Ten years after the last “X-Files” movie hit theaters, the team behind the hit sci-franchise is tossing out some tidbits about the sequel, currently scheduled for release on July 25, 2008. The film, which has not yet been named, will mark the return of David Duchovny as Mulder and Gillian Anderson as Scully, two FBI agents who investigate the paranormal. It is being directed by Chris Carter, creator of the series that ran on Fox from 1993 to 2002. “I know what I want it to be, but Fox has ideas of their own,” Carter said of the title. “I [...]
Monsters and the Monstrous: Call for Papers
6th Global Conference Monsters and the Monstrous: Myths and Metaphors of Enduring Evil Monday 22nd September – Thursday 25th September 2008 Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference seeks to investigate and explore the enduring influence and imagery of monsters and the monstrous on human culture throughout history. In particular, the project will have a dual focus with the intention of examining specific ‘monsters’ as well as assessing the role, function and consequences of persons, actions or events identified as ‘monstrous’. The history and contemporary cultural influences of monsters and monstrous metaphors will also be examined. Perspectives [...]
Night of the Demon Remembered
Nick Redfern alerts me to the fact a character actor of some note, Brian Wilde, 80, died on March 20, 2008. Like Nick, I recall Wilde for his role of Rand Hobart in the classic 1957 UK movie Night of the Demon (Curse of the Demon in the USA). For me, the film was a pure Jungian psychological look at strange phenomena and “paranormal” events, including the appearance of a mystery felid and a “demonic” creature. (Years later, I would write two books ~ The Unidentified & Creatures of the Outer Edge, with Jerry Clark, which touched on these same [...]
Beyond Loch Ness And Beyond
When Beyond Loch Ness was first broadcast on Sci Fi Channel on January 5, 2008, I didn’t get a chance to watch it. Tonight, from 7-9 PM Eastern, I viewed the film. It was my first chance to see this one. But then, I had to. After all, I am a cryptozoologist. The body count was ten people, one coyote, and several so-called “Nessies.” The experience was your typical cable B-movie sci-fi fare. The plot wasn’t too bad for a revenge film, the acting was first rate, and the special effects were mostly good. The creatures (a “60-foot plesiosaur mother” [...]
10,000 BC and Terror Birds
If you haven’t seen 10,000 BC, I highly recommend you give it a second chance for your weekend viewing before it leaves the big screen. I find it discouraging that one of the major movie criticisms being heaped on 10,000 BC is that there was not enough blood and gore, that the slicing and dicing of humans, with full-screen blood spatter, did not fill every scene. What, I must ask, is wrong with old-fashion storytelling? 10,000 BC is a movie that will grow on people as viewers take in what they have in front of them. It is an elegant, [...]
Otter Unknown Kappa
Brent Swancer, from Japan, is my guest contributor for today. He introduces us to a known animal with a foggy cryptic presence today and its links to an extremely well-known Japanese cryptid: The Japanese River Otter (Lutra nippon) is a nocturnal predator, endemic to Japan, which reaches 26 to 30 inches long at maturity. Inhabiting mostly midstream and downstream regions, it was once found abundantly throughout Japan. The numbers of Lutra nippon decreased rapidly beginning around the Maiji and Taisho eras due to hunting for its fur and liver (which was used as a medication for tuberculosis) and further continued [...]
One Day to 10,000 BC
When I was speaking in Belfast, and mentioned the opening tomorrow of 10,000 BC, the crowd actually burst out in yelps, smiles, and excited talking. There is great anticipation out there for this one. One day until the film. Remember, you can win prizes from Cryptomundo in conjunction with the new film opening on March 7th, 10,000 BC. Oops, that looks like the movie already opened in March of 10,000 BC. The move opens on Friday, of course! For the contest, click here, then go half way down that page, for the rules to obtain a giveaway. Best wishes and [...]
What’s In Your Yeti Collection?
Henry Stokes is to be congratulated for taking his passion for Yeti, and turning it into an important and significant online archive of Yeti in popular culture. His site, “I Love the Yeti” definitely deserves your visits, now and then. Of course, being a devotee of the Abominable Snowmen, Snowwomen, and Snowpeople, in general, myself, I love Henry’s love site. But I am always interested in pulling the curtain aside. So, the other day, I asked Henry to send me a photograph of his own personal collection of Yeti and related kin collectibles. He did and also posted it at [...]
Remember 10,000 BC Contest!
A lot has happened in the last couple of days. This is merely a reminder that you can win prizes from Cryptomundo in conjunction with the new film opening on March 7th, 10,000 BC. Go here, half way down the page, for the rules to obtain a giveaway. Low entry numbers, of course, will turn into almost everyone entering obtaining something. Best wishes and good luck.
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