Category: cryptids
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It Goes on All Fours
When I was in high school in Southern California, I made friends with brothers who recently moved to town from Gallup, New Mexico. At one point, they told me a story about driving in the desert at night near Gallup. They saw a coyote-like animal come out of the bush and run alongside the car.…
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More Monsters from Texas
I’m back with a few more interesting monsters from the great state of Texas. Ottine Swamp Thing East of San Antonio is the Ottine Wetlands. They are a relict ecosystem believed to be 12,000 years old. And in case you’re wondering, a relict ecosystem is a particular habitat that exists in geographic isolation from an…
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A Tour of Proctor Valley
Thursday before last I joined the “Local Legends” series with an essay on haunted San Diego, a high-point of which was the stop in Proctor Valley, epicenter of San Diego’s Bigfoot equivalent, the Proctor Valley Monster. Over the weekend I found this video on the subject by a fellow I’ve enjoyed for a while. I…
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Ghosts and “The Monster” of San Diego
Good morning, friends and followers, and I hope it finds you in the mood for spooks! Negatrite opened this can of worms and C.W. scooped out a handful, so I’m diving in to get my share before they’re all gone! For those who don’t know, San Diego, the city on the southwestern corner of the…
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Beasts, Monsters, and Urban Legends of Texas
Three weeks ago, negatrite! posted a nifty article on creepy things that just might visit your backyard if you live in New Jersey or Delaware. Then he threw out the challenge to show him some creepies from the readers neck of the woods. So I decided to take up the challenge and find out what…
Threads that Bind 