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Monster Files - A New Review

    Over at his Mysterious World blog, Mark Turner reviews my new book, Monster Files . In part, he notes: "Why would any government care about the Abominable Snowman, the Loch Ness Monster, or any far-out camp-fire stories?  And yet they do, and with alarming consistency. Blowing the lid off of accepted strange creature lore, prolific author Nick Redfern does not settle for stale explanations, instead in Monster Files , he delivers at every turn, a compelling view of possible government involvement of a clandestine nature. Monster Files is just what the name suggests; a probing of government secrets, freedom of information act documents, first-hand accounts, investigations of tall-tales and dogged research. The result is a fascinating blend of paranormal and conspiracy."  And here's the complete review...

Monsters of the Very Weird Kind

Over at Mania.com, my latest Lair of the Beasts column focuses on my personal, top weird cryptids. You may agree or disagree with the list - after all, there are plenty to choose from!

Here's the link...

A Cannock Chase UFO

Lee Brickley (who has his eyes and ears focused on all the mysteries of England's Cannock Chase), provides us with the details of a newly-surfaced account of a UFO event from 1996...

Check out the rest of Lee's Paranormal Cannock Chase blog, too, as there's lots of good info there on all manner of weirdness in the woods!

Stan Gordon: UFOs & Cryptids

For fans of Cryptozoology and Ufology, check out this, coming up next week re Stan Gordon, an excellent researcher and author.

Synchronicities and the Chupacabras

Over at Mysterious Universe , I have a new article that deals with a couple of strange synchronicities I had while involved in a Chupacabras hunt back in 2005, one focused upon the whole "MJ12" controversy.

The article begins as follows:

"It was late one night in the early summer of 2005 when good mate and Canadian filmmaker Paul Kimball, of Red Star Films, with who I had worked on a number of earlier projects, phoned me with a proposition.  His company, Paul explained, had just been commissioned by Canada’s Space Channel to make a documentary titled  Fields of Fear , the subject of which would be animal/cattle mutilations. Part of the filming was to take place on the Chupacabras-infested island of Puerto Rico.

"Paul knew that I had been to Puerto Rico previously, that I had established good contacts and leads there, and that I had written about official, FBI files on animal mutilations in my 2003 book,  Strange Secrets: Real Government Files on the Unknown .  As a result, Paul hired me as both a consultant to, and a participant in, the show. And so, I was soon airborne for the island of mystery, and my second excursion in search of the Chupacabras."

Saucer Books of the Past

A few old, 1960s-era UFO books I picked up recently: two novels based on the old sci-fi series of that era, The Invaders , and the other a book of UFO cartoons...

A Martian Devil Girl

My new Mysterious Universe article focuses on an old flying saucer-themed movie that took much of its inspiration from (or provided much inspiration to!) the UFO research community of a time now long gone.

You can find it right here...

Humanoids of the Flying Kind

Coming soon: the new book from Ken Gerhard, a not-to-be-missed title on one of the weirder aspects of Cryptozoology and Forteana, namely, flying humanoids.

Its title is, very appropriately, Encounters with Flying Humanoids .

The link above will take you to my latest Lair of the Beasts article at Mania.com, where I highlight Ken's book.

With a foreword from Dr. Karl Shuker, this is definitely one to get!

Bobcat Goldthwait's "Willow Creek" Reviewed

Over at Cryptomundo, you can find a new review from me of Bobcat Goldthwait's new Bigfoot-themed movie, Willow Creek .

Here's the link...

And here's an extract from the review:

"...I won’t spoil the ending, by giving away too much of the plot. But, I will say that Willow Creek is a truly excellent film. It also serves to demonstrate that low-budget does not mean low on quality. And, very refreshingly, you don’t have to deal with a cast that needs to go back to acting-school. Unlike the 'stars' of so many of those cheaply-made pieces of monster-movie crap that appear on TV on a regular basis (you know the ones), the actors in Willow Creek do a great job. Indeed, the quality of the acting is such that you actually find yourself forgetting you’re watching a movie..."

There's Something on the Chase...

Over at Paranormal Cannock Chase , Lee Brickley tells a very creepy and weird tale of a girl that never was...

You can find it right here...