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A strange thing, often considered extraterrestrial, though the thought of some sort of large bird seen under poor conditions (it was night at the time) was mentioned as well.

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Mothman

Bugs

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The Real Mothman Prophecy...

To be fair, how can one resist those cheeks?

Mmm. Must be a moth cuz a butterfly don't clench like that.

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Provo Canyon Bigfoot

Because of many claimed sightings of the elusive species, Utah's Provo Canyon has grown to be a hotspot for Bigfoot aficionados and paranormal investigators. Often seen in the rough terrain and deep forests of the area, the Provo Canyon Bigfoot is characterized as a big, hairy humanoid. For years, both residents and guests have reported experiences ranging from far-off views of a tall, dark figure to hearing unusual, unearthly noises resonating over the canyon at night. These stories have sparked interest and suspicion, which has made Provo Canyon a focus in the continuous hunt for the fabled Bigfoot.

In 2012, one of the most well-known reports of the Provo Canyon Bigfoot occurred when hikers filmed what they thought to be the creature. The video shows a big, dark figure stooping among the trees before standing up and disappearing from view. The hikers say that what they saw was unlike anything they had ever witnessed, but critics contend that the figure might simply be someone in a disguise or a misidentified animal. This film generated a lot of discussion and national awareness of the likelihood of Bigfoot living in the region.

Often accompanying the sightings of the Provo Canyon Bigfoot are descriptions of other unusual events, such as inexplicable footprints, tree constructions, and haunting night calls. Some adventurers assert to have discovered significantly larger, human-like footprints in the snow or mud than anything any human could reasonably leave behind. Others claim to have heard harsh, guttural sounds that defy simple explanation, as if coming from deep within the wilderness. These oddities give the landscape a mysterious quality and support some people's conviction that something remarkable could be hiding in Provo Canyon.

Still dubious, though, skeptics refer to other theories for the sightings and sounds. They contend that the thick forests and difficult topography of Provo Canyon can fool the human senses, leading to misinterpretations of shadows, animals, or natural sounds as proof of Bigfoot. They also suggest that hoaxes or pranks could potentially explain some of the claimed encounters. Notwithstanding these logical justifications, the myth of the Provo Canyon Bigfoot continues to inspire both believers and critics equally.

The Provo Canyon Bigfoot ultimately reflects humanity's obsession with the inexplicable and the timeless appeal of mystery. The tales still attract attention to the area regardless of one's perspective on the sightings—whether as real evidence of a strange creature or simply a misunderstanding of natural events. The enigma of Bigfoot, especially in Provo Canyon, reminds us of the enormity of the natural world and the likelihood that certain secrets yet lie hidden.

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The Kinross Incident Part Two

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The Kinross Incident Part Two

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California Takes Steps Toward Officially Recognizing Bigfoot

California may soon have an official mythical creature — and naturally, it’s Bigfoot. Assemblymember Chris Rogers, who represents a stretch of the North Coast that has long been considered Sasquatch territory, introduced Assembly Bill 666 on Feb. 14, 2025. The bill aims to designate Bigfoot as the state’s official cryptid, a term for creatures that some people believe to exist despite a lack of proof...

SFGate

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Alright was no one going to tell me that in the middle of the Nevada desert is an old cemetery that contains the bodies of a bunch of miners who died in a fire and next door is a haunted clown motel

Why are we still setting horror movies in generic Victorian houses in the woods when this is a real place in the world

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We aren't joking when we talk about just how massive they are!!

The Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River superimposed on a map of Europe

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Legend of the Michigan Dogman

As April Fools’ pranks go, few reach the heights of the 1987 prank perpetrated by Steve Cook and Jack O’Malley of the radio station WTMC in Traverse City. As an on-air stunt for the holiday, the pair manufactured a legend about a creature that was half man and half dog and roamed the forests of northern Michigan. The pair even created a back story/folklore for the creature, complete with a once-every-seven-years pattern of sightings and a song, The Legend, that was written to mimic the oral tradition of Native Americans.

