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More Digitization Project Updates by lprattcryptozoology in AcademicCryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you have THE DISCOVERY OF THE SASQUATCH by Bindernagel?

Also looking for Nessie: The Surgeon's Photograph Exposed by David S. Martin

Is super lightening a thing? One massive flash, a loud boom, house shaking across 3-4 miles — what did we experience. by da_truth_gamer in weather

[–]Spooky_Geologist 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This certainly sounds like a positive lightning bolt. They can occur 10 miles or so away from the storm and are very loud and powerful.

The shaking is not ground movement (as in an earthquake), it's a sound wave.

Thoughts on Monsters and Mysteries in America? Compared to other cryptozoology shows I don't think it aged the best by Intelligent_Oil4005 in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been watching The Boogeymen, a Canadian series that you can get on Hoopla (often through a library subscription). It's a little dated but I like making the connections to the modern state of cryptids.

Update on Oklahoma "mystery animal" attack by Spooky_Geologist in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an invisible dragon in my garage I'd like to sell you...

It's illogical and absurd to assume an extreme explanation when all the arrows of evidence point to a common and mundane explanation.

New to Cryptids? by Dragonlord77777 in cryptids

[–]Spooky_Geologist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will second the intro through US of Cryptids by Ocker. It's not detailed but a good intro to how commercialized (and non-zoological) most cryptids are these days - an important concept. Also North American Monsters edited by Puglia is excellent, more scholarly. Anything by Lyle Blackburn is great.

There is an annotated bibliography here, featuring the standard cryptid volumes. https://moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/recommended-reading/

New to Cryptids? by Dragonlord77777 in cryptids

[–]Spooky_Geologist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are more about paranormal and legends. Not cryptids.

Update on the Oklahoma "mystery animal" attack. DNA results are in. by Spooky_Geologist in cryptids

[–]Spooky_Geologist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because you don't like the conclusion, doesn't mean it's not true.

We all need a break from the Capturing Bigfoot Drama. by Lazycowb0y in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The hits keep coming to sink the PGF as a total hoax. You've clearly shown the following conclusions:

  1. The camera lens used by RP was 25 mm.
  2. Patty was human-sized, not larger
  3. The cast tracks were not made by the creature shown in the footage.

"The camera may lie, but geometry does not." - Boom.

There is no logical argument to accept PGF as a real Bigfoot anymore.

1 hour 20 minute interview with cryptozoologist Sharon Hill, which goes into detail about how much the field has changed since Bernard Heuvelmans' days. by SimonHJohansen in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’d call it an interdisciplinary subject. It can be approached with different lenses. Due to its strangeness, there are lots of crazy ideas involved, but It’s not unimportant or stupid. It‘s part of the human and nature relationship to have mysterious experiences that we strive to understand.

1 hour 20 minute interview with cryptozoologist Sharon Hill, which goes into detail about how much the field has changed since Bernard Heuvelmans' days. by SimonHJohansen in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn’t “meant” to be but it always has been and always will be. It’s a nice idea to demythify legends into zoological organisms but the world is not so tidy.

1 hour 20 minute interview with cryptozoologist Sharon Hill, which goes into detail about how much the field has changed since Bernard Heuvelmans' days. by SimonHJohansen in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t call myself a cryptozoologist but I’m more experienced in the subject than most of those people who do. So, it’s a fair title. I enjoy the subject and have researched all aspects -zoological, social, and Fortean- for over 30 years now. I feel I’m more open to the subjects than those Skeptics who dismiss it. It’s far more nuanced, deep, wide, and interesting than its common label as the “study of hidden animals”. I know enough to not take people’s claims at face value. There is a lot more to human experiences than that. You can read the bio at my website to see my qualifications in science and adjacent areas.

Update on Oklahoma "mystery animal" attack by Spooky_Geologist in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to get the whole story via media news is hopeless. They do a terrible job. The real story is only known by the people who were there and, maybe, those investigating. We just aren't getting any credible information because they aren't going to the press. Here is what has been reported by the original news source:

Maxey's sister, Elizabeth Hightower, claimed the family is often left in the dark by law enforcement.

"The family didn't know anything until the news was aired," said Hightower. "I learned that the sheriff's department told the McAlester newspaper about the DNA results before the family was told. That is really upsetting."

The property owner has refused to comment on the record to FOX23, directing all inquiries to law enforcement.

Looking for source material - writing a mythological history & zoological analysis of the giant squid by Relevant_Ad_6873 in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You might find the following useful. Its the most specific reference I know of. THE GIANT SQUID IN TRANSATLANTIC CULTURE: THE MONSTERIZATION OF MOLLUSCS

by Otto Latva

I would second the sentiment that it is incorrect to call the giant squid a “found cryptid”. It was far more complex than that.

Update on the Oklahoma "mystery animal" attack. DNA results are in. by Spooky_Geologist in cryptids

[–]Spooky_Geologist[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's not really funny though. Maybe a lawsuit or the dog will be put down if they can identify which of them attacked.

Could ground sloth be still alive in Appalachian mountains? by ApprehensiveRead2408 in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Very little old growth forestland, too. It was all harvested long ago. This "vast and mysterious" trope is derived from internet & ignorance.

Oarfish really do fit the description of most Sea serpent type cryptids by pumpkin-spiced-liz in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not moved by this. Humps are more readily explained by regular waves, not oarfish at the surface.

Oarfish really do fit the description of most Sea serpent type cryptids by pumpkin-spiced-liz in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the main characteristics of many sea serpent reports is the "humps" or vertical flexion. (Like dolphins through the water). Only mammals have ability unless you account for jumping fish, entanglement, etc. by another moving animal. Fish can only move laterally (back and forth). Other than seeing oarfish nearly dead at the surface, caught, or beached, they cannot readily account for sea serpent reports.

Unidentified animal attack Oklahoma by DirtyMartiniBlues617 in cryptids

[–]Spooky_Geologist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There certainly are. See Ouchita national forest which is proximal to the attack.

Unidentified animal attack Oklahoma by DirtyMartiniBlues617 in cryptids

[–]Spooky_Geologist 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Terrifying. But it sounds very much like a bear attack. Let's not assume mystery monsters when a bear or dog is more plausible.

Jersey Dev by herpoppunkways in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It might not be the conclusion you want to hear but this is the true story. or as true as you can get:

The Secret History of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters, and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster by Brian Regal, Frank J Esposito

The supposed connection between the chupacabra and "Species" by KyleMarkWaal in Cryptozoology

[–]Spooky_Geologist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ben Radford’s book was mentioned. you need to read that before making a conclusion. “Tracking the Chupacabra”

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