Cryptozoology

As a boy, I believed in the Loch Ness Monster so implicitly that I asked my father to drive us from Southampton to Scotland to see it. The night before, in a dream, I saw his form meandering through the swamps by the lake. I was…

Name: The Loch Ness monster.Known affectionately as: Nessie.Age: The earliest account of a monster in the Loch Ness region appears in Columba's Life of Saint Adomnán of Iona, written in the 6th century AD. This would give the monster at…

Big Foot. Loch Ness. Yeti. chupacabra. Mokele-mbembe. There are legends about several elusive creatures whose existence has never been scientifically proven. These are called cryptids, and the study of these "hidden…

The International Museum of Cryptozoology just opened its new Bangor outpost on Hammond Street this week, after announcing the bookstore and gift shop last fall, and Bigfoot hunters, paranormal enthusiasts and simple curious have…

Sabrina Marie hovers over a pile of excrement, trying to figure out who left her there. She suspects a dog or a raccoon and is quick to rule out that it's sasquatch droppings."I guess it would be a lot bigger than that," she said.Mary…

For for most people, April Fool's Day is either a beacon of hope in dark times or a tedious parade of bad jokes we could all do without, with nothing in between. With a pandemic and a global focus on conflict in Ukraine and elsewhere,…

In 1999, people around the world were introduced to The Blair Witch Project, one of the most renowned found footage films ever made. Emulating amateur camerawork and focusing on a story steeped in urban legend, Daniel Myrick and Edward…

There is something deeply fascinating about dinosaurs. These extinct giant reptiles have a knack for capturing our imaginations and sometimes striking fear in our hearts. Dinosaurs have been appearing in movies for over a century, and…

Director of the International Museum of Cryptozoology, Loren Coleman, speaks about the museum during a recent visit to the museum in Portland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Movie toys and memorabilia, including one from the movie…

Director of the International Museum of Cryptozoology, Loren Coleman, speaks about the museum during a recent visit to the museum in Portland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Movie toys and memorabilia, including one from the movie…

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Set in a war-torn ancient world, "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" tells the story of the search for a boy who may be the key to the kingdom's survival. Much of the book - a collection of adventures oxidized by the haze of legend - depicts a group…

Whoever coined the phrase "One man's trash is another man's treasure" probably wasn't referring to beer cans, but I am. Modern breweries don't just stick a generic sticker on a can and call it a day; their labels are miniature…

Since he was little, my son seemed different from other children. Blaise let out bigger, more intense tantrums. He wouldn't wait quietly with a book and pencils. We constantly had to take him for walks, talk to him, play with him.…

Wendy Terrien, an international bestselling author, received her first library card at the age of 2 and, a few years later, began writing her own stories. She serves on the board of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and is a member of Pikes…

This entire piece is a spoiler for Disco Elysium. If there's anything real-life cryptids like the Loch Ness Monster and the Yeti have in common, it's their massive size. They are creatures that have long captured our collective!-->!-->!-->…

For the publisher: If your goal is to turn The Los Angeles Times into a tabloid, you're doing it the right way by running an opinion piece saying Congress needs to "conduct this conversation" on UFOs. There is not a single physical…

Could the Great Mounds of Southeast Kentucky Be the Graves of Dead Bigfoot Monsters? That's what Thomas Marcum, the founder of The Crypto Crew, a Kentucky-based cryptozoology and paranormal research group, and the author of…

NY Post - Three men shared how they encountered a Bigfoot-like "Yowie" as they walked home from work - leaving them terrified.The men, from Queensland, Australia, claimed to have encountered the beast on their way home earlier this…

Jim Schroeder rounded a bend in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in September, the side of his van grazing the tall grass emerging from the dense thickets of South Texas. Schroeder's sister, Linda, and her husband, Bob Carroll, who…

We cover the global rush for migrant workers and the solutions to an oil crisis.Rich countries fight for migrantsAs the pandemic enters a third year, a global battle for young immigrant workers is underway. With expedited visas and…

A month ago, Covid-19 cases had started to increase in parts of New England and Mountain West. But they continued to decline in most parts of the northern United States, as well as in Canada.This pattern seemed to suggest that a…

Europe faces fourth wave of CovidEurope is once again the center of the coronavirus pandemic, accounting for more than half of the Covid deaths reported worldwide this month, according to the WHO, and more than two million new cases every…

So let's get it straight. Staples Center's new name is going to be Crypto.com Arena? Well, that's just perfect. The word "crypto" means hidden or secret, but it also has "fake" or…

For Sarah Cooper, the hidden history of the Snallygaster is something Western Maryland needs to know more about. Cooper, founder and owner of the American Snallygaster Museum, said the story of the cryptid is not only an…

So let's get it straight. Staples Center's new name is going to be Crypto.com Arena? Well, that's just perfect. The word "crypto" means hidden or secret, but it also has "fake" or at least "questionable" connotations. It's a crypto…

Memorial City Hall is getting ready for the holiday season. As the holidays approach, plan to attend now…

Not Bigfoot. He and his wife Dana, professional paranormal investigators, have spent countless hours in the woods searching for the mythical Sasquatch during their careers. What he couldn't believe was that Jeff Goldblum, the…

After careful consideration and quiet soul-searching, I have changed my mind as to whether the cryptozoological entity known as "Sasquatch", also known as "Bigfoot", is a real creature wandering the mountains. forests of North America or…

Sea monsters in Casco Bay? As with many bodies of water, there are also legends about strange creatures lurking beneath Casco Bay. Our local monster is known as Cassie and apparently looks like a snake in her form. Cassie was first…

In an age where animated films are made up mostly of CGI animation, with its immersive 3D storylines and hyperrealistic textures of hair, tissue, and light refraction, it's refreshing to see animators and filmmakers consciously…

Jim Cummings tends to play the men who refuse to lose control. His characters to feel Similar, but so are many white, cisgender, straight, and millennial men - unable to wield power over their domain, they fight belligerently through…

LITTLETON, NC - Welcome to Museum of Cryptozoology and the Paranormal in Littleton, North Carolina. “When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. It gives you a haunted house, you start ghost tours,”…

Did you know that Leonardo da Vinci made marzipan sculptures and that he was upset when people ate them? That the first photos taken on the moon were sent by fax? Or that an elephant's trunk can drop five pints in less than a second and…

Chili dinner at the wheelThe Cook Memorial Methodist Church, 1025…

This passably funny mock-documentary, which denounces the gonzo-hipster journalism of Vice Media, could serve as a viable business card for greater Hollywood comedy for writers Zach Lamplugh and Brian Emond, who also star (while the first…

UExtremely bizarre in the best possible way, this hand-crafted animated feature film by writer-director Dash Shaw (originally a comic book / graphic novelist) is unlike anything you've seen before. Unless you've seen Dash's previous…

Graham Watts accompanies the occasional investigation. Most notably, a foray into a former family cemetery in Amherst County, which even scared him "a little".He loved following Watts' trajectory, both running his own business and…

The horrors that have occurred on the island of Malaga make it a prime location for a horror film. Photo courtesy of Peter Roberts Maine is scary. Stephen King knows it. Anyone who wakes up to the first blizzard of the year with a…

ASHLAND This is the season for all that is surreal and scary, for an…

JEFFERSON - The elusive Bigfoot will once again be heading to downtown Jefferson this weekend for the 20th…

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Let's start with the most obvious question to some ...Some people may immediately ask, what is cryptozoology? Essentially, it's about looking for animals that may or may not exist, that are fundamentally unfounded. For example: Bigfoot.…

The International Cryptozoology Museum Portland has attracted people from around the world for nearly 20 years to explore its exhibits on Bigfoot, Yeti, sea monsters and other animals as yet unknown to science. This fall,…

Thomas Sewid offers a crash course in supernatural beach safety. The subject is Pokwus, a small green cryptid (a creature whose existence has not been scientifically proven) found on rural beaches. As his wife Peggy dances around…

SHEPHERDSTOWN - The next faculty research forum will delve into the secret world of the Painted Turtle.…

Although "Bat Country Revisited" is the name of the new exhibition at You are the to Jeannette, the art space won't entirely look like a Halloween store. Some of the artwork will feature bats and other fantastic creatures adjacent to…

Body Gatorland, the self-described "Alligator Capital of the World", is bringing back its Gators, Ghosts and Goblins Halloween event for the third year in a row. The family event for all ages, daytime, at the park on…

Northerners know John Burroughs as the director who ran the Rogers Historical Museum into its new space in the iconic Hailey Ford building on South Second Street. But since moving to the St. Louis area, Burroughs has taken on something…

Travel editors are often asked the secret places in their areas of expertise. We have a stock of them, usually snapshots and moments that lead to other stories. In Austria, I think I will learn the hidden cultural heritage of Salzburg…

Visit almost any big zoo and you'll see witnesses to the standard menagerie: lions, tigers and bears, insects, monkeys - maybe a seal or two.Visit the International Cryptozoology Museum In Portland, Maine, you'll find museum exhibits like…

These days there is a subscription box for almost everything. You can't beat the convenience and pleasure of getting things you love, or things you didn't even know you wanted, delivered to your door every week or every month for a fixed…

A dream-eating Japanese elephant-like creature called baku, right, is one of the mythical creatures in "Cryptozoo". Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures "Utopias never work." The visually stunning new animated film…

FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS: Time Management for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $ 27.) How would you spend a week if you knew it was the last? Burkeman, a British journalist based in New York, says we are closer to…

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Click on the puzzle for a full size interactive version.Note: the answer grid will include all the letters of the alphabet.BY EMILY COX AND HENRY RATHvONGenerally speaking, the coronavirus is not more dangerous for pregnant women, but its…

Just ask the fin-tailed sea creature of Kampeska Lake. "A what?" Conda Williams asked. The longtime owner of The Prop, a tavern on the banks of the glacial lake just…

ANSONIA - People looking for a terrifically good time this weekend should stop by the Valley.The Connecticut Paranormal Convention will be held July 24-25 at the Ansonia Armory, with a program filled with spooky events. Doors…

STRANGE BEASTS OF CHINABy Yan GeTranslated by Jeremy TiangThe word “cryptozoology” has an aura of scientific rigor, evoking sequences of decoded genes and perfectly preserved fossils. In practice,…

Bigfoot Conference Brings Believers to Lakeland Ken Suarez reports LAKELAND, Florida - Ryan Golembeske thinks Florida is one of the best places to have a Bigfoot experience. The avid Bigfoot researcher will host the Great Florida…

Black Widow (Marvel Studios movie on Disney +) - Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff finally gets her due and a head start in this actor who aims to get back to basics but is more successful on a personal level. The…

LAKELAND - They are known around the world by various names - Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Grassman, Momo, Honey Island Swamp Monster and others.But in the Sunshine State, they are known as Skunk Apes, one of the various groups of monkey-like…

LAKELAND - They are known around the world by various names - Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Grassman, Momo, Honey Island Swamp Monster and others.But in the Sunshine State, they are known as Skunk Apes, one of the various groups of monkey-like…

Our picks of the best things to do this week. Thursday July 8Kristin HarmelBook signing organized by…

LAKELAND, FL - Looking for things to do this week? As more businesses and local sites reopen and it becomes safer to get together in small groups, don't miss out on what's new on your Lakeland Patch community calendar. Here's a look at…

Andrew Pyper's latest novel is The House. I saw a UFO last summer. It was in our off-grid cottage on a secluded lake two and a half hours north of Kingston, Ontario. I spent the weekend with a friend I had known from childhood, we both…

E3 2021 was filled with surprises, but none were as shocking as Red drop - a new cooperative shooter from Arkane Austin. No gameplay was featured when it debuted, but we did get a wonderful CGI trailer that gave us a glimpse of the…

Redfall has been announced and details are starting to emerge regarding what the gaming community can expect. After being announced at E3 2021, the vampires invaded the town of Redfall, Massachusetts, USA, and a handful…

In the works for over a year, Inside Passage - the brother's bar next to South Lake Union's Rumba and Aqua Verde - officially debuts on Friday, June 25. There's certainly a fantastic oceanic vibe inside, with a giant sprawling sea…

Do you know how much Hollywood loves producing movies about the cinema? The literary world has a similar predilection for books that take place in the book world.Often the protagonists of these novels are underpaid subordinates in the…

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LOCK HAVEN - This summer the PALA Summer Reading theme is "Tails and tales" and the programs will feature animals! The Ross Library offers a full schedule of upcoming adult…

Stars and Stripes Flag Day Celebration June 13, 2021 7 p.m. Enjoy a free outdoor concert of patriotic music by the Little Rock Wind Symphony, starting at 7:00 p.m. Veterans of all wars and branches will…

David Black once saw a UFO.At least that's how he catches the attention of his students before revealing that it was just a sundog - a bright light caused when the sun's rays refract through the ice crystals in the atmosphere.Researching…

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In pursuit of this vision, Final cutThe addition of political vision quests fulfills your selection of one of the four deranged political ideologies with a feverish dream on day three about your dismal political inaction. You can then…

Vera Farmiga and Patrick wilson have had great success with the Conjuring low-budget demonic possession movies, creepers that make big bucks at the box office. The third film in the main series, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It,…