Month: October 2016

When I say “captured,” I of course mean in the photographic sense. Alas, photos and plaster casts of footprints, and hair samples of dubious distinction, are all we have in the way of evidence for the existence of Bigfoot. It’s likely all we’ll ever have. I theorize that if such a creature as Bigfoot does…

I have a soft spot in my heart for Gilles de Rais, the French madman, necromancer, and serial killer of children who inspired Charles Perrault’s fairytale “Bluebeard.” (Or was Gilles de Rais innocent, as many have claimed? Was he framed by greedy family members and corrupt politicians?) Gilles de Rais was a soldier, a war…

This one sounds, or reads, like total clickbait nonsense, but I actually recall hearing about it, or reading about it, a few years back. The story seems to be true. The LYUBOV ORLOVA was, or is, a forty-year-old Russian (the name probably tipped you off) cruise ship designed for Arctic exploration. It is now floating…

This doesn’t necessarily mean that the werewolf was gay, does it? Oh, it does. Okay. I thought maybe it was just a werewolf story for gay people. Granted I’m not sure what would constitute a “gay” story. If one or more of the lead characters was gay, I would imagine. Or if the story examines…

I know you all have been stressing over what to get me for Christmas this year. I mean, sure, I’m easy to shop for, just like every other geek. But the problem arises from having so many admiring fans, and you all having to worry that one of the others is going to buy me…

Okay, okay, this article actually offers advice on living with COYOTES, but they’re related species. And Native Americans believe in were-coyotes, and in Coyote, the anthropomorphic Trickster god, so there’s still the lycanthropic connection. The article is pretty spot on. If you don’t want to bother with it, though, I can sum it up for…

Before I really get ripping on the subject of political correctness and entitlement mentality, let me stress that I do have sympathy for anyone who has suffered from the crime of voyeurism. I would not in any way belittle how traumatic such an invasive offense could be to a victim. We clear on that? You…

Recent reports that the instant classic, the Horror/Comedy romp called WOLFCOP, was getting a sequel had me doing figurative cartwheels. Now there’s this new poster for us all to salivate over. Check it out. It’s right above you. Above these words. Okay, who gets the snarky reference? Anyone? Surely some of y’all were around in…

The link between werewolves and full moons is eternal. Now. It wasn’t always. In fact the connection betwixt the two is of fairly recent vintage, cemented by screenwriter Curt Siodmak in the early 1940s with his masterpiece, THE WOLFMAN. Not even a hundred years old, and yet it’s likely the strongest trope of them all,…

As previously noted, I’m a paranormal tourist. Anytime I’m traveling, I will always consult two things before I look to any standard vacation guides or tourist websites. I check out roadsideamerica.com, a compendium of all places and sites strange, odd, unusual, or kitschy. I also do an Internet search to find out in there are…