The Expedition Bigfoot team collected surprising DNA evidence while in the field searching for the most famous and elusive cryptid, Bigfoot. Throughout their two-month journey, the team —Bryce Johnson (expedition operations), Dr. Mireya Mayor (primatologist), Russell Acord (ex-military/survivalist) and Ronny LeBlanc (Bigfoot researcher)— used the latest in advanced technologiesContinue Reading
And just like that, 2021 is off to the crazy races with a “Here, hold my beer, 2020,” story out of Oklahoma. On Jan. 20, 2021, Oklahoma State Representative Justin Humphrey filed House Bill 1648, which calls for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission (OWCC) to establish a Bigfoot hunting season.Continue Reading
2020 may just be the year the world turned upside down. However, for Travel Channel’s Expedition Bigfoot team, it was a rare moment in time when three very important sets of data converged –and put the team one step closer to capturing evidence of the legendary, elusive creature known asContinue Reading
Fan of Mountain Monsters? Have you been missing the show and wondering if they’d be coming back, especially after Trapper’s death? Well, they are. Mountain Monsters season 5 will premiere on Travel Channel on Sunday, January 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. But ahead of that, the Appalachian Investigators of MysteriousContinue Reading
I don’t know if the Museum of the Weird also serves double duty as headquarters for the Keep Austin Weird movement, but it totally could. (And, yes, there is such a thing. Just check out #keepaustinweird on Insta. It’s very popular.) All I know is that when we jaunted toContinue Reading
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
One of the beasts Cliff Simon tracks on his new Travel Channel show, Into the Unknown, is the Rougarou, a fearsome werewolf-like beast that feeds on human flesh. I have an affinity for “garous” of any kind because my very first novel, Beneath the Morvan Moon, involved loup garous (werewolves)Continue Reading
I’m so grateful to Travel Channel for once again hooking me up with a chance to talk with one of their stars. In this case, we took a jaunt Into the Unknown with Cliff Simon. His new series premieres on Monday, July 27 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Cliff Simon takesContinue Reading
Were you bummed to learn that certain popular Halloween events, like Eastern State Penitentiary’s Terror Behind the Walls and the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, have already canceled their events this year due to coronavirus concerns? If so, here’s a story you might like, especially if you’re into Bigfoot. The SmokyContinue Reading
Travel Channel’s new eight-part investigative-adventure series, Expedition Bigfoot, premiers on Sunday, December 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. An elite team of skilled searchers spent three weeks in a remote, 90,000-acre swath of land in central Oregon hunting for Bigfoot. I had the chance to talk to the team about theirContinue Reading
Every year, hundreds of eyewitnesses log their alleged encounters with the legendary creature Bigfoot. All told, there have been more than 10,000 reports of modern-day Bigfoot sightings in the continental United States. More than one-third of them emanate from the Pacific Northwest. While many have searched for the elusive beast,Continue Reading
Some time ago, I did a post here at Haunt Jaunts about the new History Channel show called The UnXplained. Hosted by William Shatner, each week discusses a different topic, from evil places to bizarre rituals to the mysteries of the mind and our own death. I was particularly interestedContinue Reading
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