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Archive for the “Merbeings”

Tengu

Posted by: Loren Coleman on April 3rd, 2009

The mountains and forests of Japan have long been the domain of the legendary Tengu, one of the most famous and ubiquitous creatures in Japanese folklore. A guest blog by Brent Swancer, with images.

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Ahoy, Thar Be Sea Monsters, Arr, Otters!

Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 16th, 2009

What are these West Coast Pacific Ocean sightings turning out to be? Images.

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Filipino Mermaid Hoax

Posted by: Loren Coleman on February 16th, 2009

There is an incident being reported by media in the Philippines today that is confusing, once again, mermaids with sea cows. Images.

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Help Out The Lad!

Posted by: Loren Coleman on January 23rd, 2009

Take a look, mates.

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Metro Cryptids

Posted by: Loren Coleman on January 12th, 2009

Look what’s appearing in some urban settings. Images.

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Needed: Marine Cryptid Sighting Net

Posted by: Loren Coleman on November 27th, 2008

What marine cryptozoology needs is a worldwide network of observers reporting to one central location. A new sighting of Ballena franca austral serves as a good example of how this might work. Image.

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Animal Planet, Mokele & Mermaids

Posted by: Loren Coleman on November 10th, 2008

The folks on the film crew have passed along some production photos. Images.

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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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Feeding The Mermaids

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 23rd, 2008

I’ve just returned from a remarkable time with an Animal Planet crew in Florida. Details and lots of images.

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Monster Mash, Mermaids & Manatees

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 20th, 2008

On the road again…. Images.

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Cape Cod Manatee Sighted

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 2nd, 2008

Is this species the source of ancient Sea Serpent sightings? Viewed yesterday, the eyewitness said this animal was moving too slowly and the tail was too broad and large to be a seal.

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Mermaid Queen Has Died

Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 9th, 2008

Famed model Diane Webber, whose image influenced a pre-Disney generation of Merbeing admirers, has died. Images.

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Hobgoblin At Hobbs Point

Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 10th, 2008

In the 1967 movie Five Million Years to Earth, a new subway excavation in the Hobbs End section of London unearths an apparent extraterrestrial craft. The scientists involved in the unraveling of this drama soon discover this part of London on Hobbs Lane has a long history of poltergeist, haunting and apparition activities. One keen [...]

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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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Steller’s Sea Ape

Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 27th, 2008

Steller’s Sea Ape, as drawn by Harry Trumbore, from The Field Guide to Bigfoot and Other Mystery Primates (2006: 64-65). A good overview of the expedition leading to the remarkable sighting of what has become known as Steller’s Sea Ape can be found in the November 17, 2005, article in the California Literary Review. The [...]

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