Archive for the “Lizard People”

Goatman and Other Beasts

Posted by: Loren Coleman on November 3rd, 2008

Over Halloween, word leaked out via Wired of the forthcoming publication of Beasts Book Two, a compilation of fantastic and down-to-earth cryptids. Here is some cryptozoologically-oriented tidbits from Scott Thill’s article:
“Indie comics powerhouse Fantagraphics assembled some of the finest, strangest artists on Earth last year to render monsters of various mythologies into a freaky [...]

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LaCrosse Lizardman

Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 3rd, 2008

Then there’s…
…the mid-90s encounter another man and his son had by the riverbank in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, while hunting for a lost dog. They saw what they described as a “Lizardman,” covered in brownish scales and very reptilian-looking. ~ Linda Godfrey

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Dragons: Between Science and Fiction

Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 30th, 2008

Opening at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmondton, Canada, from June 14 through September 14, 2008, is the exciting “Dragons: Between Science and Fiction.” The program will be bursting through the doors of the Royal Alberta Museum’s newly renovated Feature Gallery, and includes a traveling worldwide exhibition, presentations, children’s activities, a new play, and [...]

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Monster Quest II

Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 27th, 2008

It is Tuesday, May 27, 2008, and the History Channel, on behalf of “Monster Quest II,” is here in Portland, Maine, with a film producer and crew today to digitally film interviews with me about cryptozoology, in the context of a five hour tour of the International Cryptozoology Museum.

Their snippets of the interviews, b-roll, and [...]

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Not Lizard Man

Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 17th, 2008

DNA testing has shown an attack on a family van some blamed on the legendary Lizard Man appears to have been actually done by a domestic dog.

Something chewed up the front fender of Bob and Dixie Rawson’s van in February 2008. Bite marks were left on the wheel wells and blood was found on the [...]

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Dragons Descend on Alberta

Posted by: Loren Coleman on April 15th, 2008

Reports of dragon sightings in Canada are to be taken seriously. A traveling exhibition from two primarily French locations will soon be visiting the Royal Alberta Museum. Due to the fact this will be its first installation in an English-speaking site, there may be more attention to it throughout North America rather immediately.
As [...]

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Expedition Faux: The Battle for Media Attention

Posted by: Loren Coleman on April 14th, 2008

Two competing “Bigfoot” expeditions that appear to have more to do with media attention, got in the news over the weekend.
1) Over the weekend, the members of Matt Moneymaker’s Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization’s 2008 West Virginia Expedition did report hearing sounds and finding tracks believed to have been made by the elusive, apelike creature.
We heard [...]

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Mermaid Found: 1917

Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 10th, 2008

The skeleton of a creature half human and half fish, which scientists say is more than 4,000 years old, has been found on the coast of China. Its discovery, imbedded deep in a sandy shore, has revived the old question of whether mermaids have ever existed. This skeleton is accepted in some quarters [...]

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Lizard Man a Cow Killer?

Posted by: Craig Woolheater on March 9th, 2008

Dead cow, coyote found near site of “Lizard Man” mystery
LEE COUNTY, SC (WIS) - We have been following a renewed investigation into the “Lizard Man.”
Thursday we have learned that two dead animals were found in a field near the home of Dixie and Bob Rawson. The Lee County Sheriff’s Department says it could be [...]

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Otter Unknown Kappa

Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 7th, 2008

Brent Swancer, from Japan, is my guest contributor for today. He introduces us to a known animal with a foggy cryptic presence today and its links to an extremely well-known Japanese cryptid:

The Japanese River Otter (Lutra nippon) is a nocturnal predator, endemic to Japan, which reaches 26 to 30 inches long at maturity. Inhabiting [...]

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He’s Back: Lizard Man

Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 2nd, 2008

Wetzel’s “It” by Bill Rebsamen from Mysterious America (page 273).
In 1970, John A. Keel’s book Strange Creatures from Time and Space was first published. I’d been corresponding with Keel for several years by then, and had been feeding him reports, cases, and sightings of reptilian creatures in North America. Keel turned my files [...]

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Lizard Man Returns?

Posted by: Craig Woolheater on March 2nd, 2008

A recent spate of vehicle vandalism and property damage has SC residents wondering if the Lizard Man has returned.

For more information on the Lizard Man, along with the articles seen in the above video, go to Lizard Man of South Carolina.

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Creature From The Black Lagoon Has Died

Posted by: Loren Coleman on February 21st, 2008

Ben Chapman, 82, has passed away this morning, February 21, 2008, at 12:15 AM Hawaii time.
Chapman was admitted to the hospital two days ago and died peacefully in his hospital bed. He had a living will and his life support was disconnected yesterday about noon Hawaii time. The family will be having a memorial service [...]

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South Africa: New Mermaid Sighting!

Posted by: Loren Coleman on January 16th, 2008

From Curious Encounters, Faber and Faber, 1985.
In recent years, Merbeings have taken on the appearance of Lizardpeople, as above, and the Merman and Mermaid roots in the sightings seemed to have been fading.
Most reports of Merbeings generally seem to be from over a hundred years ago or are lost in the fog of folktales and [...]

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Halloween Premiere: Monsterquest

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 25th, 2007

During the year, the crew from this show came to Maine, Texas, and a lot of other places across North America. Don’t be surprised if you see some familiar faces in this series, including people you know in the first mini-documentary ever about an all-women Bigfoot expedition.
Monsterquest, which debuts this fall, will take a scientific [...]

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