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They are strange-looking, they are winged, and they have large red eyes. Are they Mothman? Images.

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Is this the carcass of an Archeopteryx or is it a crude “carnival gaff.”

Or something else entirely?

What do the Cryptomundians think?

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Originally published more than twenty-years ago, Monstrum! A Wizard’s Tale is a book that, if you didn’t read it first time around, you most definitely should now. Why? We’ll, here’s why: the good folk at CFZ Press (Jon & Corinna Downes and Co.) have just made available a brand new edition of this mighty, monster-driven classic.

Penned by the legendary Tony “Doc” Shiels – truly a phenomenon as much as a man – it’s one of those books that should not just be carefully devoured by cryptozoologists everywhere, but also by ufologists, ghost-hunters, and just about anyone and everyone with more than a passing interest in what has come to be known as Forteana.

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The witness, a businessman passing through the area, stated that “this was the freakiest thing I ever saw, and it made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.” Images.

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Going against his usual style, the author of The Mothman Prophecies made a grand appearance in 2003. Revisiting that day on his birthday. Images.

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William Shatner, of course, is best-known from his days on “Star Trek.” Videos.

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It is amazing what Thunderbird folklore may tell us about past tsunamis, says Ruth Ludwin, a University of Washington scientist. Images.

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Can you believe this winter?

I never was sure what Groundhog’s Day had to do with these reports, but curiously, there is word of a Bigfoot from the 1940s here too. Image.

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What did this avian wonder turn out to be? A guest blog posting by Pink-Headed Duck searcher Richard Thorns. Images.

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This Pleistocene bird has been found in the Liang Bua caves on the island of Flores, the sites associated with the Homo floresiensis finds. Does ancient art give evidence of these birds and “Pygmies” in more recent times? Images.

Read: Giant Fossil Stork Found In Association With Hobbits »

Herewith, the best works on cryptids, monsters, and creatures that were published in 2010 are assembled here for your use and interest. Plus get some sneak peeks at 2011. Images.

Read: Top 20 Cryptozoology Books of 2010 »

This cryptid formerly was rara avis (pun intended) within cryptozoology at the international level.

Read: A Giant Winged Cryptid Over Barcelona? »

Mothman’s description is the focus of great debates. Decades later, in new interviews in person and on television, Linda Scarberry has described a head above shoulders, arms in addition to wings, and thin legs. Images.

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News Center’s Lee Nelson recently got a tour of the museum from Coleman. Images.

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“It was not streamlined or had wings open like a bird soaring,” reported the eyewitness. Images.

Read: LA Quake Prediction: Are Giant Butterfly Sightings Mothman-Like Precursors? »