Pop Cryptid Spectator 10
In this edition: California’s Bigfoot law – Spot the Sasquatch, The British Bigfoot, Wisconsin’s New Cryptid and Paranormal Convention, Mothman-flavored chips, First Nessie sighting of the year
Author Archives: Sharon A. Hill
Pop Cryptid Spectator 9
In this edition: Creating the Loch Ness Monster, Ogopogo statue updated,The Big Muddy Murphysboro monster file, Continuing the tradition of paranormal lore in W Va, Wild Fictions comic is great intro to Fortean topics, Snallygaster vs Snoligoster
Pop Cryptid Spectator 8
In this edition: Bigfoot proposed as California’s official cryptid, Monster Snap VR Game, What is a “cryptoid”? Fakelore to folklore: The Rake
Pop Cryptid Spectator 7
In this edition: Cryptozoology diploma, Past and future of Small Town Monsters, Modern resurgence of mokele-mbembe, Fresno Nightcrawler – Is it a cryptid? Frogman Festival in March, Cryptid biographies, Book review: A Natural History of Sea Serpents
UK survey respondents love earth mysteries
New poll results about paranormal belief in the UK show that “earth mysteries” are really popular across the pond. Many complications make it difficult to make sense out of poll numbers reflecting levels of paranormal beliefs over time.
Pop Cryptid Spectator 6
I’ve found a fun collection of news, media, and pop cryptid information for this issue, featuring dragons and Bigfoot.
Pop Cryptid Spectator 5
In this edition: Bigfoot makes an appearance in a divorce case, The Times of London promotes growing belief in Bigfoot. E-DNA and the Enormous Eel Effect, Utah Yetis dream dissolves, Reality Shifting and Cryptids and the Goosepig.
New paper fails to connect Summerville spook light to earthquakes
A new paper by a seismologist suggests a South Carolina spook light legend may be related to seismic activity, but the conclusions fall far short of convincing.
Pop Cryptid Spectator 4
The 4th edition of the chronical of the changing appearance of and attitudes towards mystery animals in popular culture.
Pop Cryptid Spectator 3
Pop Cryptid Spectator #3: Observations and commentary on the parade of cryptids in popular culture.
Pop Cryptid Spectator 2
Pop Cryptid Spectator #2: News, observations, and commentary on the parade of cryptids in popular culture.
A meteor falls in Pennsylvania, and lands in ice cream
A rock hit a car in a Walmart parking lot in Lehighton, PA in 2023, busting the window and landing in a half gallon of ice cream. A group of open-minded scientists agreed to take the case and identified the rock as a genuine meteorite.
Pop Cryptid Spectator 1
Pop Cryptid Spectator #1: Observations and commentary on the parade of cryptids in popular culture.
Arguing over the science of mystery animals
Was cryptozoology ever scientific? Discussion about cryptids reveals ideas about the public perception of science. Arguments continue about what cryptozoology was and should be.
Pop Goes the Cryptid: Explained
Introduction to the world of Pop Cryptids, showing the evolution of cryptozoology from a scientific field to a popular culture scene where “cryptid” is any weird, sentient thing.
Flat earthers go to Antarctica
What happened when a pastor from Colorado, Will Duffy, takes flat earthers to Antarctica in what is called “The FInal Experiment”?
Idaho Mystery Boom Chasers
Wild ideas are circulating via social media regarding mystery booms reported in Idaho. Thanks to platforms like TikTok, doubtful ideas about skyquakes are raging online.
Lost Monster Files is a cryptid bust
A recap and summary of Discovery’s cryptid show Lost Monster Files and its failings regarding science, education, and entertainment.
Modern problems with scientific naming: Example – Bigfoot
A new article in the Journal of Mammalogy calls out the problem with poor naming practices of new species in our internet age. “Bigfoot” is the perfect bad example.
The Ketchum Project: What to Believe about Bigfoot DNA ‘Science’ (2013)
Reprint of 2013 article detailing the proposed but illegitimate publication of Bigfoot DNA results by Melba Ketchum, and her circus of pseudoscience.