Hunting the (other) loch monster in Morar, Scotland Matador Nights editor Tom Gates takes us on a hunt for Nessie’s much shier — but perhaps more compelling — lake monster cousin. MORAG IS A LOCH MONSTER with a terrible publicist. Although slightly famous in Scotland, tales of Morag have not spilled into coloring books or Hollywood films. A bit of a sensation in the late … Continue reading
Month: July 2012
The Chuti of Nepal
As we might expect, the mystic lands of the Orient are well-supplied with unearthly hounds. One of these is a peculiar composite of sorts, combining the striped body of a tiger with the head of a wolf. Reported from Nepal and known as the chuti, it is frequently portrayed in traditional Nepalese art, in which each of its paws is depicted with four claws pointing … Continue reading The Chuti of Nepal
The Hunter
I recently watched the gorgeously shot and poignant drama The Hunter, a film about the Tasmanian Tiger. It is a quite well-done narrative on the imagined possible survival of the Thylacine which is being tracked down by a mercenary hired by a bio-tech firm. I highly recommend it to you guys that haven’t seen it. Let me know what you think! Continue reading The Hunter
Basilisks & the Crowing Crested Snakes A fabulous reptilian monster of ancient and medieval legend is the part serpent, part rooster Basilisk, which is usually described as a crested snake, and sometimes as a cock with a snake’s tail (or having the head and legs of a cock, a snake-like tail, and a body like a bird’s). The Basilisk is often confused with the cockatrice, … Continue reading
Cynocephali, the Dog Headed Men Men with the heads of dogs have been reported since ancient times. Cynocephali were supposed to be a race living in Africa, who cannibalized humans. Seeing such beings in modern times would seem incredible, yet bizarrely, there have been increasing modern reports of these creatures. The Cynocephali have existed in the mythology of Europe, India and China. The legends of … Continue reading
The Legendary Tengu Japanese legends describe a creature, in most cases, a class of supernatural creatures, called the tengu, a bird with four limbs in addition to wings that lives in the mountains and forests of Japan. It often looks somewhat humanoid generally being depicted in Japanese folklore as anthropomorphic birds of prey – typically crows. In fact, this creature is thought to be a … Continue reading
The Aswang Vampire Demon from the Phillipines (Philippine Ghoul) The myth of the Aswang is well known throughout the Philippines, except in the Ilocos region, which is the only region that does not have an equivalent myth. It is especially popular in the Western Visayan regions such as Capiz, Iloilo and Antique. Other regional names for the Aswang include “tik-tik” and “wak-wak.” It’s interesting to … Continue reading
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Thank you for all the feedback on the new theme
Dear CC Readers, Thanks you guys, I have only received positive feedback on it now that ive ironed out all the kinks, so i’m going to leave it as is for now. If anyone ever has any prob in the future, I hope you will let me know so I can fix it, I did not realise there was any issues with the old theme, … Continue reading Thank you for all the feedback on the new theme
The Kelly-Hopkinsville ‘Goblins’ Encounter The month of August 1955 was a strange one for residents around the small town of Kelly, in Christian County, Kentucky. A number of locals, as well as area law enforcement, had claimed to have been experiencing various odd things of an alleged “alien” variety; in fact, things would end up getting so strange for one group of locals, the Sutton … Continue reading
Cryptid Chronicles 2.0 