June 2010

  • Black Dogs

    By erika on 6/27/10 1:38pm
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    Although demonic apparitions and monsters are one thing, and ghost dogs are quite another, the British Isles have a long history of demonic apparitions of ghost dogs colloquially known as "Black Dogs."  These Black Dogs roam the British countryside at night, eyes glowing orange or green, frightening the locals and portending doom.  In fact, Black Dogs are so common that it seems that every area of the UK has its own resident Black Dog.


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  • Beached Shoes With Feet Inside

    By erika on 6/11/10 2:07pm
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    Imagine you're taking a lovely stroll along the beach one day, when you encounter a running shoe lying on the sand.  Inside: a decomposed human foot.  Hard to believe, but seven such feet have been found on the beaches of the Pacific Northwest to date.  


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  • The Elusive Splintercat

    By erika on 6/11/10 1:26pm
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    When I was a young and impressionable child, somewhere I picked up a book about Fearsome Critters.  It covered all of the legendary animals created whole cloth by loggers and other assorted woodsmen, from the drop bear to the sidehill gouger.  One of my favorites was the splintercat.  Not only was the description fascinating, but it was a kitty, and I was an eight year-old girl.  Mea culpa!  I liked kitties.  (Also, stickers.)


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  • MonsterQuest, "Boneless Horror"

    By erika on 6/10/10 2:18pm
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    The deadly ferrypus strikes fear into the hearts of Puget Sound commuters!The deadly ferrypus strikes fear into the hearts of Puget Sound commuters!

    I would have to nominate "Boneless Horror" for the award of "Best MonsterQuest Episode Title."  I mean, really!  I feel like the octopus deserves better.  Aside from being physically fantastic - from its ability to camouflage itself to its penchant for squeezing through ridiculously small holes - the octopus is ridiculously smart.  I remember reading about a study where researchers taught an octopus how to open a screw-top jar to get the crab inside.  And then a second octopus learned the same trick just by watching the first octopus do it.


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  • My "Crazy Guy" Sasquatch Theory

    By erika on 6/8/10 11:39am
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    I have what I think is a pretty logical and reasonable theory about Sasquatch sightings.  The thing about my theory is that it's plausible enough that any Sasquatch evidence is going to have to be able to definitely rule it out before it can be considered worthwhile.

    In a nutshell my theory is: Crazy guy.


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  • Sasquatch Footage: The Mike Greene Paywall Controversy

    By erika on 6/3/10 11:19am
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    Mike Greene is a well-respected Bigfoot investigator, who has been tracking Sasquatch for 20 years.  He also spent 20 years as the Chief Investigator for the Welfare and Food Stamp Fraud Investigation Department.  In short, he is not a kook.  If he has footage, it behooves us to sit up a little straighter and watch with interest.


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