On Saturday, October 18, 2008, you get to pick from two great regional events.

One is in Texas, Craig Woolheater’s annual Texas Bigfoot conference. A late change has been that Peter Byrne has canceled and has been replaced by Jeff Meldrum.

If you are in the Northeast, you can drop by the Mass Monster Mash. (BTW, don’t worry, being loyal members of Red Sox Nation, the Red Sox play in the afternoon, if necessary and there will be frequent updates of the NL score that night, if a needed game is played.)

Here is the rundown for the Boston area event (summarized by John Horrigan):

What: 2008 Mass Monster Mash (Third Annual!)
When: 6:00 PM – Saturday, October 18th, 2008
Where: Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown Street, Watertown, MA 02472 Public Transportation: Yes – 57, 70, 71 bus
Admission: $25.00
Mailing Address: Mass Monster Mash, P.O. Box 145, Watertown, MA 02471
Telephone: 339-368-1971
Website: http://www.massmonstermash.org
Event Details: http://www.massmonstermash.org/details08.html

The docket for this year’s Mass Monster Mash includes:

Esteemed Author, Blogger at www.cryptomundo.com and Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman. (Author of Mothman and Other Curious Encounters.) Loren will be speaking about “Mothman,” a winged creature (and subject of the movie The Mothman Prophecies) that invaded Point Pleasant Virginia in 1966.

Prolific Ghost Researcher, Webmaster of www.ghostvillage.com and Author Jeff Belanger. Jeff will be speaking about Weird Massachusetts and things that go bump in the Bay State.

Author Dan Gordon. Dan will be speaking about his latest book Haunted Baseball and the ghosts encountered by Major League Baseball players.

Author and Paranormal Investigator Nick Redfern. Nick will be speaking about his latest book Man Monkey: In Search of the British Bigfoot.

Ghost Hunter Matt Moniz of the radio program “Spooky Southcoast.” Matt will be talking about Phantom Hitchhikers and focusing on the elusive “Red-Headed Hitchhiker of Route 44.”

Paranormal Researchers Christopher Balzano and Chris Pittman. They will be speaking about their latest CD Mysterious Bridgewater Triangle.

New England Folklorist John Horrigan. John, the event’s creator, will be hosting the event.
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