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Sharon A. Hill @[email protected] · 2024-07-28 · 22:40 UTC

A tour of popular mystery monsters

Today I bring you a mishmash of monster mentions. A quick book review, a link to info on the latest Bigfoot hoax and dogman programming, and an upcoming must-have volume for pop cryptid fans.

I recently read J.W. Ocker’s The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters. It was better than I thought it would be for an unexpected reason – it focused on one social aspect of cryptids: how they are fun for the community. People love monsters and “cryptids” which, in this case, are any weird creature that has a collection of anecdotal accounts. It no longer matters if the animals are real or even plausible. It only matters if people can tell great stories about them. I’m all for that.

The book is arranged by geographical area with short segments on the most interesting bits of lore about each creature. Ocker made a valiant attempt to include diversity into the featured creatures. That means we are treated to the tales of fun legends like Sinkhole Sam, Giant Sky Clam, Wampahoofus, Snarly Yow, Snallygaster, and more. As noted, there are a hundred different Bigfoot variants (including the Woodbooger and Albatwitch), often named for their local area. Ocker has made the survey of the myriad Bigfoot-types fun and interesting.

The focus is on the community aspects, noting the people who are trying to popularize the creature by promoting the tales, marketing the images, and organizing community festivals that serve as a common theme to act as a sense of identity for these often small communities.

Ocker gets the concept of pop cryptids: “Cryptid fans love monsters, and pop culture cryptozoology is basically Pokémon: we want to collect all the monster stories, and we want the widest variety of them in our collection as possible. Most of us who heart cryptids are fine with that imprecision and aren’t overly invested in the -ology part of cryptozoology. Unlike cryptozoologists, we aren’t trying to scientifically prove the existence of cryptids—we just love the idea of them; we love the stories.”

This is what I’m talking about! The -ology is less important. The sociology of cryptids is where it’s at.

This is a fun book to pick up or check out at your library. (It’s on my Libby app.)

Reading this book prompted me to update my list of Cryptid Town Festivals on the Modern Cryptozoology site.

If you are visiting the MCz site – check out two new posts from last week:

Bigfoot Baby Hoax – The baby bIgfoot photo of July 2024 was circulating on Facebook from last month. The image is a hoax created by using a real fiberglass model from an art exhibit.

The Dogman Triangle – A new documentary film by Small Town Monsters examines claims of a dogman creature in Texas. The creature has more paranormal features than zoological plausibility. The “triangle” angle falls flat, as does the concept of an upright human-dog creature. But, it’s a massively popular cryptid these days, fueled by YouTube and podcast content.

Note: Four featured creatures in Ocker’s book are human+canid types. It’s a BIG thing nationwide.

Finally, heads up! This is coming in 2025 and I’m super excited about it. Folklore and Zoology

#Books #creatures #cryptid #cryptidFestivals #cryptids #Cryptozoology #Monsters

https://sharonahill.com/?p=8681

#books #creatures #cryptid #cryptidfestivals #cryptids #cryptozoology

🤘 The Metal Dog 🤘 @[email protected] · 2023-12-12 · 14:50 UTC

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Top 5 Best Movies About Rock of All Time
Rock movies do more than just showcase music; they bring to life the stories, the personalities, and the culture that define this energetic genre. From biopics of legendary musicians to fictional tales that capture the essence of the rock scene, these films are a window into a world where music...

https://bravewords.com/news/top-5-best-movies-about-rock-of-all-time

#RockMovies #BestOfTheBest #Documentaries #MusicLegacy #DirectorsVision #RockHistroy

#themetaldogarticlelist #bravewords #rockmovies #bestofthebest #documentaries #musiclegacy

Chilliteracy @[email protected] · 2023-12-06 · 20:43 UTC

Coming up tonight we have some short ghostly mysteries to be read for you by Lucy! She's got Ben Blower's Story by C.F. Hoffman, and The Shadow of a Shade by Tom Hood! Make yourself warm and cosy, then come site by our virtual fireside and listen to some tales

https://www.twitch.tv/chilliteracy
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#ReadingAloud #AudioBook #BedtimeStory #Cosy #GhostStory #Horror #Fiction #PublicDomain #Gutenberg #ClassicFiction

#readingaloud #audiobook #bedtimestory #cosy #ghoststory #horror

Blockforest @[email protected] · 2023-07-05 · 14:11 UTC

Werewolves in love? Stranger tales have been told, a bit like this one from my zine with Kirsty Logan - find it on my shop www.blockforest.co.uk/shop
🖤 🦇 💀
#linocut #spooky #scarystory #goth #darkart #kirstylogan #zine #illustration #printmaker #werewolf

#linocut #spooky #scarystory #goth #darkart #kirstylogan

Jon Vernon @[email protected] · 2023-04-01 · 08:36 UTC

Early start for Ten Tors training drop off at Oke camp.

