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The 2008 First Monster Challenge is a 120km duathlon (running and cycling) race that’s routed ’round the shores of Loch Ness. This year’s event on Sept. 13 is the second running, but will be the first to offer a £1 million bounty for any race participant who actually makes a confirmed sighting of the Loch Ness monster… ... Continue reading 2008 First Monster Challenge
Gama-Go has a history of great yeti merchandise, and this one’s no exception… As long as you’re a fan of a certain Senator from Illinois. Available for both men and women, it’s $28… ... Continue reading Yeti-bama T-Shirt
Like to knit? Love the Loch Ness Monster? Well, here’s something for you: The ‘Nessie’ amigurumi from etsy artist hansigurumi. It’s $5.00 for the pattern.
Hey look! A… uh… movie:
Looks like it could be funny. Maybe. Here’s a link to the movie’s website.
Update: Looks like Film Threat liked it. Here’s their review.
Here’s a YouTube video labeled as a “Recent Bigfoot Sighting Along Panther Ridge caught by hiker in Lower ravine who was scouting Deer Stand locations:”
Yeah… That’s definitely bigfoot. Or Santa Claus. Or a guy in a gorilla suit. Or a random hiker who didn’t notice that someone was taping him.… ... Continue reading Video: "Bigfoot Sighting" in North Carolina
Blogger (and aspiring screenwriter) Ian Michael Hamet has posted his review of the 1976 “film,” The Legend of Bigfoot (Hamet says it’s from 1975, but IMDB differs).
According to Hamet, he was inspired by the recent bigfoot hoax:
…Mr. Biscardi is the reason I decided to review this movie. It is available in the Mill Creek Entertainment Drive-In Movie Classics 50 Movie Pack — widescreen, even! —… ... Continue reading Benevolent Misanthropy Reviews "The Legend of Bigfoot"
The “Beast of Buchan” is a big black cat that’s been spotted several times over the years, but this past weekend saw an uptick in sightings:
Big-cat investigators on the trail of the ever-elusive Beast of Buchan have been bolstered by a series of possible sightings over the weekend.
The mysterious creature, said to be as big as a puma, has been seen… ... Continue reading "Beast of Buchan" Prowls Scotland's Northeast Coast
Loren Coleman of The International Cryptozoology Museum and Cryptomundo has posted a response to the August 25 Newsweek piece in which he was quoted.
He doesn’t seem pleased by the author’s focus on the “bigfoot believers” being duped:
First, as an overall observation, what I am finding intriguing is that, according to this media giant’s take on the whole thing, it isn’t the press… ... Continue reading Loren Coleman Responds to Newsweek Article
Newsweek has posted a web-only article by Matthew Philips entitled “The Sasquatch Sequel.” Jeff Meldrum, Loren Coleman and Matt Moneymaker were all polled for the piece, which does a good job of detailing the reaction of more legitimate bigfoot researchers to the Biscardi-Whitton-Dyer hoax:
“It’s aggravating that a person like [Biscardi] garners the press because of sensationalism,” says Jeff Meldrum, an Idaho anthropologist who is an expert in foot morphology… ... Continue reading Bigfoot Hoax '08: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly