Well, in the wake of the publication of my 2-part article on the U.K.’s “Alien Big Cats” phenomenon, a number of people have contacted me asking something along the lines of: “Does this mean you think all creatures that fall under the banner of Cryptozoology are supernatural?” The answer to that question is “No, I… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/05/more-on-the-matter-of-supernatural-monsters-creatures/…
Tag: Cryptozoology
New Statistical Study Links Sea Monster Descriptions to Dinosaur Discoveries
If they exist today, what exactly do sea serpents look like? If your description includes a long neck attached to a large bulky body, that doesn’t really sound like ‘serpent’ – does it? According to a new study, the portrayals of mythical creatures referred to as sea serpents changed during the 18th century as more… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/new-statistical-study-links-sea-monster-descriptions-to-dinosaur-discoveries/…
Crypto Language: Merriam-Webster Adds “Cryptid” To Its Online Dictionary
It isn’t every day that key cryptozoological terms get added to one of the world’s most famous dictionaries. However, Merriam-Webster made history yesterday after it added the term “Cryptid” to its online source for English language definitions. The term, according to Merriam-Webster Online, has been in use since 1983, for which they give the following… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/crypto-language-merriam-webster-adds-cryptid-to-its-online-dictionary/…
Strange Tales of Apes in Appalachia: Mystery Beasts in Carolina Folklore
Throughout the Southeastern United States, there are countless renditions on the common legend of Boogers, Bogey Men, and nocturnal manlike beasts said to roam the hills. As a child, I was always fascinated by one such story told by a family friend who, always with a bit of hesitation, described an odd looking, man-like animal… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/strange-tales-of-apes-in-appalachia-mystery-beasts-in-carolina-folklore/…
Curious Tales of Mysterious Scottish Water Spirits
When people think of Scotland and strange things in the water, they are likely going to envision the famous Loch Ness Monster of Loch Ness. This is the common image of strange aquatic anomalies in the country, and it has been a mainstay of the world of the paranormal for a very long time. Yet,… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/curious-tales-of-mysterious-scottish-water-spirits/…
Akron’s ‘Pond Monster’ Versus Ohio’s Many Water Cryptids
Have you ever wondered why Ohio doesn’t have an official state monster? Me neither, but one reason might be it has too many mythical creatures, swimming monsters and other strange cryptids to choose just one. If the Loveland Frogman, the Minerva Monster, the Grassman or any other Buckeye State beasts are planning to lobby the… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/akrons-pond-monster-versus-ohios-many-water-cryptids/…
‘Chupacabra’ Kills 71 Animals and Drains Their Blood in Mexico
It was not a dog; it was something tremendous. So read the headline in Mexican newspaper El Mexicano this week as farmers in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua reported the discovery of over 70 animals brutally mutilated by an unidentified-yet-eerily-familiar creature. Has el chupacabra claimed another victim – er, 71 victims? It’s possible. That is, if the… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/chupacabra-kills-71-animals-and-drains-their-blood-in-mexico/…
Unidentified Aquatic Creature Caught on Camera in Ohio
Reports of mysterious and unidentified creatures are fairly common, but it’s much rarer for eyewitnesses to actually get them on camera (not to mention the fact that many cryptids have a seemingly magical ability to render all photographs blurry or cause cameras to malfunction). That all changed this week in Akron, Ohio as wildlife experts… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/unidentified-aquatic-creature-caught-on-camera-in-ohio/…
A New Loch Ness Monster Video by the Grandson of a Previous Witness
Are you getting tired of and possibly irritated by all of those recent Loch Ness monster videos recorded by that guy in Ireland sitting in front of his TV watching the Loch Ness monster-cam? Well, here’s some good news. The latest video in what is turning into a record-breaking year for sightings was taken by… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/a-new-loch-ness-monster-video-by-the-grandson-of-a-previous-witness/…
Monsters In Our Cities?
As is the case with practically every investigator of the unknown, I am sure, occasionally I am on the receiving end of stories, tales and accounts that sound great, but where the person relating the data insists on either complete or partial anonymity. Of course, such tales can be very interesting indeed; but, equally, they… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/monsters-in-our-cities/…