Cryptozoology Museum. The definition of quirky is idiosyncratic, offbeat, eccentric, unusual, unconventional, unorthodox, and strange. We can live with that.

Can you guess how many individual items the museum has on exhibition? Images.

Read: Yankee Magazine Editors: “Best Quirky Museum” »

In 1976 Dino De Laurentiis had scored a big hit internationally with their re-make of “King Kong”, which starred Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, and Jessica Lange. The Hong Kong based Shaw Brothers Studio wanted to catch the wave of “Kong’s” popularity by producing their own giant ape film. Not wanting to pay for the rights to use the name “King Kong” the studio created their own monster who was inspired by both the early human ancestor, the “Peking Man”, and the legendary Yeti of Himalayan folklore.

Read: The Mighty Peking Man (1977)(Shaw Brothers Studio) »

Here’s the list, followed by my grade, then reviews of these picks based upon the criteria of whether they are really cryptozoologically-worthy and whether I think they have already been exploited in film and television. Images.

Read: Future CZ TV: Top Ten Cryptids »

UPDATE: “The Legend of Boggy Creek” Director Charles B. Pierce Dead At Age 71 Written By: Ken Hulsey I was inspired to go into my DVD collection this weekend and pull out my copy of “The Legend of Boggy Creek” after I had watched the “Monster Quest” episode on the “Fouke Monster” or “The Swamp […]

Read: The Legend Of Boggy Creek (1972)(Charles B. Pierce) »

Kathy Strain listened to this program that Loren Coleman mentioned here on Cryptomundo yesterday. I asked her if she would review the program exclusively for our Cryptomundo readers.

Read the review here.

Read: Kathy Strain Reviews Native American Calling »

On February 10, 2010, MonsterQuest broadcast their new program on Mothman. Here are some initial thoughts. Images.

Read: Cryptomundo Reviews MQ’s Mothman »

Why does what I see happening once again on the West Coast leave such a bad taste in my mouth? Images.

Read: Bigfoot Massacre Mess Ends Decade »

In a private exchange you will only see here, the Executive Producer of MonsterQuest responses to Cryptomundo readers’ recent comments in the wake of the program “Critical Evidence.” And invites more. Images.

Breaking News: Just as MonsterQuest is set to screen a new program tonight on feral dog attacks, comes word of a scary story of a dog dragging a baby from its crib at a Kentucky home on Monday afternoon.

Read: Exclusive MonsterQuest Interview: Doug Hajicek »

A review. Images.

Read: Outbreak!: A Review »

“The approach I wanted to take was not, ‘Yes, it does exist’ or ‘No, it doesn’t,’ but to look at how Americans think about nature and our ideas about wilderness, particularly in the 19th century.” Images.

Read: Buhs & The Bigfooters »

“The most fascinating thing about a Bigfoot conference…is the internal politics or infighting that goes on between various factions,” writes the covert agent from New Zealand, who was spying on the recent gathering. This may be this year’s most demeaning Bigfoot conference article yet.

Updates have been added of individual and blog responses.

Read: Kiwi Hoaxes Ohio Bigfoot Conference »

One suggestion, graphically presented. Images.

Read: “Dead Bigfoot Photo” Deconstructed »

Here are this year’s top picks for books published in 2008, in the field of cryptozoology. Cover images.

Read: Top Ten Cryptozoology Books of 2008 »