The Spectral British Bigfoot

Exposed, Uncovered, and Declassified: Ghosts, Spirits, & Hauntings, Am I Being Haunted? - which has just been published and is now widely available - includes a paper from me on ghostly creatures, some of a definitively monstrous nature, including the phantom-like Man-Monkey of England's Shropshire Union Canal and the local old villages of Ranton and Woodseaves. For more information, here's the link.

A 19th Century Scottish Monkey

Richard Muirhead has uncovered a truly fascinating case of a distinctly out-of-place monkey shot dead in Scotland in the 19th Century! Weird, indeed! Here's the link.

Spectral Bigfoot - Coming Soon

Exposed, Uncovered, and Declassified: Ghosts, Spirits, & Hauntings, Am I Being Haunted? is a soon-to-be-published collection of writings that includes a chapter from me on spectral animals - some of a distinctly cryptozoological nature, including the ghost-like Man-Monkey of England's Shropshire Union Canal. For more information, click right here!

An Irish Wild-Man

Over at his Gralien Report site, Micah hanks delves into an enigmatic tale of a 13th Century Irish Wildman. Here's the link to the article, which begins thus:

"Within various Medieval literature detailing history and folklore throughout Europe, one who looks hard enough won’t have to struggle to find references to hairy, manlike beasts, variously referred to as orcs, ogres, trolls, woodwoses, and wild men in various documents from England and its surrounding countries."

An East-Coast Man-Beast

Neil Arnold delves into the strange - and fascinating - realm of the Norfolk Wildman...

Neil says, in part: "Many years ago when I first began writing for Animals & Men magazine (around issue 5 or 6) I mentioned to Jon Downes something regarding cryptozoological pub signs. There are many St George and the Dragon signs, and I know a few which also mention unicorns. However, one particular pub sign which is of great interest to me is that which belongs to The Wild Man at 29 Bedford Street in Norwich. Now, most pub signs have a meaning but the legend which pertains to The Wild Man is extremely intriguing."

And, indeed, it is! Click on the link above, and you'll see why!

Beasts of the Bridges

Two days ago I began writing (on a 3-times-a-week schedule) for Mysterious Universe. My second post, which has been uploaded today, deals with the link between bizarre creatures (including Britain's Man-Monkey) and ancient bridges. Here's the link...

Cannock Chase Controversies

As regular readers of this blog will be aware, I often provide details of hairy, man-beast encounters in and around England's Cannock Chase woods, located only a very short car-drive from where I used to live.

Well, now there is this bureaucratic atrocity to deal with that may very well change this wonderful locale forever...

And click here for more info on this stupid and outrageous move by the powers-that-be, and where you can learn more about what is going on.