• Investigator Uncovers History of Dogman Sightings in Southeastern Georgia
    by Tobias & Emily Wayland

    Investigator Aubrey Bowen told The Singular Fortean Society that he recently uncovered a trio of dogman sightings in southeastern Georgia dating back several decades.Bowen said he unintentionally discovered the sightings while doing research on paranormal activity attached to Orange Hall in St. Marys, Georgia.While interviewing witnesses about their paranormal experiences in the area, he began to hear stories of encounters with upright canines.Each of the witnesses who recounted their sighting to Bowen agreed to the use of their first name.The oldest such report was told to Bowen by Stephen, who said that, in 1998, he encountered a bipedal doglike creature when he was 11 or 12 years old […]

  • Woman Reports Sighting of Seven-Foot Humanoid with "Veiny, Batlike Wings" in Chicago
    by Tobias & Emily Wayland

    An illustration by artist Donie Odulio of the creature people have been reporting in and around Chicago and the greater Lake Michigan area. (Donie Odulio / Instagram: @donie_odulio) Lon Strickler of Phantoms & Monsters spoke to a woman recently who said that, late one night in October of 2019, she encountered a bizarre winged being in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.She was reportedly visiting her now ex-boyfriend and saw the creature while walking by the overpass near South Laflin Street and West 16th Street. Following a phone call with Strickler, the witness sent him the following written report:Hi Lon, just got off […]

  • First Nessie Sighting of 2023 Reported to The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register
    by Tobias & Emily Wayland

    Urquhart Castle overlooking Loch Ness. The first “official” Loch Ness Monster sighting of the year has been reported.According to The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register, Francesca McGarvey of Paisley, Scotland, was visiting the loch with her parents on April 5th of this year when she noticed an unusual object in the water at 11:52 a.m."She described being in their car [two to three] miles north of Invermoriston, driving south towards Fort Augustus at around 48mph, when she saw a dark shape emerge from the water, travelling north toward Urquhart castle," the report read. "She said there were humps seen, possibly […]

  • Artificial Intelligence Used to Create Latest Stabilization of Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Footage
    by Tobias & Emily Wayland

    A still image from the newly released video. (Rowan Cheung / Twitter) Rowan Cheung, author of artificial intelligence (AI) newsletter The Rundown, posted a stabilized video of the famed Patterson-Gimlin bigfoot footage to Twitter on March 30th that he said was the product of AI."Experts used AI and computer vision to stabilize viral footage of the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film from 1967," Cheung said.The footage was originally shot by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin on October 20th, 1967, near Bluff Creek in Northern California’s Six Rivers National Forest. Experts used AI and computer vision to stabilize viral footage of […]

  • "Lake Monster" Reportedly Photographed in Mexico's Madín Dam Basin
    by Tobias & Emily Wayland

    This photograph was shared to the government of Atizapán de Zaragoza Facebook page on March 19th. (Gobierno de Atizapán de Zaragoza / Facebook) Earlier this month, a photograph featuring an unidentified object in the Madín Dam reservoir of Atizapán de Zaragoza in Mexico was shared to the municipality’s Facebook page.The photo was shared on March 19th, along with the following caption:Neighbors from the area surrounding the [Madín Dam] reported the sighting of a large silhouette in the depths of the aquatic body. This fact adds to comments from [Atizapenses] who claim that a dinosaur dedicated to protecting the place […]

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  • FORTEAN TIMES PRESENTS MONSTER HUNTERS: IN SEARCH OF UNKNOWN ANIMALS - MY LATEST MAJOR CRYPTO-CONTRIBUTION
    by Dr Karl Shuker

     The front cover of the new cryptozoology-themed Fortean Times bookazine Monster Hunters (© Fortean Times/Diamond Publishing Limited – reproduced here on a strictly non-commercial Fair Use basis for educational/review purposes only) Bookazines are increasingly popular and prevalent in bookstores and on news stands nowadays, constituting a handy publication format that, as its name suggests, is midway between a magazine and a book. They sell well too, which is why I am currently involved in what, if all ultimately transpires according to plan, will be a series of bookazines featuring various of my animal anomaly writings from down through the years – but more about that some other […]

  • PERUVIAN BANDICOOTS, UNDISCOVERED TAPIRS, ZEBRA-STRIPED CARROT CREATURES, AND OTHER NEOTROPICAL NOVELTIES, COURTESY OF LEQUANDA & THIÉBAUT
    by Dr Karl Shuker

     Is this a bilby I see before me – in Peru?? (public domain)In my previous ShukerNature blog article (click here to access it), I documented two unexpected creatures depicted in a magnificent mural-format pictorial encyclopaedia entitled Quadro de Historia Natural, Civil y Geografica del Reyno del Peru ('Painting of the Natural, Civil and Geographical History of the Kingdom of Peru'), or QHNCGRP for convenience hereafter in this present article. Consisting of numerous miniature oil paintings and accompanying text on a wood panel, it measures a very impressive 128 x 45.25 inches (325 x 115 cm). Completed in Madrid, Spain, in 1799 and now on display at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias […]

  • FIRE SERPENTS, SAND SERPENTS, AND A SERPENT KING – A TRIO OF CRYPTO-CREATURE FEATURES UNCOILING ON-SCREEN!
    by Dr Karl Shuker

     Publicity posters for Fire Serpent, Sand Serpents, and Basilisk: The Serpent King (© John Terlesky/CineTel Films/Kandu Entertainment/Outrage Productions/Premiere Bobine/S.V. Scary Films/Sci-Fi Channel/Lionsgate Home Entertainment // Jeff Renfroe/Media Pro Pictures/Muse Entertainment/SyFy/RHI Entertainment // Stephen Furst/BUFO/Curmudgeon Films/Sci Fi Pictures – all three posters reproduced here on a strictly non-commercial Fair Use basis for educational/review purposes only) It's always a pleasure to watch creature features in which the monsters in question are far removed from the usual cinematic stereotypes (e.g. ferocious man-beasts, werewolves, sea monsters, gargantuan insects, […]

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