Encounters

When the song was played on the radio, however, it received an unexpected response: it prompted several area residents to call into the radio station with stories about their own encounters with The Dogman. Turns out, encounters with a dogman-type creature are riddled throughout the history of Northern Michigan and date back to an authentic Indian legend from the 1700s.

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National Attention

Still, the manufactured tale may have drifted into obscurity, but for an incident of property damage to a cabin in Luther, Michigan later than same year. When the police determined that a dog was responsible for the attack on the cabin, the news catapulted the legend to national attention and the song found a much bigger audience.

The Beast of Bray Road

The legend was further legitimized in 1992 when Linda S. Godfrey, who would later author the book Weird Michigan, published several articles about encounters with a werewolf-like creature in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Unbeknownst to Godfrey when she wrote the articles, the encounters with the Beast of Bray Road had several details in common with the Michigan Dogman.

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This is my personal conspiracy theory

Teddy Roosevelt was half bigfoot

There are no downsides to this theory

Roosevelt is still a US citizen so he was still a valid president

Makes sense why he tanked a bullet that one time

He created the national parks system to protect his cousins

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The Kinross Incident Part One

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i don't really believe in holding onto guilt or grudges like you do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting and all that. but if i was a ghost i'd still haunt people purely for love of the game.

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In the early 1970’s the small town of Fouke, Arkansas, and surrounding areas including Miller County, played host to what witnesses described as a large hominid like creature covered in long dark hair. The creature was estimated by most eyewitnesses to be roughly 7 feet tall with a weight of 250 to 300 pounds. Some reports even added that the creature’s chest was 3 feet in width. Later reports, published in the 1980’s suggested that the creature was must larger, roughly 10 feet tall with an estimated weight of 800 pounds. Some accounts of the Fouke Monster suggest that the creature may have run on its haunches in a slouched posture, swinging its arms in a similar fashion to a monkey. The Fouke Monster was reported to have a terrible odor and have bright red eyes, the size of a silver dollar. The Fouke Monster was given its name by Texarkana Gazette and Texarkana Daily News journalist Jim Powell, who often reported on the creature between 1971 and 1974. Local legend has it that the creature can be traced back to sightings in 1946, in the region of Jonesville, which gave rise to the name, the Jonesville Monster. Despite these earlier claims of sightings the name Fouke Monster stuck, and is still widely used to this day to describe sightings of any large ape like creatures spotted in the area of Fouke Arkansas. The Fouke Monster made headlines in 1971 when it reportedly attacked the home of Bobby Ford and his wife Elizabeth the night of May 1st. According to Elizabeth Ford, the creature, which at first she thought was a bear, reached through the screen window while she was sleeping on her couch. The creature was subsequently chased away by her husband upon returning from a hunting trip with his brother Don. Shortly after midnight, on May 2nd, while Mr. Ford was standing on his porch the creature reportedly returned and grabbed Bobby’s shoulder, throwing him to the ground. Mr. Ford managed to crawl free and was later treated at St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana for scratches across his back and a mild case of shock. The Fords claimed that during the encounter they fired several shots at the creature, and believed that they hit the creature, however no trace of blood was ever found. A search of the surrounding area failed to locate the creature, but did manage to locate several large three toed footprints close to the house, scratch marks on the porch, and some damage to a window and the house’s siding. During the following months sightings continued to be reported by local residents and tourists, including a sighting by Mr. D Woods, his wife Wilma Woods and Mrs. R. Sedgass who reported seeing an ape like creature crossing Highway 71. Several footprints where also discovered during this time, the best known where discovered in a soybean field owned by local gas station operator Willie E. Smith. These prints were scrutinized by game warden Carl Galyon who was unable to confirm or disprove their