Cryptozoology

Maine Mutant Invades Massachusetts?

Mystery animal found roaming WILMINGTON — The town appears to be home to a mystery creature, much like the dog-like animal that haunted Maine residents for months before being hit by a car last month. A Lloyd Road resident called police yesterday morning to report that his son “was almost attacked by what he believes to be a mountain lion” the previous night, according to police logs. The man described the beast as being “large” and “grey/white in color,” the logs note. The Animal Control Officer was notified of the incident, the logs say. Source: September 13, 2006 The Lowell [...]

Monsterfest

The “Monsterfest” is being held this year. The information I passed along this week here, noting nothing was planned, I’ve been informed, was out-of-date. The Mothman Festival will not be the only “monster-related” gathering taking place during this weekend in September in West Virginia. Here’s the local chamber of commerce’s announcement: Braxton County Monster Fest: September 16, 2006. Flatwoods, West Virginia. Celebrate the legend of Flatwoods with a drama, live music, dancing, a jungle safari, a masquerade dance and history. Arts and crafts available with sidewalk sales at the Flatwoods Factory Stores. Hours are 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. For [...]

Enhanced Mystery Pix

These versions (above) of the enhanced original photograph (below) by brineblank shows support for the "deer" camp. What would other enhancements demonstrate? Or is it a felid, like the caracal above? Or canid, like that dog running across your road? Is this photograph the "Mystery Animal" seen for decades in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands? This picture was taken by an automatic digital camera set on private property in a 3000 acre wilderness in which no human inhabitants live. It was caught on film on August 8, 2006 at 0700 Hours. Since the original owners do not want to become embroiled [...]

C2C: Wooly Rhinos & TCE

Coast to Coast AM with George Noory I will be on Premiere Radio Networks’ C2C tonight, sometime from 10 to 11 p.m. on the Pacific Coast, or, where I am in the East, 1 to 2 a.m. Here’s how their website has it: First Hour: Loren Coleman will offer an update on the ‘Wooly Rhino’ and comment on the Montreal shooting. The wooly rhino material is based on the information I’ve shared here and here. That will be the cryptozoological part of my time. But I will be speaking on the breaking news item of the day too, the Dawson [...]

Mystery Hills Spider

September 13, 2006 Student Says He’s Found Spider Species ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A previously unknown creature has been roaming the Kenai Peninsula’s Mystery Hills – or at least its alpine rock crevices. Matt Bowser, 26, a University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student, has identified what is believed to be a new species of spider, a thumbtack-sized daddy longlegs, or harvestman. Bowser is writing a journal article on the spider with a national arachnid expert that will undergo peer review. Bowser was collecting bugs 13 months ago when he found the spider north of the Sterling Highway and [...]

Mothman Festival ‘06

Annual Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant – September 16-17, 2006 Point Pleasant — Organizers plan to add some new activities at the Fifth Annual Mothman Festival in downtown Point Pleasant next weekend. Above: Mothman Museum director Jeff Wamsley holds his most recent book, Mothman: Behind the Red Eyes. With him is museum co-worker Todd Wiseman, an Ohio University film student making a documentary about Mothman. Among the new events are a Mothman weight and power lifting contest, organizers said. In addition, visitors can expect events held during past festivals, including haunted hay rides. The festival begins at 10 a.m. Saturday [...]