Today our 13 year old son and his team are walking 32 miles across Dartmoor - North to South.

We couldn’t be prouder of him. Looking forward to hearing tales of bottomless bogs and soggy boots later tonight.

#Dartmoor #TenTors

#dartmoor #tentors

Jon Vernon @[email protected] · 2023-04-01 · 08:36 UTC

Early start for Ten Tors training drop off at Oke camp.

Today our 13 year old son and his team are walking 32 miles across Dartmoor - North to South.

We couldn’t be prouder of him. Looking forward to hearing tales of bottomless bogs and soggy boots later tonight.

#Dartmoor #TenTors

#dartmoor #tentors

Jon Vernon @[email protected] · 2023-04-01 · 08:36 UTC

Early start for Ten Tors training drop off at Oke camp.

Today our 13 year old son and his team are walking 32 miles across Dartmoor - North to South.

We couldn’t be prouder of him. Looking forward to hearing tales of bottomless bogs and soggy boots later tonight.

#Dartmoor #TenTors

#dartmoor #tentors

Jon Vernon @[email protected] · 2023-04-01 · 08:36 UTC

Early start for Ten Tors training drop off at Oke camp.

Today our 13 year old son and his team are walking 32 miles across Dartmoor - North to South.

We couldn’t be prouder of him. Looking forward to hearing tales of bottomless bogs and soggy boots later tonight.

#Dartmoor #TenTors

#tentors #dartmoor

Jon Vernon @[email protected] · 2023-04-01 · 08:36 UTC

Early start for Ten Tors training drop off at Oke camp.

Today our 13 year old son and his team are walking 32 miles across Dartmoor - North to South.

We couldn’t be prouder of him. Looking forward to hearing tales of bottomless bogs and soggy boots later tonight.

#Dartmoor #TenTors

#dartmoor #tentors

Maika 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @[email protected] · 2022-12-05 · 10:51 UTC

What if there were a place where you could listen to haunting tales, bedecked in unearthly music without smacking into language that breaks the spell of the fiction by pretending people outside the gender binary don’t exist?

#LiminalFlares is a weekly #Podcast of bedtime stories from beyond & in-between. Join me, Maika, your #queer, #trans, #nonbinary narrator, as I read pieces of #eldritch literature amended to be #GenderInclusive.

Music by #TheParlourTrick
Audio engineering by @theremina

#theparlourtrick #liminalflares #podcast #queer #trans #nonbinary

Helen Pugh @[email protected] · 2022-09-21 · 10:41 UTC

You can pre-order the #kindle version of Jungle-tastic Tales from mybook.to/jungletastic :) Just £1.99, $2.99 or equivalent.

#QOTD: What photos do you have around your house?

AOTD: Photos of our family, the Guide Dogs we sponsor, the Blue Peter dog, a few of the kids' fave musicians and England's Lionesses.

#amazon #ebook #diversekidslit #books #preorder #photography #earlyphotography #readingcommunity #booksofmastodon

#booksofmastodon #readingcommunity #earlyphotography #photography #preorder #books

Helen Pugh @[email protected] · 2022-09-21 · 10:41 UTC

You can pre-order the #kindle version of Jungle-tastic Tales from mybook.to/jungletastic :) Just £1.99, $2.99 or equivalent.

#QOTD: What photos do you have around your house?

AOTD: Photos of our family, the Guide Dogs we sponsor, the Blue Peter dog, a few of the kids' fave musicians and England's Lionesses.

#amazon #ebook #diversekidslit #books #preorder #photography #earlyphotography #readingcommunity #booksofmastodon

#booksofmastodon #readingcommunity #earlyphotography #photography #preorder #books

Helen Pugh @[email protected] · 2022-09-21 · 10:41 UTC

You can pre-order the #kindle version of Jungle-tastic Tales from mybook.to/jungletastic :) Just £1.99, $2.99 or equivalent.

#QOTD: What photos do you have around your house?

AOTD: Photos of our family, the Guide Dogs we sponsor, the Blue Peter dog, a few of the kids' fave musicians and England's Lionesses.

#amazon #ebook #diversekidslit #books #preorder #photography #earlyphotography #readingcommunity #booksofmastodon

#kindle #qotd #amazon #ebook #diversekidslit #books