HALLOWE'EN

We wish our readers an enjoyable Hallowe'en.  A brief article on the subject appears in yesterday's bulletin.

BIGFOOT AND FIRE

What is the Hairy One's reaction?

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HERD OF WATER MONSTERS

A herd of water horses is said to be beneath this Scottish lake.

Loch a Gharbh-bhaid Beag

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EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENCOUNTER 1980

It happened in the north of England.

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BIGFOOT AND LA LLORONA

A newspaper article ponders such subjects.

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OÓKEMPÁN - OGRE OF ARGENTINA

A creature in the legends of the Tehuelche Indians.

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MONSTER IN CHENA RIVER?

Sighting of something described as an Ice Monster in Alaska.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD

On This Halloween in Weird...

1969: A curious alleged Bigfoot sighting comes to us from the vicinity of Oroville, California. Rural resident Wes Strang reportedly sees the creature squatting outside his home, and they spend several moments staring at each other before Strang goes back inside to continue watching television. You may find his photo in your dictionary, beside the definition of "blasé."

HALLOWE'EN IS HERE

Hallowe'en takes place on 31st October.  It is so called because it is held on the eve of the Christian feast of All Hallows, which in the Latin rite became the date of the feast of All Saints in 835.

This was the same as the start of the Celtic new year, which in Gaelic was called Samhain (pronounced sowin).  This came from the Celtic word samonios meaning half, as the dark half of the year was now coming in.  Samhain was regarded as starting at nightfall on October 31st.  This was called Samhain Night (Gaelic Oiche Shamhna, pronounced eeha howna; the ch is Scottish Gaelic is pronounced as in Bach, while it is usually just pronounced as h in Irish).

This time was regarded by the Celts as dangerous because the dead and beings from the Otherworld were said to be about at this time.  While non-pagans no longer regard it as a religious feast, but merely as an excuse for dressing up in scary costumes, it is still so observed by modern pagan groups.

Hallowe'en was popular in Ireland and Scotland and was from those countries exported to the United States, where it enjoys some popularity.  Recently, it has migrated from the United States to England, where it is possibly regarded as an American institution by many.

The feast is celebrated in other Celtic areas.  Thus in Wales it is called Calan Gaeaf, in Cornwall Kalan Gwaev and in Brittany Kalan Goañv.

BIGFOOT ALIEN CONNECTION

Some cryptozoologists do not like the two to be connected.

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FOUKE MONSTER

Is it a type of Bigfoot?

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GREAT HORNED SERPENT

This creature had a tendency to carry off Micmac men.

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SCHOCH ON THE WEREWOLF

Jason Colavito takes a look at Schoch's theory that werewolves are humans who have a psychic connection with animals induced by drugs.

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AHOOL - FLYING MYSTERY CREATURE

A large bat-like cryptid of Indonesia.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD

On This Day in Weird, October 30...

Keep your heads down and your pets indoors for "Devil's Night," described by Wikipedia as follows: "Devil's Night dates from as early as the 1930s. Traditionally, city youths engaged in a night of mischievous or petty criminal behavior, usually consisting of minor pranks or acts of mild vandalism (such as egging, soaping or waxing windows and doors, leaving rotten vegetables or flaming bags of Canine feces on front porch stoops, or toilet papering trees and shrubs) which caused little or no property damage. However, in the early 1970s, the vandalism escalated to more destructive acts such as arson. This primarily took place in the inner city, but surrounding suburbs were often affected as well. The crimes became more destructive in Detroit's inner-city neighborhoods, and included hundreds of acts of arson and vandalism every year. The destruction reached a peak in the mid- to late-1980s, with more than 800 fires set in 1984, and 500 to 800 fires in the three days and nights before Halloween in a typical year." Such crimes have now "declined," they say—but will the tradition be revived after its portrayal as a holiday for undead serial killers on American Horror Story: Hotel?

PUERTO RICO GARGOYLE

Frightening tale from inmates of house.

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GNOME IN BARCELONA

Incident in Catalunya.  (Site in Spanish with good translation engine).

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DOGLIKE ALIEN

An abductee claims an unusual experience.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler

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GIANT SQUID OF BARES

This article is in Spanish.

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BLUE DOGS IN TEXAS

This is the animal which is often miscalled chupacabra.

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BIGFOOT IN JOHNSON COUNTY, INDIANA

A former skeptic speaks out.

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BIGFOOT IN OKLAHOMA

He draws in the tourists.

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FOOTPRINTS OF BIGFOOT

The alleged traces of the Hairy One.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD

On This Day in Weird, October 29...

1977: Three off-duty police officers and two teenage boys, including one officer's son, allegedly see a Bigfoot eight to nine feet tall by moonlight at Elkhorn Butte, northeast of Little Eagle on South Dakota's Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The officers briefly pursue the creature, then think better of it since none of them are armed.

MAMMAL ANCESTRY

A look at creatures from which mammals descended.

