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Idaho scientist to search for bigfoot from a blimp

If Bigfoot exists, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for it to hide. For years, cryptozoologists have relied on “footprints,” blurry photographs and shaky camera footage in their search for proof of the legendary cryptid’s existence — but recently, scientists have turned to more rigorous methods of investigation. Earlier this year, for example, researchers at Oxford announced…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

It’s officially legal to kill Bigfoot in Texas

Cryptid conservationists, be on the alert; it’s officially open season on Sasquatch. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, if you can find Bigfoot in the state of Texas, you can kill it. Cryptomundo reader John Lloyd Scharf sent a letter to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department about whether it would be legal…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Rise of Sasquatch Porn [NSFW]

It’s like an unholy alliance between furry culture, cryptozoology, and sex. The craze for Bigfoot porn started with Ape Canyon, and now this year has been joined by two new Bigfoot lover flicks. The first, which came out earlier this year, mockuments the making of the first piece of Sasquatch porn. According to Dread Central:…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Paranormal Investigator Joe Nickell Reveals the Truth Behind Modern Cryptozoological Myths

Paranormal investigator and cryptozoologist Joe Nickell has spent 40 years doing fieldwork and research, digging for the truth behind bizarre phenomena like weeping statues and haunted houses. He invited us to his office to talk about the connections between Bigfoot and alien mythology, life as the token skeptic on TV, and why debunkers are just…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

Most Pathetic Sasquatch Ever

Bigfoot movies don’t get much sillier than Snow Beast, the 1977 TV movie about a mutant Bigfoot attacking a small town during its Winter Carnival. Here are our favorite Snow Beast moments, including the “deadly log rolling attack.” I love how the logs roll down the hillside and everybody just stands there watching them roll…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The funniest, creepiest, and most original io9 videos of the year

Did you miss io9’s 1980s-style Firefly intro, (now with more awesome), or Simon Tam’s new TV-doctor drama? Don’t worry — we’ve got the best of 2010’s original video content, tributes, and the most deranged collection of Found Footage right here. io9 Originals from Garrison Dean: Here are the best of the best of Garrison Dean’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Bigfoot and me: A visit to the International Cryptozoology Museum

The International Cryptozoology Museum is a must-visit destination for monster hunters. J.W. Ocker, author of The New England Grimpendium, made the pilgrimage recently and has the horrifying photos to prove it. Do you dare to see New England’s weirdest creatures? The headline gets me every time: “New Species Discovered.” I click the link hoping to…

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The five strangest theories about Sasquatch

There may not be actual giant bipedal humanoids wandering the wilderness, but that hasn’t stopped Bigfoot fanatics from coming up with some seriously weird theories explaining all those footprints and blurry videos. While Bigfoot seems like a North American phenomenon, there are tales of giant wildmen around the world, from the Tibetan Yeti to the…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

North Carolina man uses coyote trumpet to summon “beautiful,” six-fingered sasquatch

Tim Peeler of Cleveland County, NC was having a normal night calling coyotes at 3 AM, when suddenly a gorgeous, blond humanoid emerged from the brush. After two totally indecipherable 911 calls, Peeler’s quest for the truth has gone national. Peeler described the creature to authorities as 10 feet tall and towheaded — he exchanged…

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Reporter Joins Freelance Bigfoot Investigators For A Night In The Woods

In December 2009, a homeless couple in San Antonio called 911 after witnessing a mysterious creature carry away a deer. News 4’s Delaine Mathieu recently joined Dallas-based Bigfoot investigators TBIG for an evening of man-ape hunting. What did they find? Delaine Mathieu of News 4 recently joined TBIG’s team in the woods near Leakey, Texas.…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Sasquatch Vs. Snowmobiles — To The Death!

When sasquatch hunters take down one of the wild beasts — who resembles the Mugatu from Star Trek — they reckon without its enraged mate, in this awesome scene from The Capture Of Bigfoot. Can snowmobiles even the odds? (No.)

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

This Is What Happens When You Pee On Sasquatch [NSFW]

A motorcyclist decides to stop and pee by the side of the road… but he arouses the anger of Bigfoot, who seizes on the most convenient part of his anatomy, in this godawful, NSFW sequence from Night Of The Demon. I love how the head Sasquatch researcher tells his team this penile mutilation story by…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Sasquatch Update, Complete With Bigfoot Flower-Picking

The latest pair of possible Bigfoot sightings has confirmed our suspicions: The Hendersons’ favorite house guest hates posing for pictures. A footprint was discovered in the jungle of Sumatra, and yet another candid was taken in Kentucky. The Mahoneys of Jefferson County, Kentucky believe they have caught a picture of Bigfoot on their motion-sensitive camera,…

io9 Meredith Woerner

OMFG Bigfoot

They found Bigfoot! That’s right, you heard me: Bigfoot. For all you disbelievers, they have a picture to prove it as well. No, that’s not the remnants of a bear with a gorilla mask thrown on top, that’s Bigfoot. Tomorrow, there will be a huge press conference deciding finally whether or not it actually is…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Make Your Broken NES Into a Lunchbox

If you’re like me, you probably have an old, broken-down NES somewhere in your house, gathering dust while you try to decide whether you should keep it for nostalgia’s sake. How about turning it into a lunchbox, which will allow you to bring those warm early gaming memories with you to work or school every…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Sasquatch Sighting: Reality TV Development Deal for Canadian City?

A pair of hikers exploring the Grassy Narrows in Ontario stumbled upon a berry-fancying big foot. They described it as being “about eight feet long and all black.” One hiker told CBC news, “The way it walked was upright, human-like, but more – I don’t know how to describe it – more of a husky…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Idaho scientist to search for bigfoot from a blimp

It’s officially legal to kill Bigfoot in Texas

The Rise of Sasquatch Porn [NSFW]

Paranormal Investigator Joe Nickell Reveals the Truth Behind Modern Cryptozoological Myths

Most Pathetic Sasquatch Ever

The funniest, creepiest, and most original io9 videos of the year

Bigfoot and me: A visit to the International Cryptozoology Museum

The five strangest theories about Sasquatch

North Carolina man uses coyote trumpet to summon “beautiful,” six-fingered sasquatch

Reporter Joins Freelance Bigfoot Investigators For A Night In The Woods

Sasquatch Vs. Snowmobiles — To The Death!

This Is What Happens When You Pee On Sasquatch [NSFW]

Sasquatch Update, Complete With Bigfoot Flower-Picking

OMFG Bigfoot

Make Your Broken NES Into a Lunchbox

Sasquatch Sighting: Reality TV Development Deal for Canadian City?

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