Comments on: Three Men Seeking Monsters

By: Rillo777

Rillo777 — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:56:28 +0000

I’d like to add to my above post that while some creatures exhibit “high strangeness” (read paranormal) BF, and many others do so only atypically. Some, such as the black cats, have a reputation for disappearing, but cougars, like any cat, can move quickly and silently when it suits them. Cats of any size have always had a reputation for elusiveness.

Something as large as bigfoot might seem like it would kick up a lot of noise and be unable to hide in a woods, but I expect we’d be very surprised by how nimble it would really be.

We’re dealing with creatures that live in a wild environment, one that to them is as familiar and comfortable as our living rooms are to us. In their world we’re the noisy, clumsy beings.

It is not remarkable to me that they are most often encountered from a distance, or by those, such as hunters, who often remain silent and motionless for hours.

By: Rillo777

Rillo777 — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:29:31 +0000

I just hope this movie doesn’t give everyone the idea that all cryptids are some sort of paranormal creature. I read the book but was dismayed by its assertion that these creatures are really some sort of spiritual entity that comes to our world to feed off our belief. Worse, it brought forth the idea that these creatures might be summoned and, perhaps, controlled by the summoner. I believe those things exist, but I do not think Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, both of which are spoken of in Redfern’s book, or most other cryptids fall into that category.

Most importantly, if cryptids are so insubstantial then there is really no way to study them, much less capture one. And attempting to summon such a being could lead a person into greater dangers than they could imagine.

By: elsanto

elsanto — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:10:41 +0000

Why do I get the feeling that the clause “…if it weren’t for those meddling kids!” is going to work itself into the dialogue?

By: lamarkable

lamarkable — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:50:39 +0000

I predict in the “what’s next” trending is a Saturday morning cartoon…nevermind..I forgot about the historically significant contribution of Scooby Doo.

By: squatchwatcher

squatchwatcher — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:43:22 +0000

I had made an earleir comment about there is no such thing as bad press, but I would have to agree with the above statement. It’s one thing to do a documentary on the squatch and leave certain details out, but when you get a comedy actor like Jon Heder to appear in a film about sasquatch you know the producers are not taking the subject serious. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see though.

By: bill green

bill green — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:07:44 +0000

hey everyone this new book called men seeking monsters looks great. im sure the movie will even greater. thanks bill

By: lamarkable

lamarkable — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:05:58 +0000

Another example of the defacto catagory that cryptozoology is filed under, somewhere between Dracula and Wolfman. All the efforts of sincere researchers who relentlessly pursue the truth with their own resources, who not only must contend with the adversaries in the natural world but also the scientific community who has their head stuck in the sand whilst letting their posteriors in harms way. Now Hollywood, who would sell their grandmother’s remains for a dollar. Entertaining fantasy at the expense of reality. The trend continues. Somewhere below infotainment on the intelligence scale…where’s my popcorn?