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Hat tip (and link to) Cryptomundo for pointing out “The Secret Saturdays,” a new Cartoon Network production. It’s being promoted as “starting this fall,” but tomorrow (Labor Day) CN is going to be airing “sneak peeks” from 8am to 10pm. Warning: It appears the vast majority of that time will be taken up by… ... Continue reading The Secret Saturdays Pursue Cryptids on Cartoon Network
It’s Friday… It’s midnight… That means it’s time for a really awful late-night movie on a high-numbered channel, preferably revolving around cryptozoology gone horribly wrong.
This week: Highlights from “The Swarm,” featuring a cavalcade of 1978’s dimming stars, including Richard Widmark, Olivia de Havilland, Jose Ferrer, Patty Duke, Fred MacMurray, Henry Fonda, Ben Johnson, Katharine Ross, Richard Chamberlain, and a very, very angry Michael Caine… ... Continue reading Friday Night Feature II: The Swarm
According to the Sacramento Bee, the video (posted here last week) put together by the Humboldt County Convention & Visitors Bureau on a lark has really paid off, netting over 100,000 views in its first week:
The video is a fitting tribute to a myth that was born 50 years ago in the Siskiyou Mountains, where… ... Continue reading Sacramento Bee: Bigfoot 'reunion' film a hit for Humboldt region
Without the benefit of handlers, publicists or even a stylist, Bigfoot once again wandered into the spotlight.
Even though the half-man, half-ape’s latest comeback in Georgia ended badly, don’t assume we’ve seen the last of him. The creature, or at least the myth, endures, in spite of all the wannabe P.T. Barnums who have tried to cash in on his fame.
Clicky for full story… ... Continue reading AJC: 'Bigfoot' still attracts believers
Face it: There’s no proof for either one, but bigfoot’s FAR more likely, and much, much cooler. Plus – PBR is a fine brew.
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Image stolen directly from The Sun. Even I wouldn't put together something this tasteless.
According to the world’s most reputable news source, “Nazi raccoons” are poised to overrun Europe. The species, indigenous to the United States, was introduced to Germany in 1934 by Hermann Goering.
I have no way to comment on this… ... Continue reading Sun: "Nazi raccoons on warpath"
Updated with above pic from The Local and video after the jump.
According to The Telegraph:
Filmmakers claim to have captured footage of Sweden’s mythical Storsjoodjuret or Great Lake sea monster, the Scandinavian country’s equivalent to the legendary beast said to lurk in Scotland’s Loch Ness.
Svergies Television… ... Continue reading 'Sweden's Loch Ness Monster' Captured on Film?
The Kiwa hirsuta (above) was discovered in 2005 living on hydrothermal vents about 7,000 feet below the ocean’s surface 900 miles south of Easter Island. It should be obvious why it has been nicknamed the “yeti crab” or “yeti lobster.”
In my lazy search for more details on this creature, I haven’t been able to find out… ... Continue reading Yeti Crab
Mikko Takala, who runs a Loch Ness monster cam site, along with his mother and neighbor have found themselves ripped from the arms of Hypnos on a regular basis recently due to a mysterious humming noise. Lord Philips of Sudbury – an authority on such matters – “…said [it] could be mistaken for a spacecraft landing.”
A Scottish and Southern Energy spokeswoman confirmed they have been… ... Continue reading Mystery Hum Haunts Nessie Hunter and His Mum
The Daily Mail has published an article detailing how a camel spider that apparently accompanied a soldier home from Afghanistan has “forced” a family to vacate their home:
The Griffiths family: Spider refugees.
A British paratrooper’s family have been forced out of their home after a camel spider hitched a ride back from Afghanistan… ... Continue reading British Family Chased from Home by Spider