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Wednesday 30 November 2016

ARE THERE BLACK LIONS?

A look into this interesting question.



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APE MEN AND WATER TIGERS

Early reports from South America.

MYSTERY MUMMIFIED ANIMAL

It was allegedly found in a Siberian diamond mine. 

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WEREWOLF IN PULP FICTION

How it was influenced by folklore.



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THE CRYPTIDS OF CHINA

An interesting selection of mysterious creatures reported from China.

Below: Lake Tianchi Monster.

Image courtesy Lon Strictler


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STORIES OF THE YOWIE

Australia's great hairy humanoid.



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MAKE BIGFOOT ENDANGERED SPECIES

There is a petition circulating in California to have Bigfoot declared an endangered species.




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BIGFOOT AND THE BOAT

What happens when a boat is upset by Bigfoot?



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ASWANG - SHAPESHIFTER

A look at this strange shapeshifting being.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD



On This Day in Weird, November 30...

1966: Anonymous witness "Miss M. B." claims a "skunk ape" sighting near Brooksville, Florida, while changing a flat tire on a rural road. She describes the hairy biped as having green eyes, watching her without attempting to approach her car.


Monday 28 November 2016

WAS LAST MAMMOTH KILLED IN 19th CENTURY?

Is this article from 1899 true?



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HUMANOIDS IN CANADA

A wave in 1968.



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LEGEND OF THE THUNDERBIRD

The gigantic avian of Native American lore.


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SCIENCE AND BIGFOOT

How science relates to the Hairy One.



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CONTACT WITH ALIENS

Some alleged cases from Sweden.



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BIGFOOT IN WEST VIRGINIA

Couple reports sighting.



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TUYANGO - BIRD OF FOLKLORE

A look at a legendary bird in the folklore of Argentina.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD



On This Day in Weird, November 28...

1976: The Longview Journal reports that several weeks earlier, an unnamed witness claimed a Bigfoot sighting near Hallsville, Texas. According to the report, he or she saw two creatures—a 12-foot-tall male with silver hair, seen shucking corn, while a smaller, "red-tinged" female stood by watching.


Sunday 27 November 2016

SHETLAND PONY HAS A DRINK

.....in a pub.



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HONEY ISLAND SWAMP MONSTER

Bizarre creature of Louisiana.

MERMAID HISTORY

A history of belief in these beings.



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HOUSEHOLD SPIRITS

Essay on this folklore subject.



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BELIEVER IN PARANORMAL INCLUDING BIGFOOT

The writer believes in the possibility of the paranormal, but is not easily convinced.



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SHUKER STILL SEARCHING

Karl Shuker's update on his earlier work In Search of Prehistoric Survivors will appear shortly.  This huge volume is entitled Still in Search of Prehistoric Survivors, with updates and new cryptids.  This is going to be a must for any cryptozoologist.  Release date in the United States is December 5th.  The book, published by Coachwhip Publications, will be over 600 pages long.



Price in United States: $44.95
Price in UK: £37.95

STRANGE BEAST IN CANNOCK CHASE

What is this frightening canid?

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD



On This Day in Weird, November 27...

1973: Little Rock's Arkansas Gazette reports that witness Orville Scoggins, his son and grandson, claim a sighting of Bigfoot near the town of Fouke. They describe a creature four feet tall, covered with black hair, walking slowly through the woods.


Saturday 26 November 2016

UK BIG CATS - WHAT'S THE EXPLANATION?

I am grateful to Liv McCarthy for drawing my attention to this item.



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TROWS-WHAT ARE THEY?

Trows are diminutive beings on the Orkney and Shetland Islands off the Scottish coast.



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HISTORY OF DRACULA

What inspired Bram Stoker?



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LINCOLNSHIRE WEREWOLF

A story from 1926.



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CHUPACABRA TIMELINE

An overall look at the phenomenon.



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MONSTER OF FILEY BRIG

Did a cult make sacrifices to it?



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BIGFOOT IN FLORIDA

He is said to have made his presence known.



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IS BIGFOOT MERE FLESH AND BLOOD?

Is there something paranormal here?



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JURASSIC MUSEUM IN ASTURIAS

A place for Dinosaurs.  (Site is in Spanish).

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BIGFOOT IN MASSACHUSSETTS

A sighting in 1972.



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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD



On This Day in Weird, November 26...

1977: North Dakota's Bismarck Tribune reports that that Mrs. Angus Long Elk claims a Bigfoot sighting along the Grand River, near Little Eagle.

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Friday 25 November 2016

BEWARE THE RUSALKA

These water dwelling creatures of Slavic legend could be dangerous.



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MOTHMAN AND INDRID COLD

Was Indrid Cold the Mothman?



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DIDI - SOUTH AMERICAN APEMAN

Cryptid primate of South American legend.



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HAS BIGFOOT HUMAN ANCESTRY?

Did humans mate with another species to produce Bigfoot?



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COUPLE REPORTS BIGFOOT SIGHTING

Two witnesses are better than one.



A SELECTION OF HUMANOIDS

Includes the Texas Birdman.




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BUGBEAR OF GASCONY

Its name means "Rawleg".

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD



On This Day in Weird, November 25...

1964:L Witnesses claim a sighting of two disc-shaped UFOs on a hilltop outside New Berlin, New York. Observers claim that 12 humanoid figures engaged in an apparent repair operation lasting "for hours," but apparently, no one had time to summon authorities.