Cryptozoology

Appalachian Winged Weirdies, 2007-2008

Pennsylvania researcher Stan Gordon has passed along this report to me for sharing at Cryptomundo: +++ More Huge Flying Creature Sightings In Pennsylvania by Stan Gordon, 6/4/2008 This past February, I wrote about a man who reported a very close observation of a giant bird in neighboring West Virginia in late September or early October, 2007. The man was driving on a rural two lane roadway outside of the town of Clendenin, at about 8 A.M. when he had to step hard on his brakes, to avoid hitting a giant flying creature in the middle of the road. The giant [...]

Healthwatch: Jerry Coleman and Erik Beckjord

The news seems bad for two individuals involved with cryptozoological and anomalistic efforts in recent years. Erik Beckjord, who reportedly has been in and out of remission for his cancer, has taken a turn for the worse, he is telling his email correspondents. Beckjord sent out word in recent days… To all, my time may be at hand, so I sending out assets : out films, photos, etc, to people who are on my side. expect such in the mail or parcel post, Fed Ex, etc. u can sleep here if yoi will help send stuff,. car is helpful. urgent [...]

Bushnell Rules: $1,000,000 Sasquatch Photo Challenge

Bushnell has published their rules and press release: Your Chance To Win Gear (and a Million Bucks) By Sending Us Your Trail Cam Photos! We’re not saying we believe in Sasquatch, but if anyone’s ever going to capture an image of one, we’re guessing it’ll be a hunter with a trail camera. That’s why Bushnell is offering a chance at $1,000,000 to the first person using one who snaps a verifiable photo of the beast. But just in case no Bigfoots wander your way, the editors at Field & Stream magazine are giving away great Bushnell gear for the best [...]

Is New Yeti Evidence “Potentially Explosive”?

An article entitled “Yeti ‘photo-fit’ shows ‘potentially explosive’ evidence of elusive mountain beast” by Richard Holt, in London’s The Telegraph for 2 June 2008, has noted, with some excitement, that wildlife painter Polyanna Pickering has been shown what is believed to be “a 100-year-old Yeti scalp at a remote monastery in the Himalayas.” Based upon Pickering’s viewing of the “scalp,” she has sketched (see example above) a drawing, which is being called “a ‘photo-fit’ of the Yeti based on ‘potentially explosive’ new evidence of the elusive creature’s existence.” Pickering was collecting material for her planned new exhibition, while she was [...]

Woman Killed By Quebec Animal

The apparent mystery animal attacks continue. Or, at least, that’s the way early media reports would have you thinking. In this case, the offending animal remains at large, and thus far, the cause of the death is only based on a nearby sighting of a bear. Something seems a little off about this in the land of the Windigo. The Globe and Mail, late on June 1, 2008, reported that a “Bear kills woman in Quebec”, thusly: Quebec conservation officers are on the hunt for a bear that killed a 70-year-old woman. Provincial police say the victim’s husband went looking [...]

C2C: Thunderbirds + La Bruja

I will be on Coast to Coast AM for an hour from 10 PM-11 PM Pacific (June 1, 2008), 1 AM-2 AM Eastern (June 2), tonight, talking about Thunderbirds. How far we drift into general cryptozoology, the M. K. Davis Bigfoot Massacre theory, and the Bushnell One Million Dollar Bigfoot Photo prize depends on George Noory and people that call in, I suppose. I doubt we will talk about Mothman. However, perhaps one thing that needs to be reexamined is the following video from Mexico of la bruja, the “flying witch” or “flying humanoid.” In talking to Mark A. Hall [...]

Giant Black Snake Sighted

Chad Arment, author of Boss Snakes: Stories and Sightings of Giant Snakes in North America, passes along this new case. The story is from the Tampa Bay’s 10 News in St. Petersburg, Florida, for today. Huge snake spotted [by] Tammie Fields Hudson – The snake was spotted along Bear Creek River behind a home on Mill Creek Lane about two months ago. It’s an area with manicured landscaped lots with towering mature trees surrounding it and lots of wildlife like turtles and birds. Resident, Amy Wiegman, spent part Friday afternoon watering plants in her backyard and says “It’s an absolutely [...]