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FAIRIES AND ANIMALS

A look at fairy transformation and interaction with small animals.

(Site is in Spanish with good translation engine).

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ALIEN HYBRIDS

What are we to make of reports of human-alien hybrids?

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CREATURE OF BEAULY FIRTH

Reports of this beast from Scotland in the 20th Century.

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MONSTER IN LOCH ACHTRIOCHTAN

A 19th Century report refers on a water horse (Gaelic each uisge) in a lake possibly identical with this one.

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DO CAT-RABBIT HYBRIDS EXIST?

Variously referred to as cabbits and racats, their existence is the subject of rumor.

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BIGFOOT IN ALICE, TEXAS

For some years there have been reoprts  from this Texas town.

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UNKNOWN BIGFOOT STORIES

Article and video on Bigfoot in western New York State.

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BIG SKY BIGFOOT CONFERENCE

It is to be held this weekend in Hamilton, Montana.

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SCYTALE

When Medusa the Gorgon was killed by Perseus (Greek mythology), certain serpents developed from her blood.  The scytale was one of them.

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UNIVERSE'S STARTLING COINCIDENCES

There are coincidental factors in the Universe that scientists cannot explain.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD

On This Day in Weird, October 28...

1980: New Mexico's Carlsbad Current-Argus newspaper reports a Bigfoot sighting from Sitting Bull Falls. Witnesses Gene Bryan, Mike Waldrop, and their families allegedly hear a "loud and horrifying" scream before seeing the creature standing near a tree, watching their camp.

Sitting Bull Falls

BIZARRE SPIDER SEX

Yes, the Dark Fishing Spider has unusual mating habits.

Dark fishing spider

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NOCTURNAL MONSTERS

Alleged night time encounters with monsters.

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NEW GUINEA THYLACINE?

Are there thylacines roving north of Australia?  Richard Freeman writes on this topic.

Richard Freeman

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TALKING SHADOW MAN

They're not usually communicative.

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TRANS-CULTURAL BIGFOOT

Reported wildmen from Enkidu to the almas.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD

On This Day in Weird, October 27...

1973: Ohio's Akron Beacon-Journal newspaper reports that several witnesses have seen a seven-foot-tall hairy biped around Massilon. They particularly note its "strong smell."

YOKAI - SEVEN TYPES

As many will know, yokai are monsters of Japanese lore.

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YETI IN PYRENEES?

If it's not a Yeti, what is it?

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UK BIGFOOT FILM

Is this a film of a British Bigfoot?  There is said to be local fear as a result.

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CHIMPANZEE IN TENNESSEE?

Is there a chimpanzee loose in Campbell County?  Is it something else?

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EXTRATERRESTRIAL MONKEYS

This is a most curious case from Puerto Rico.

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CASE OF ALIEN ABDUCTION

A straightforward but interesting story.  What are we to make of such accounts.  Hallucination, reality, false memory or a mixture?

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IS NESSIE KEEPING A LOW PROFILE?

Some speculation on current situation.

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NEW MILLIPEDE DISCOVERED

This one has some unusual features.

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BOOK ON ICELANDIC MONSTERS

This link brings you to a review of the book, which in turn provides a link to a place from which it can be purchased.  (The book is in English).

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD

On This Day in Weird, October 26...

2011: A retired software engineer claims a brief Bigfoot sighting near his cabin on Bassett Lake in Superior National Forest, near Brimson, Minnesota. He describes it as "bigger than a human," with "longer arms than a man."

DID BIGFOOT ORIGINATE IN AMERICA?

Does the Hairy One's behavior point to an American origin?

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ORANG PENDEK

This is one of the likeliest cryptids to be discovered in the near future.

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DOGGY FROGGY

Karl Shuker on a mystery batrachian creature.

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BIGFOOT IN MISSISSIPPI

Videos and still photos - but do they show Bigfoot?

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AGOGWE - LITTLE HUMANOIDS OF AFRICA

An interesting legendary creature, mentioned by Heuvelmans.

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DOGMAN ENCOUNTER 1972

This account relates to an incident in Indiana.

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HOMO SAPIENS AND HIS NEIGHBORS

A look at interaction among Modern Humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans.  Article includes interesting distribution map.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD

On This Day in Weird, October 25...

1941: The Vancouver Province newspaper reports that "many Indians" have piled into canoes and fled their village near Port Douglas, at the head of British Columbia's Harrison Lake, after a Sasquatch 14 feet tall invaded the settlement.

MYSTERY ANIMAL IN FLORIDA 2007

Was it an orang-utan?

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GOBLINS AND JESSE JAMES' RELATIONS

A report from a house, once occupied by relatives of Jesse James, of a strange phantasmal party taking place.  The report is found in a newspaper article of 1892 and appeared in the Pittsburgh Press.

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MONSTER IN BORNEO RIVER

A report from 1985.

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