At the beginning of the 21st Century monsters still roam the remote, and sometimes not so remote, corners of our planet. It is our job to search for them. The Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ] is - we believe - the largest professional, scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to cryptozoology - the study of unknown animals. Since 1992 the CFZ has carried out an unparalleled programme of research and investigation all over the world. Since 2009 we have been running the increasingly popular CFZ Blog Network, and although there has been an American branch of the CFZ for over ten years now, it is only now that it has a dedicated blog.

Wednesday 31 August 2016

BIGFOOT IN SCANDINAVIA

A list of Bigfoot sightings reported from Scandinavia.



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SKOGSRÅ - FAIRY CREATURE OF SCANDINAVIA

The Skogsrå is one of the fairy creatures said to inhabit the Scandinavian forest.




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BEAR/DOG HYBRID

Such an animal should be genetically impossible, but they are mentioned in a number of older works.



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WATERFORD SHEEPMAN

A very strange creature reported from Pennsylvania.

Waterford, Pennsylvania


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GRASSMAN ENCOUNTERS

The Grassman is a Bigfoot-type creature of Ohio.



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BIGFOOT - VERMONT ENCOUNTER

A witness tells his story.



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HEADLESS ANIMAL GHOST

In 1926 it was reported to be somewhere between a dog and a human.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, August 31...

1974: Iowa's Sioux City Journal newspaper reports a local man's sighting of Bigfoot prowling outside his home.


Tuesday 30 August 2016

GIANT SPIDERS

Huge spiders of legend and reality.

Insy Winsy


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SEWER MONSTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA

What are these ghastly looking blobs in Raleigh?

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CHUPACABRAS IN CANADA

Various different creatures described as Chupacabras have been reported from Canada.



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UNICORN SIGHTINGS

Have there ever been real unicorns?



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DOG ELECTED MAYOR IN MONTANA

It's the third time in a row!

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DOGMAN IN OHIO

Sighting of 6 foot creature.



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BIGFOOT AND TRAILCAM

A look at Bigfoot footage.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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BIGFOOT IN KENTUCKY

Encounters with the Hairy One.



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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, August 30...

1980: While panning for gold on Mine Creek, near Malad, Idaho, Brian Belnap and Clynn Josephson allegedly glimpse a Sasquatch covered with long black hair, standing an estimated 9 to 10 feet tall.


Monday 29 August 2016

DOGMAN IN PENNSYLVANIA

An audio interview about an encounter.



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BIGFOOT AND THE NAVAJO

Navajo traditions concerning Bigfoot.



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DAVIES ON THE TRACK

Adam Davies has founded a new Bigfoot research group.



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EARLY FORTEANS

Articles by Bob Rickard about early followers of Charles Fort.

Charles Fort


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NEW CRYPTOZOOLOGY PAGE

Neil Arnold has started a Facebook page dedicated to Cryptozoology and Music.



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BEAR-MAN OF WEST VIRGINIA

What was this bizarre creature?

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ENCOUNTERS WITH BIGFOOT

A Law Enforcement Officer on video tells of his experiences.




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WEIRD WEEKEND NORTH 2017

This will be on April 1st-2nd.  Below is the site from which tickets may be procured.

Glen Vaudrey, organizer.  (He's the one with glasses).

KAMOSS

Take care if you venture near the Klamath River in California.  Native American tradition holds that in it lurks the Kamoss, a huge snake.  The beast was known to the Native Americans and can find its way into sewers.  My source, David Paulides' book The Hoopa Project, is unclear whether there is supposed to be just one of these or a population.  Whichever, swim carefully in this body of water or, safer still, not at all.


ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, August 29...

1970: According to author John Green in Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us, a young woman in Wilsonville, Oregon, is trying to climb through a fence when a Bigfoot appears, grabs her, and throws her back over the fence. She emerges without injury and no evidence of the attack remains.


Sunday 28 August 2016

NAMES OF CHINESE DRAGONS

Academic article on Chinese Dragon names from the periodical Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area.



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HAMILTON INLET MONSTER

A big hairy monstrous humanoid with hooves reported from Labrador.

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FOUR DOGMEN IN ILLINOIS

Four Dogman sightings reported from Illinois.




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HUGE BIGFOOT ENCOUNTER

It was over nine feet tall.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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BIGFOOT SEEN ON LOG

Report contains videorecording.



