We humans have had a long fascination with Mars. The red planet has been a source of endless speculation and fantasy, from The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, to the “face on Mars,” and the current spate of weird objects allegedly seen by NASA rovers. UFO enthusiasts have seen all sorts of things […]
On the Trail of the Lake Michigan Mothman Directed by Seth Breedlove | Small Town Monsters Back in 2019, Small Town Monsters released a documentary called Terror in the Skies, which focused mainly on flying cryptids such as the Thunderbird and modern-day pterodactyls. But they did briefly cover another winged, flying creature: Mothman. This wasn’t […]
As we get deeper into the holiday season, many of us are moving out of the spooky state of mind of Halloween and into the more merry times. Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and New Year’s make the late fall and early winter a happy time for most. But did you know that prior to the […]
On the Trail of Bigfoot: The Discovery Directed by Seth Breedlove | Small Town Monsters I remember a time, not too long ago, when this blog was more cynical and critical. The paranormal boom of the mid-2000s brought plenty of attention to the field, but most of it was not good. TV shows like Ghost […]
The Bigfoot Project Directed by Seth Breedlove | Small Town Monsters “Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” – Friedrich Nietzsche The above quote was not something I ever thought would make it into any of my blog posts. But even […]
Skinwalker: The Howl of the Rougarou Directed by Seth Breedlove | Small Town Monsters The term “skinwalker” has gained a lot of notoriety in the past few years. In Navajo lore, a skinwalker is a shapeshifting shaman, and can take the form of various animals, such as coyotes. Or in some cases, other human beings. […]
Ahh, Bigfoot. Who doesn’t love the big, hairy, legendary cryptid of North American folklore? I’ll tell you who: unsuspecting 6-year-olds. And the parents of said 6-year-olds who hired a birthday party Bigfoot to entertain the kiddies. It all started innocently enough. Brett McPherson, of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, was planning a birthday party for her daughter, […]
Once again, it seems we have a case of a monster-hunter claiming to have the “best evidence yet” of the legendary Loch Ness Monster. Nessie hunter Eoin O’Faodhagain – who claims to also have spotted the creature twice in January of 2020 – claims to have footage of a 30-foot beast swimming in the Loch. […]
On the Trail of UFOs: Dark Sky Directed by Seth Breedlove | Small Town Monsters West Virginia is a state that is well-known for its wide array of stories of high-strangeness. Mothman may be the most famous anomaly from the Mountain State, but it’s not the only one. The Flatwoods Monster terrorized Braxton County in […]
Out of Place in NYC I woke up this morning to the news of the discovery of a dead bear on Staten Island. For those who don’t know, Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Overall, Staten Island is much more suburban than the other 4 boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, […]