Loch Ness Monster at Loch Ness Centre

Did people answer the call for monster hunters at the largest organized Nessie hunt in 50 years? You betcha. Hundreds of people of all ages showed up at Loch Ness on August 26 and 27 to participate. Thousands more participated via streaming. It was an international affair, too, drawing peopleContinue Reading

Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition exterior

“Calling all monster hunters,” one of the Good Morning America hosts stated today. “The Loch Ness Centre in Scotland is looking for volunteers to join an effort to search for the infamous Loch Ness Monster. Putting out the call to help them put on the largest search since the 1970s,Continue Reading

Rendering of a Loch Ness Monster-like plesiosaur

The huge news breaking today is the discovery of Loch Ness Monster-like fossils. Not that it’s the first plesiosaur remains ever found. However, this finding suggests that maybe a Nessie-like creature once did swim in the waters of Loch Ness. Or at least could have, whereas before that seemed unlikely.Continue Reading

Giant octopus tentacle wrapped around a lob cabin porch post

One of the observances on the Weird Holidays & Observances page that has always intrigued me is Curious Events Day. A few years ago I shared nine curious photos to celebrate the day. I admitted,  “I’m not exactly sure what Curious Events Day is.” And then I wondered, “Who createdContinue Reading

Loch Ness Monster surgeon's photo

On Sunday, September 15, 2019, Loch Ness Monster: New Evidence premieres on Travel Channel. Dr. Neil Gemmell of the University of Otago in New Zealand used a cutting-edge scientific technique called environmental DNA (eDNA) to examine the centuries-old mystery. Will we learn the truth of what might lurk beneath the watersContinue Reading

Dr. Neil Gammell collects eDNA samples from the waters of Loch Ness

Tales of a monster lurking beneath the waves of Loch Ness have terrified people in the Scottish Highlands for centuries. Dr. Neil Gemmell of the University of Otago in New Zealand used a cutting-edge scientific technique called environmental DNA (eDNA) to unravel this centuries-old mystery. Travel Channel has the exclusiveContinue Reading

Anyone with even the slightest interest in the paranormal, supernatural, or unexplained phenomena will most likely cite one television show in particular as their inspiration: In Search Of…, hosted by the imitable Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek fame. From the first moment I heard the uniquely ’70s sci-fi theme andContinue Reading

In case you were checked out of social media this weekend, the Internet was blowing up with shares of news stories about the Loch Ness Monster, such as : The Scotman’s Most convincing picture of the Loch Ness monster ever taken? The Express’s Loch Ness Monster FOUND at last? AstonishingContinue Reading

For today’s Movie Monday I’m featuring one of our little vids. It includes footage I captured during our shore excursion to Loch Ness. (In search of Nessie of course! I picked this cruise because it afforded us the opportunity to do that.) We didn’t see Nessie. In fact, our tourContinue Reading

I really hope it was New York Shadow Chasers who told me about Bigfoot having a Facebook page, because that’s who I’m blaming for this post. They told me about that Facebook page, as well as Chupacabra’s Facebook page. Well of course that piqued my interest. What other paranormal phenomsContinue Reading

Have you ever wanted a Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or maybe an alien to call your own? I have. Everytime I get Design Toscano‘s catalog, I see beasties I’d love to have for my home and yard. I thought it’d be fun to do a post showcasing all theContinue Reading

Dr. Neil Gammell collects eDNA samples from the waters of Loch Ness

Today Gary at Ghost Theory posted “The end of Nessie: Researchers fear Loch Ness monster may be dead.” Gary started off his article saying how, as a kid, the idea of the Loch Ness Monster fascinated him. Me too. But, also like Gary, the older I’ve gotten the less inclinedContinue Reading