Media Appearances

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: [...]

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 [...]

Nonfiction Stephen King

Loren Coleman of Portland talks about cryptozoology, or the study of unknown and undiscovered animals, on Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Fort Knox. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown) Over the weekend, unbeknownst to me, the Bangor Daily News ran an online article about the conference being held up at Prospect, Maine. Here’s part of what they had to say online and in their newspaper today (I couldn’t help myself, however, as I’ve corrected the various wrong ways the paper spelled “Bigfoot”): Loren Coleman, often referred to as “Maine’s nonfiction Stephen King,” sat behind a table filled with models and artwork of [...]