authenticity. Like the footprints found at the Ford residence, these prints seemed to indicate that the Fouke Monster had only three toes. About a month after the incident at the Ford residence, Southern State College archaeologist Dr. Frank Schambagh determined that the tracks were almost certainly a hoax. Stating that the tracks could not be from a species of ape, or ape man, as many of the eyewitnesses claimed, due to the three toed nature of the tracks. All primates and hominids, both modern and historical have had 5 toes; in addition Dr. Schambagh cited several other anomalies as part of his conclusion. He noted that the region had no history of primates, ruling out the possibility of the creature being the remnants of an indigenous species, also all primates known to man are diurnal, or being active in the day time, the Fouke Monster appeared to be nocturnal. Sightings of the Fouke Monster during the early 1970’s attracted interest from both tourists and hunters. A $1,090.00 bounty on the creature was offered up by Little Rock radio station KAAY, several attempts were made to track the creature, including teams using scent dogs, but they where unable to locate the creature. The Fouke Monster became so popular that in 1973, the story of Bobby Ford’s encounter was turned into a semi factual, documentary style horror filmed named, The Legend of Boggy Creek. The movie played in drive in theaters around the country and grossed over 22 Million dollars, making it the 7th highest grossing movie of that year. The movie was shot mostly on location in Fouke and nearby Texarkana, though some scenes were filmed in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Legend of Boggy Creek did so well that it spawned two additional movies about the Fouke Monster. Return to Boggy Creek was filmed and released in 1977; the movie had an entirely fictional plot and was not intended to be a sequel to the Legend of Boggy Creek. It started Dawn Wells as the mother of three children who became lost in the swamp. The other movie was filmed and released in 1985 entitled, The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II. This film was written as a sequel to the first movie, The Legend of Boggy Creek and stared Brian Lockart, a University of Arkansas professor who leads a group of students into the swamps around Fouke. Sightings of the Fouke Monster have been sporadic since the early 1970’s, In 1991 the creature was reportedly seen jumping from a bridge, also in 1997 and 1998 there was a combined 40 reported sightings of the creature. A majority of Fouke Monster researchers believe that the creature may actually be the misidentification of a known cryptid, most likely Bigfoot. The biggest argument against the Bigfoot theory is that the Fouke Monster reportedly only has three toes where as all known Bigfoot tracks have 5 toes. One theory put forward to explain the issue of toes states that the Fouke Monster is in fact a Bigfoot, however due to the encroachment of man kind the creature’s migratory routes have been cut off. This geographical isolation would lead the remaining Bigfoot in the area to inbreed as means to keep the population going. Science has proven that one of the first things to happen in an inbreeding population is the deformation and mutilation of fingers and toes, hence through the years the Bigfoot population known as the Fouke Monster could, according to the theory, lose two of its toes causing the three toed prints. Other researchers have noted similarities between sightings of the Fouke Monster and the Honey Island Swamp Monster reported to live in the swamps of Louisiana. Arkansas shares its southern border with Louisiana, and Fouke is located very close to the south west border of the two states. Tracks of the Honey Island Swamp Monster generally display the same three toed configuration seen in the Fouke Monster tracks. A large number of researchers believe that Bigfoot is a migratory animal, so it is not to hard to imagine that a population of Bigfoot, cut of from the larger migratory population, would still migrate with in a smaller area, and with the geographical distance between Arkansas and Louisiana being so small, its not hard theorize that these two creatures could be one in the same. Second Photo Credit: jaybarrymore.com/FoukeMonster.aspx Suggested Reading: THE BEAST OF BOGGY CREEK: The True Story of the Fouke Monster By Lyle Blackburn and Bigfoot! The True Story of Apes in America By Loren Coleman

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Bigfoot Sighting Odds

BetOhio.com used data from The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization to compile the number of reported Bigfoot sightings by state. They projected the odds of seeing Bigfoot in the top states with the most reported sightings. Shockingly, the left Hawaii off the list. The full chart and article are at the link at the beginning of the article.