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BEDBUGS AS MEDICINE

In days agone, bedbugs were used as a medication.

Bedbugs.


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FOSSILIZED HUMANOID FOOTPRINTS

These huge footprints have turned up in China.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, August 28...

1972: Witness Dennis Heath reports seeing Bigfoot in a cornfield at Concord Township, Michigan. Measuring the corn stalks later, he determines it was roughly 7½ feet tall. The creature reportedly leaves "non-human tracks" in the field.


Saturday 27 August 2016

GEORGIA RAPTOR

A saurian allegedly seen in 2008.



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MERSEYSIDE SEWER MONSTER

A creature supposedly photographed in a Liverpool sewer some time ago (in 2011, to be precise).  The article contains a photograph.

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RUSSIAN-ALIEN WAR

Book claims it took place under the sea.

What a fierce alien!


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KITSUNE: FOX IN JAPANESE FOLKLORE

The Japanese have several traditions about the furry canid, eg., an ability to shapeshift.



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GNOME PHOTOGRAPHED IN PITTSBURGH

Pennsylvania has had its share of unusual happenings.  (Site in Spanish with good translation engine).



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HOW PHYSICAL ARE NATURE SPIRITS?

And how ethereal, for that matter?  (Article in Spanish with good translation facility).




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If you are interested in the possible existence of Fairies and Little People, the following book is available on Amazon and elsewhere.



MYSTERY CREATURE IN WEST VIRGINIA

It was captured by a trailcam.

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BIGFOOT OKLAHOMA ENCOUNTER

Witness talks on youtube, claiming it followed him home.



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FEARSOME BIGFOOT

He is said to have attacked hikers.



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CHINA TO HAVE BIG CAT PARK

Because the Siberian tiger and Amur leopard are under threat, China has decided to set up a wildlife park to protect them.



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ASIATIC LIONS THRIVING

Conservation efforts are helping an animal that once nearly became extinct.



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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, August 27...

1977: While on a picnic with her family, near Clear Lake, Washington, 11-year-old Vernita Frazier reportedly sees Bigfoot standing within 10 feet of her. When she screams, the creature allegedly snarls and runs into the woods. Relatives responding to her cry see nothing.


Clear Lake

Friday 26 August 2016

NEWLY DISCOVERED PLANET

It is possible there may be life on it.  It orbits the star Proxima Centauri (nearest one to Earth) and has been designated Proxima Centauri B.


Proxima Centauri B (artist's impression)


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DODO SKELETON TO BE AUCTIONED

A dodo skeleton is a real rarity.



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FORTHCOMING LINDA GODFREY BOOK

Cryptozoologist Linda Godfrey, celebrated for her various books, has a forthcoming title.  Amazon are taking advanced orders.  Called Monsters Among Us, it will be published by Perigee on September 29th.



Price: $17.00; cheaper at Amazon

COULD PARALLEL WORLDS EXIST?

They occur in the writings of George McDonald, C.S. Lewis, Michael Moorcock and in such television series as Once Upon a Time and Stranger Things.  What do scientists feel about their possible existence?

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LAKE ST CLAIR SERPENT

An eel-like monster is supposed to tenant this lake.



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NEW "STRANGER THINGS" SERIES PLANNED

The first series of this fortean tale was excellent.  The second one is already planned.




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Further information about the new series of Stranger Things.

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THERMAL IMAGES OF BIGFOOT?

Article with videorecordings.



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NEW SPECIES OF SPIDER IN IBERIAN PENINSULA

The Iberian peninsula consists of Spain and Portugal.  (Article in Spanish).

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DID BIGFOOT BURY GAME CAMERA?

It has been said before that Bigfoots know what game cameras are for.



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CANADIANS, ALIENS AND BIGFOOT

A majority of Canadians think Aliens are real and Bigfoot isn't.



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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, August 26...

1973: According to British authors Janet and Colin Bord, an unnamed witness sees a Bigfoot with a "human-like face" near "Lurer," Pennsylvania. No such town or other geographical feature  is listed by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System online, indicating that "Lurer" does not exist. As a source for their report, the Bords site an article in Pursuit magazine, penned by alleged author "Alien V. Noe." Barring further documentation, call this one a probable hoax.