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“Take a look at some ancient maps of Scotland and you may notice a strange phrase inscribed beside Loch Lomond…”

Read: The “Floating Island” of Loch Ness »

Known hoaxer George Edwards apparently believes so.  Edwards is the long time owner and operator of Loch Ness Cruises, and skipper of the tourist boat Nessie Hunter.  He is also infamous for having made a side career out of faking photographic evidence to sell to gullible tourists, and inventing the non-existent geological feature Edwards Deep, [...]

Read: Stop the Science! It’s Bad for Business! »

“…For absolutely decades, rumors, tales and legends have surfaced to the effect that government agencies – all around the world and since at least the early to mid 1800s onwards – have been secretly collecting and carefully studying data on bizarre beasts, extraordinary animals, and strange creatures…”

Read: Unleashing Monster Files »

CryptoCinema from the 66th Festival de Cannes.

Read: Cryptids From Cannes »

May 20, at 8 PM (ET/PT), Animal Planet’s Monster Week is back with all-new stories about the world’s most legendary and mysterious creatures. Monster Week, a week so big it lasts eight days, digs deep into our fascination with the unknown and proves that there are still real monsters out there…

Read: Animal Planet Kicks Off Monster Week! »

The legendary Loch Ness Monster might have turned 80 this week, but one overly cautious cruise company isn’t convinced that she’s any less of a threat. While “Nessie” hasn’t reportedly harmed a soul—or ship—to date (or actually been proved to exist, for that matter), Scottish cruise line Jacobite Cruises isn’t taking any chances.

Read: Insured Against Nessie Attack »

Loch Ness investigator Gordon Holmes is marking ten years of amateur research with an exhibition about the legendary monster – and has no intention of giving up searching.

Read: Video: Ten Years on the Trail of the Loch Ness Monster »

A case of sea serpent sibling rivalry…

Read: Champ vs. Nessie »

“…It was off to Loch Ness once more on the 12th April on what is becoming a regular Easter trip to the abode of the Loch Ness Monster…”

Read: A Loch Ness Road-Trip »

“…The lady was the first to notice the disturbance, which occurred fully three-quarters of a mile from the shore, and it was her sudden cries to stop that drew her husband’s attention to the water…”

Read: The Mackay’s See a Monster »

This might be the time and place to mention one possible explanation for the irreconcilable differences between what Tim Dinsdale was certain he saw on April 23, 1960, and what he filmed. I don’t know if anyone else has ever ventured this, but here’s a go at it.

Read: What Did Tim Dinsdale See at Loch Ness? »

For my first ever Cryptomundo post, I thought it would be fitting to reflect on the Loch Ness mystery for a couple of reasons. First off, it was at age fifteen (back in 1982) that I wandered the shores of the mist-shrouded loch, armed with my little super 8 movie camera in hopes of, capturing footage of a monster. As it turned out, that particular enterprise became an influential event in my life.

Read: Reflections on the Loch Ness Monster »

“…since we assume the Loch Ness Monster had some ancestors, where would they have lived?”

Read: Nessie in the Ice Age »

Ireland’s got their own Loch Ness Monster!

Watch the video here on Cryptomundo!

Read: Monster in Lough Foyle! »

“Looking back within the fossil record to around 300 million years ago, paleontologists today have managed to pry open a historical window to the past, and learn a lot about the kinds of deep-sea beasts that were swimming the warm waters of Earth’s deepest oceans…”

Read: Nessie: The Hotel Conspiracy »