June 24, 2009

• A Look At Cryptozoology

  by Revenant
  I like Cryptozoology.  There, I said it.  It's now out in the open.  You see, as a skeptic, I am in the minority.  Many big-name skeptics will write how cryptozoology is pseudoscience, then take an intellectual bazooka and blow it into smithereens.  I'm not going to do that.  First, I much prefer a sniper rifle.  Second, I do find cryptozoology to be both useful and entertaining.  I'm not saying that I don't have a few problems with it, which I shall address shortly, but I do think that there is a place for it.  Let's start with a bit of background first. (…)

March 7, 2009

• MQ: Devils In New Jersey

  by Oubliette
  As a native-born New Jerseyan, I was happy to learn that MonsterQuest was going to investigate my home state’s most famous resident, the Jersey Devil.  Other states have their lake monsters, swamp creatures and other assorted unknown beasts, but the Jersey Devil is, like the state itself, quite unique. (…)

August 25, 2008

• MQ: Giant Rats

  Out of the plethora of MonsterQuest episodes I haven't written up, why pick "Giant Rats" to write about?  Well, because although they're not terribly interesting, their situation is: namely, lots of people report seeing them — yet there is absolutely no scientific evidence to support their existence… until now! (…)

July 31, 2008

• MQ: Hairy Man

  This is one of a number of MonsterQuest episodes that revolve around the animal commonly known as "Bigfoot". (…)

• MQ: Chupacabra

  Chupacabra means "Goat Sucker" in Spanish. (…)

July 11, 2008

• MQ: The Black Beast of Exmoor

  In the idyllic English countryside witnesses claim to have seen a monstrous black cat. Livestock has been slaughtered and one man claims to have been attacked. (…)

June 19, 2008

• MQ: Ohio Grass Man

  As befitting a creature as legendary (and reportedly widespread) as Bigfoot, MonsterQuest has put together a number of entirely separate local investigations dealing specifically with reports from one region or another. (…)

June 14, 2008

• MonsterQuest: Ghosts

  I've been watching MonsterQuest on the History Channel for some time now, but haven't gotten around to discussing any of their episodes here, which is a crime because I find that show to be simply fantastic. (…)