In 2006 in the town of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, a 23-year-old man named Jeremy Steinke convinced a 12-year-old girl, whom he was “dating”, to kill her entire family. The reason for the murderous rampage is believed to be because the girl’s family didn’t approve of the relationship between Steinke and their daughter. By law, the relationship made Steinke a …
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Following the recent spate of academic documents “discussing” the potential zombie apocalypse, it appears the mysterious vampire world is next up to receive a scientific makeover. Studies exploring the concept of the co-existence between vampires and humans are not new. It’s not hard to find previous papers using representations of vampires from Bram Stoker’s Dracula right through to modern tales. …
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Ever wonder if all those sightings attributed to Bigfoot really are of the shoe challenged cryptid? Reports of encounters with Bigfoot often focus on the mysterious figure’s ape-like qualities, almost universally noting a body covered in hair. Does that mean every hairy, ape-like cryptid running around should be classified as Bigfoot? No. Case-in-point, a new report from a man in …
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The Loch Ness Monster, without a doubt, is one of the most famous cryptids around the world. Despite decades of sightings, skeptics argue that, with nowhere in the loch to go, the creature couldn’t have evaded sensors this long. Right? Now, a discovery has found hidden depths to the loch previously unknown and, as one researcher put it, “There’s enough …
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With sightings dating back generations, the cryptid roaming the depths of Lake Norman is one of those creatures falling firmly into the category of Loch Ness Monster mysteries. Described as a mixture of alligator, catfish, eel and snakehead fish, there’s still no clear explanation for what this animal is, yet sightings continue. The most recent sighting occurred this past December …
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The British Medical Journal (BMJ) is synonymous with the latest medical breakthroughs being discussed by top experts in the field of medicine, including cancer research. So it’s a surprise to discover they published a guide to zombies in their Christmas addition. Entitled ‘Zombie infections; epidemiology, treatment and prevention’ the guide was apparently (as they put it) part of their annual …
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The popular Animal Plant program “Finding Bigfoot” spent some time last year exploring New Hampshire in search of the cryptid, and the creative team is finally ready to tell the world what they found. It remains to be seen if the show will air any concrete evidence of Bigfoot roaming through the Granite State, but people worldwide will certainly tune …
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Brisbane, Australia, 1989 After a long night of drinking, Edward Baldock decided to walk home. As he staggered back to his residence, the 47-year-old man was accosted by four women, who lured him into their vehicle with promises of sexual favors. They drove him to a nearby riverside park, where Tracy Wigginton stabbed him 27 times in a ritualistic blood …
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Pennsylvania isn’t short of strange encounters, mysterious creatures and general weirdness but a new report from a couple in the Ligonier Valley certainly comes as something a little different. The couple was taking a drive through the area on November 23rd. Around 2 pm, they were some two miles from Ligonier when the driver noticed movement to the right of …
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Conway, Arkansas isn’t the first place that comes to mind when hearing talk of a werewolf sighting. However, when police responded to the scene at the Carrington Apartments on September 24, 2011 near the Hendrix College campus, that’s just what James Anderson told them. Apparently, the whole ordeal began earlier that evening at a local Wal-Mart, where Anderson claims to …
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Monstrum Athenaeum Tearing open the cryptid world of werewolves, vampires & zombies.