No one knows why. All teens have different reasons for it, but mine is simply this. I picked a book up for a book report I thought had to do with fossil hunters, and it turned out that Cryptid Hunters would have a profound effect. But the reason that many of us can stay into it and remain open to it is because of the work done by past cryptozoologists, especially, Bernard Heuvelmans, Ivan T. Sanderson, Jeff Meldrum, John Green, and, of course, it’d be ignorant not to include our host Mr. Coleman.

And kudos for her lack of ridicule. Good show.

Thanks to you, too, Loren, for the post.

Does it seem that the upcoming generation is more open to the possibilities of cryptids than their elders? Perhaps it’s the influence of the ‘X-Files’, ‘Fringe’ or any number of other sci-fi series.

Those members of the ‘boomer generation’ that I know are fixated on ghosts and UFO’s. Whenever I speak to them about Sasquatch their eyes glaze over. Only rarely do I meet a ‘boomer’ who knows what I mean by ‘Patterson/Gimlin’.

The ‘hippie counter culture’ generation are still in pursuit of their own identity. Let’s hope they find themselves someday.

I find that it’s generation ‘x’ and ‘y’ that speak openly of Bigfoot, chupacabra, and other cryptids. There seems to be a fearlessness in them about openly entertaining the possibilities of unknown beasts among us.

I hope the opening of the International Cryptozoology Museum heralds a long overdue move to the mainstream for this field of study.

Good Luck, Loren!