by J. M. Plumbley | Oct 27, 2015 | Monster Meet
Happy (almost) Halloween! In celebration of my favorite holiday, I thought we’d cover a topic that is less strange so much as it is pants-poopingly frightening. Now, I admit that when I first uncovered the pitch for this creature—which pretty much boils down to...
by J. M. Plumbley | Sep 17, 2015 | Monster Meet
As the world transitions to autumn, let’s take a moment to celebrate this wonderful window between the mad heat of summer and the dark desperation of winter. This week, let’s give ourselves a break; let’s study a monster that does not threaten grievous bodily harm! In...
by J. M. Plumbley | Aug 20, 2015 | Monster Meet
Ah, France. The lush pastures; the fluffy, drifting clouds; the high-pitched whinny of a calf-sized monster as it rips out your throat in broad daylight. 18th-century France had many worries, but when something in the remote hills of Gévaudan (modern-day Lozère)...
by J. M. Plumbley | Aug 6, 2015 | Monster Meet
You might remember our visit a few weeks ago to the billabongs of Australia, when we encountered everyone’s favorite dog/sheep/serpent/flippery thing. Now we travel to the Jiundu backwaters of Zambia, Angola, and the Congo, where something else waits to burst from...
by J. M. Plumbley | Jun 25, 2015 | Monster Meet
Let’s play a game. What is thirteen feet tall, bipedal, and with scales all over? No idea? Okay, what is snake-like, but with flippers, and black fur all over? Not quite? What is essentially an enormous dog, only aquatic and possibly covered with feathers or featuring...
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