Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman

Needed: Cryptid Eyewitness Who Can Draw

I have a request from a credible art book compiler who is going to press soon. He needs an eyewitness to a non-hairy-hominoid cryptid, who can draw their cryptozoological creature, and is willing to contribute a drawing of what they saw to his book. If you have seen a cryptid, can sketch it rather well, and would like to donate a drawing or two, send an email to me at Loren Coleman lcoleman {@} maine.rr.com [remove the { } ] with a jpeg attachment of your drawing(s). Thank you. I may use a few sketches (not used in his book) [...]

Atlas Bear Claims

The extinct Atlas bear (Ursus crowtheri), above, continues to live on in dispute, even here on the pages of Cryptomundo. Today, round two in the battle between a German commentator and a French respondent. Michel Raynal is one of the foremost cryptozoologists in Europe, the webmaster of Virtual Institute of Cryptozoology, the first French site devoted to cryptozoological research. Raynal, pictured above, passes along some comments, below, in response to German comment maker Sordes’s claims on the Atlas bear published at Cryptomundo, which can be found more completely here: Sordes’s comments: “Around 1900 (or a bit later) bones of this [...]

Lion Vanishes Into Misquotation Valley

Cryptozoology author Matt Bille, who found himself in the middle of a firestorm of “African lion” sightings in his hometown, was interviewed by the local media. On July 22, 2008, The Colorado Springs Gazette published an article about the Colorado Springs “lion.” In it they quoted Matt Bille. Or, should I say, misquoted him? Bille has emailed me that he “did not say the last half of the last sentence about making no rational sense.” Wildlife officials had a few things to say about the misquotations in the unfolding of this story too. Here is the article Bille sends along: [...]

New Ogopogo Sighting

I am back from Alberta, and this is going to be a day of catch-up. There’s been a new sighting of Ogopogo in Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, which took place, coincidentially, as I was talking of Lake Monsters (including Ogopogo), Sea Serpents, and Dragons, at the Royal Alberta Museum, in the province next door. On Sunday, July 20, 2008, Robyn Holman reportedly saw Ogopogo as she and a friend were travelling along the highway near Peachland, British Columbia. Holman says she noticed a wave in the water on Okanagan Lake and couldn’t believe her eyes when she turned to look. [...]

Rt. 66’s Kitty Cat, Not Panther

If you ever Plan to motor west Travel my way, take the highway that’s the best Get your kicks on Route 66 It winds from Chicago to LA More than two thousand miles all the way Baby, get your kicks on Route 66 Now you go through St. Louie Joplin, Missouri And Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty You’ll see Amarillo Gallup, New Mexico Flagstaff Arizona Don’t forget Winona Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino Won’t you get hip to this timely tip When you make that California trip Get your kicks on Route 66 Now you go through St. Louie Joplin, Missouri [...]