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Mikhail Popkov: The Werewolf Serial Killer

(The Youtube video above is in Russian, but auto-translated English subtitles are available in the settings.) Unfortunately, Russia’s seen its share of brutal serial killers. For example, in the 1980’s, Russia suffered terror at the hands of Andrei Chikatilo. Known as the “Butcher of Rostov”, Chikatilo was convicted of 53 murders and sentenced to death. Shortly after, Russian serial killer …

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Killer Blames Murder On His Werewolf Father

When finally apprehended, Woodhead told the cops that he believed his father is a werewolf.

On January 5, 2014, a man named Easton Woodhead apparently stabbed a homeless man to death near the Melbourne Aquarium in a dispute concerning a stolen motorcycle. Fleeing the scene, he tossed away his knife and tried to hide from the police. When finally apprehended, he told the cops that he believed his father is a werewolf. As he described …

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Mark Andrews: More Proof Werewolves and Vampires Make For Bad Neighbors

Self proclaimed werewolf Mark Andrews was sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing his vampire neighbor.

Skeptics routinely dismiss people claiming to be werewolves as merely suffering from an acute mental illness, such as schizophrenia. Lycanthropy, the term of choice from the skeptic playbook, has only just within the last hundred years been viewed as a mental disorder. Several hundred years ago, though, it was a sure death sentence for anyone suspected of being a werewolf. …

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Pennsylvania Dogman Surfaces Again in 2015

Whether classified as a yet identified cryptid or a werewolf, the Pennsylvania Dogman has resurfaced again in the last few months to remind us that this cryptid isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The most recent sighting, documented on the Stranger Eons website, occurred in July and was reported anonymously by a man from Penfield, Pennsylvania. On his way home, the …

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Researchers Renew Interest In An Old Bigfoot Theory

Sceptics often point to the lack of a physical corpse as proof Bigfoot is nothing more than a culturally popular hoax. Now one researcher speaking at the Greater New England UFO Conference has given an interesting explanation into why he thinks Bigfoot bodies never turn up. William Hill is a researcher who primarily works with the study of UFOs and …

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Latest Jersey Devil Sightings: Real or Pranks?

Dave Black, who works as a security guard in Atlantic City, told NJ.com that he spotted the Jersey Devil in Galloway Township on Route 9 near a golf course.

The Jersey Devil legend originated back in 1735 when a woman known as “Mother Leeds” reportedly gave birth to the sinister cryptid. Since then, persistent reports of Jersey Devil sightings have trickled in over the years, including more than a hundred in a single week in 1909 and two other substantial periods of increased activity occurred in 1951-1952 and 2009. …

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Is the Mothman Vacationing in Argentina?

Firefighter Carlos Sanchez and an unnamed police officer reportedly had an encounter with the Mothman, verifying the cryptid is currently enjoying some time outside the States.

Various countries and cultures are more frequently reporting sightings of cryptids similar to the Mothman. A creature that, up until now, was commonly encountered in the U.S., especially in the West Virginia region. This fact makes recent news out of Argentina even more fascinating for cryptid enthusiasts. According to media reports, which all seem to stem from the YouTube video …

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Cannock Chase Black Eyed Kids Surface Again

Without doubt, there’s no shortage of strange and haunting spots in England. One that regularly comes to the top of the list is Cannock Chase and precisely, continued sightings of those creepy Black Eyed Kids.

Without doubt, there’s no shortage of strange and haunting spots in England. One that regularly comes to the top of the list is Cannock Chase and precisely, continued sightings of those creepy Black Eyed Kids. The latest sighting in this forested area near the town of Cannock has occurred this past September. According to the Cannock Post newspaper, the witness …

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Is This New Bigfoot Footage Really The “Most Impressive”?

A video released on YouTube is being called one of the most impressive videos of Bigfoot ever caught. Ronald Von Beringe, a naturalist, captured the video with a Moultrie Game Camera he set up while camping in California. Ronald wrote that the camera was set to a 10-second delay on the motion sensor but lamented how much more would have …

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