Happy Anniversary Creature!
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on March 6th, 2014
Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of The Creature From the Black Lagoon‘s theatrical release.
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Archive for the “River Monsters”
Cryptids in Utah Folklore
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on February 25th, 2014
Last year, Danny Stewart gave a presentation at his university named Surviving Dinosaurs in Africa?
Now he’s back with a presentation that includes some of our favorite cryptids, Bigfoot and lake monsters.
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Swamp Monster Skull Found in Texas
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on February 4th, 2014
A toothy, long-nosed skull found in Texas belonged to a “swamp monster” that lived more than 200 million years ago.
That Damn Green-Clawed Beast!
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on January 26th, 2014
…a mother is viciously attacked in a river by the Green Clawed Beast
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Monsters and Mysteries in America: Ohio Grassman, Green-Clawed Beast, Big Muddy Monster
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on January 26th, 2014
A family’s day hike turns into nightmare when the children run off on their own and encounter the monstrous Grassman, a mother is viciously attacked in a river by the Green Clawed Beast and multiple Murphrysboro residents meet the Big Muddy Monster.
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The Dragons of Oceania
Posted by: Karl Shuker on December 15th, 2013
Dragons belonging to the wingless but quadrupedal classical category are most closely associated with Europe, but some have been reported far away from that continent.
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Volume 2 of the Journal of Cryptozoology is Here!
Posted by: Karl Shuker on December 5th, 2013
Do undiscovered mini-man-beasts inhabit the tiny Indonesian island of Flores? Is a king cheetah depicted in an Indian painting from the Mughal Empire? How can the diversity of lake monsters in Spain be explained? What is the identity of a controversial African ape called the koolookamba?
The Lake Monsters of America
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on December 5th, 2013
People love to fill in mysterious areas of nature with myths of monsters. Early maps had voids of knowledge marked with warnings that “Here be Dragons,” sasquatches are believed to be prowling the thick forests, and legends tell of strange creatures that might be concealed beneath the surface of our lakes. Here we present our map of American lake monsters, showing the spread of cryptids that might be lurking in the depths of the waters of the United States.
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Mekong River Monster
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on December 1st, 2013
Interesting video of an unknown creature in Thailand’s Mekong River.
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The Iraqi Afa – A Middle Eastern Mystery Lizard
Posted by: Karl Shuker on November 21st, 2013
One of the world’s most obscure cryptozoological reptiles is the afa – a Middle Eastern mystery lizard briefly reported by explorer Sir Wilfred Thesiger in his book The Marsh Arabs (1964). But what can it be – and does it even still exist today? Further details can be found here on my ShukerNature blog.
The Cryptid Factor is Seeking Cryptid Eyewitnesses
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on November 4th, 2013
Rhys Darby is needing Southern California cryptid eyewitnesses for a TV pilot shooting November 13-15, 2013.
New Caddy Photo?
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on July 11th, 2013
Don’t know any background info or the source yet…
Here is what is purported to be a Cadborosaurus photo taken this year.
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Pressie, The Lake Superior Monster
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on July 10th, 2013
Lake Superior or Gitchigumi (meaning Great Water or Great Lake) is a fresh water lake. It is 1,333 feet deep in places, with an average water temperature of 34 degrees F and is 350 miles long and up to 160 miles wide in parts. The lake is almost an inland sea. It is said to house a lake serpent ,Pressie, named after the Presque Isle River where one of the best sightings occurred.
Monster Fish Tonight!
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on July 5th, 2013
Lured by stories of catfish the size of Volkswagens, Zeb Hogan is on a mission to find out if the legendary giant catfish of the South really exist. Finding huge fish is all about taking advantage of local knowledge, so he teams up with Rusty, a lifelong catfisherman with a thick Mississippi drawl and unique southern charm. Using a massive 7-foot-tall, 40-foot-long net, they’ll troll the waters for a record-breaking fish.
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Visit of the Sea Serpent
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on June 17th, 2013
…about five o’clock as the Steamer William Seabrook,Captain Blakenship was passing Broad River, about thirty miles North of Tybee Light, bound for this city, those on board the vessel saw at a distance of several hindered yards ahead what they at first took to be a floating log. As the boat neared it, however, they discovered it to be a living something, lying apparently still, partly submerged in the water; and as they came still closer, it assumed the appearance so often described by those who profess to have seen the Sea Serpent.
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