A fellow working at a sawmill in southwestern Virginia spotted some unusual tracks in the brush. A few days later, he noticed what might be a Bigfoot peeking at him from behind a tree. Fortunately, he was able to snap a photo. — Read the rest ..read more

Get yourself down to Houma, Louisiana October 20-22 for the Rougarou Fest, a family-friendly extravaganza celebrating the elusive cryptid known as the Rougarou. The Rougarou Fest website explains that rougarou is a werewolf-like creature "whose legend has been handed down for many generations, either directly from French settlers to Louisiana or from the French Canadian immigrants a long time ago." — Read the rest ..read more

In 1933, a fellow named Hugh Gray snapped this image of  "an object of considerable dimensions" emerging from Loch Ness in Scotland. Gray was convinced that he had captured a photo of "Nessie," the mysterious creature that was part of the local lore. — Read the rest ..read more

This is (apparently) a great war simmering between Wikipedia editors and cryptid hunters. Cryptid enthusiasts, such as those who haunt r/Cryptozoology, accuse the open-source information website of being biased against their beloved beasts, dismissing such things as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster with pejorative descriptors of "pseudoscience" (Or, worse — "folklore"). — Read the rest ..read more

In recent months, Bigfoot warning signs like the one depicted above have been spotted on trails and in state parks across Pennsylvania. No, they're not legit, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. "Bigfoot is not real," department spokesperson Wesley Robinson told The Morning Call. — Read the rest ..read more

The above clip reportedly recorded inside a shop in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, Indian seems to depict the cryptozoological cousin of a bodega cat. What the hell is this mystery monster? A furless civet? Mongoose? Demogorgon? (TimesNow) image: screenshot/News with Newzera/YouTube ..read more

The Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) was a beautiful carnivorous marsupial that went extinct in the 1930s in part due to human hunting and encroachment on the animal's natural habitats. (To this day though, people report occasional sightings in the region.) Now, researchers are planning to use genetic engineering to bring back the Tasmanian tiger. — Read the rest ..read more

Unfortunately, anyone who spotted the Loch Ness Monster in the last few days will be disappointed to learn that what they saw may have been an alpaca. Apparently a small herd escaped from their pen at Loch Ness Alpacas where visitors can enjoy an "experience" with the animals at the beach. — Read the rest ..read more

Last week, a woman called police to report a suspicious figure lurking in her yard. Apparently a Facebook group for police scanner enthusiasts commented about it being a possible Bigfoot sighting. From the Macomb Daily: …Officers searched the area but did not find a sasquatch or anything resembling the fabled large, hairy, ape-like creature. — Read the rest ..read more

University of Derby molecular ecologist Michael Sweet floated a theory that the Loch Ness Monster might actually be a whale's penis. See examples below in Sweet's tweet. (Of course, the famed "Surgeon's Photograph" of 1934 above is a known hoax but it does have an uncanny resemblance to a whale dick.) — Read the rest ..read more