Mysterious Creatures

Simulacra: the stumbling block of countless cryptozoologists on their journey to the truth. Learn about it & how to avoid it here.

Mar 2, 2004 - Dina Ely

Meet the Myserious GloFish: The newest "designer fish" is taking the world by storm, and raising some serious questions.

Jan 16, 2004 - Dina Ely

A recap of the Top 10 Bigfoot Sightings from around the globe, in 2003.

Dec 10, 2003 - Dina Ely

Are mysterious creatures also children of God? This article explores the concept of cryptids as messengers sent from the divine.

Nov 6, 2003 - Dina Ely

How important is timing in the search for cryptid beings? This article presents some interesting findings that suggest certain dates provide better results.

Oct 10, 2003 - Dina Ely

I'd love to tell you I'd been abducted by aliens, swooped up by a flying saucer, or swallowed by the Loch Ness monster. But, I'm afraid, nothing so exotic as that. I've merely been taken up with bouts of ill health and pressured by other commitments.

Jun 24, 2002 - Dina Ely

The legend of the giant Thunderbird has been passed down through history for thousands of years. What is the Thunderbird? The recent and continuing sightings rule out the theory that the creature is merely a fantastic myth, a part of folklore and legend.

Feb 24, 2002 - Dina Ely

"Cryptozoology: A to Z" includes, in alphabetical order, creatures we are all familiar with - Lock monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, but along with these more familiar names, we find listings for more rare creatures with sightings from the Americas and around the world.<

Feb 10, 2002 - Dina Ely

A review of the movie "The Mothman Prophecies."

Feb 3, 2002 - Dina Ely

The Skunk Ape may be America's southernmost Sasquatch - or it could be another creature entirely. Like the Sasquatch, the Skunk Ape seems to crave its privacy, and what better place to hide out than in the Florida Everglades?

Jan 27, 2002 - Dina Ely

"The Mothman Prophecies" starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney, promises to be a real creeper. Director Mark Pellington has attempted to recreate the town of Point Pleasant and the pervading atmosphere that surrounded the town at the time of the Mothman Prophecies. Pellington states that he wasn't interested in creating a "creature movie." He prefers to call it a "psychological mystery with naturally surreal overtones."

Jan 20, 2002 - Dina Ely

People call them by many names - Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Yeti. Some people believe they are creatures invented by myths and legends, the fantasy creatures of overactive imaginations.<

Jan 13, 2002 - Dina Ely

In China, the tiger, not the lion, is thought to be the king of the beasts. Tigers are considered savage creatures, man killers, cruel and ferocious. Some legends also say the tiger is a shapeshifter.

Jan 7, 2002 - Dina Ely

He's nearly seven feet tall, covered in red hair and emits an odor that makes you gasp for breath as your stomach clenches. The Brazilian Natives call him "Mapinguari", meaning defender of the forest.

Dec 30, 2001 - Dina Ely

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled "What on Earth is the Chupacabra?" In it I described these strange creatures and spoke of some reported incidents. Since that time I've unearthed a couple more interesting news items about these weird beasts.

Dec 23, 2001 - Dina Ely

It stood seven feet tall and had a wingspan of ten feet. Its glowing red eyes held people with a hypnotic stare. And, for over a year, it haunted the hills of Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

Dec 16, 2001 - Dina Ely

In "Prince of Wolves," heroine Joelle Randall, fleeing from painful events in her past, arrives in the Canadian Rockies determined to find the place where her parents' plane crashed. She runs into one obstacle. No one is willing to guide her into the rugged wilderness.

Dec 9, 2001 - Dina Ely

According to legend, it's a creature that sucks the blood from farm animals, with a special liking for goats. And that's what Chupacabra translates to - goatsucker.

Dec 2, 2001 - Dina Ely

The Navajo refuse even to say the word for fear of retaliation from this much-feared creature. A Skinwalker is, in fact, a Navajo Witch and capable of causing much pain, suffering and even death.

Nov 18, 2001 - Dina Ely

Can anyone who has looked into the eyes of a cat doubt that there's something "other-worldly" about the animal? Especially if that cat is one of the large variety - a leopard or a tiger, or, my favorite, a black panther?

Nov 4, 2001 - Dina Ely

One more for Hallowe'en. A short story about a club you shouldn't visit for your Halloween celebrations.

Oct 21, 2001 - Dina Ely

A short story about a lonely trapper and Windigo. Canada demon among Native N American peoples: a demonic creature who according to Cree and Algonquian folklore eats people or possesses them and turns them into cannibals

Oct 7, 2001 - Dina Ely

How did these shapeshifters, these creature of myth and legend, become associated with the Trick or Treat celebrations of Halloween?

Sep 24, 2001 - Dina Ely

A werewolf, according to legend, is a creature capable of changing from human form to wolf form and, of course, back again. A werewolf is a shapeshifter.

Sep 10, 2001 - Dina Ely

How did the legend of the vampires originate? Blame Bram Stoker and Dracula. Fidn out how to recognize and how to repel vampires in this article.

Sep 4, 2001 - Dina Ely