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From the Loch Ness Monster to the Kraken, sea monsters still capture the imagination centuries after medieval cartographers doodled them in the blank spots of their maps. But to Charles Paxton, a researcher at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, sea monster sightings are more than fish tales.

Read: Get Kraken: Why Scientists Should Study Sea Monsters »

This breaking news has just come in of this July 2nd encounter. Image.

Read: New Ogopogo Sighting »

Zenescope Entertainment has a new comic book series called “The Monster Hunters’ Survival Guide.”

The third and fourth issues feature artwork and write-ups on some of the world’s most infamous cryptids, such as the Chupacabras, giant anacondas, the Kraken, the Mokele Mbembe, giant catfish, and more.

Ordering info and cover images here on Cryptomundo.

Issue 4′s cover art features Charlie Sheen and a Chupacabras. Doing what you ask? Duh, Winning!

Read: The Monster Hunters’ Survival Guide Issues 3 & 4 »

The scientist makes a shocking announcement. Images.

Read: Dino-Do-Dahs for Darren! »

Looking a bit like Justin Timberlake with an easy grin and an enthusiasm that’s infectious, Pat Spain is a wildlife scientist with a special interest in crypto-zoological creatures, ones that may or may not exist, and he’s traveled the globe to investigate them for the new National Geographic Channel series Beast Hunter, premiering Mar. 4. Having grown up the middle of three kids in Wynantskill, New York and earned his Bachelor of Science from Suffolk University in Boston, Spain created a Web series called Nature Calls in 2005, which ultimately put him on Nat Geo’s radar. “I’m so excited to be doing this and it means a lot that other people are getting interested in it too,” he says. He had a lot more to say in the following conversation.

Read: Beast Hunter Pat Spain Interviewed on Weirld.com »

A comprehensive critique of this new series includes the exclusive release of images of the renderings of Orang Pendek. Many photos.

Read: Loren Coleman Reviews “Beast Hunter” »

Beast Hunter is hosted by Pat Spain, a biologist and explorer who travels the globe in search of mythical creatures, immersing himself amongst the tribes, people and cultures on his quest to find the truth between fact and fiction.

Read: New CryptoZoo TV Series: Beast Hunter on Nat Geo »

Herewith, the best works on cryptids, monsters, and creatures that were published in 2010 are assembled here for your use and interest. Plus get some sneak peeks at 2011. Images.

Read: Top 20 Cryptozoology Books of 2010 »

More news of the new. Images.

Read: New At ICM »

What about it? Which ones do you like, personally? Images.

Read: What’s Your Favorite “Celebrity Cryptid”? »

Missed it the first time? Here it is again.

Read: April 11th: “Beasts of the Bible” On Again »

Loren Coleman shall appear briefly in this documentary. It will examine extraordinary creatures from biblical stories and some will be cryptozoological, such as Merbeings and Mokele-Mbembe. Images.

Read: April 1st: Animal Planet, “Beasts of the Bible” »

Here’s the first look at the cover. Image.

Read: New Mokele-Mokele Book »

Bill Gibbons shares some insights and what he will be revealing in his new book in this exclusive to Cryptomundo. Images.

Read: Mokele-Mbembe: Mystery Beast of the Congo Basin »

William Gibbons exclusively shares with Cryptomundo his insights and clarifications on some of the details on his and his associates’ reseach and subsequent findings on Mokele-mbembe and the N’goubou. Images.

Read: News On Mokele-Mbembe Research »