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Yes, I know: that is a weird title for an article! But, the fact is there is a link between the all three of the above. Namely, that where strange creatures are seen there is often a link to pubs. At least, there is in the U.K. And I should know! In 2011, author and creature-seeker Neil Arnold noted: “Many years ago when I first began writing for Animals & Men magazine [the Center for Fortean Zoology’s in-house magazine] I mentioned to [CFZ director] Jon Downes something regarding cryptozoological pub signs. There are many St. George and the Dragon signs, and I know a few which also me...

My previous article was titled “The Paranormal Side of the Bigfoot Mystery.” As the title suggests it is focused on the weirder, supernatural aspects of the puzzle. It should be noted that Bigfoot is not the only unknown ape that seems to exhibit strange powers. And that’s the theme of today’s article: the other apes of the very mysterious type. In the period from late 2002 to early 2003, the United Kingdom was gripped by a series of strange but intriguing reports of Bigfoot-style beasts, all across the nation. Jon Downes, of the Center for Fortean Zoology, well recalls the events, m...

Having, over the last couple of days, highlighted the “giant” people of the U.K. and the mysterious “little people”-types too, I thought today I would follow on by sharing with you some of the stranger tales of the legendary figures of the U.K. We’ll begin with what has become known as the Woodwose. Tabitca Cope says that it “…is a savage, naked man decked out in leaves and boughs or moss and ivy, carrying a huge club. He has been reportedly seen in England since 14 th Century and up to the 16 th Century and has been described as a large bearded man whose entire body was covered...

Okay, here’s where things are at: over the last few days I’ve told some of the more important stories of giants, little people and weird people in what was is now the U.K.. I’m going to conclude this saga by focusing on the downright dangerous characters of the last few centuries. Crypotozoolgist Jon Downes notes of wild men seen in the counties of Devon and Cornwall that: “From the Cannibals of Clovelly to the Brew Crew of Treworgey, the whole area has attracted people who wish to live outside of our recognized society; and these people have often degenerated into a wild and lawless ...

I thought I would turn this 2-part article into a 4-part, as there are a couple of interesting stories to tell, and photos to show. The first one is a lighthearted one, as you’ll see. The photograph below was mailed anonymously to me back in the early to mid 1990s, if memory serves me correct, which I think it does. Anyway, a handful of years later, and after publishing the picture on the Net, I ended up getting a very weird, late-night phone call  from someone who claimed it was a legitimate picture of what was known in the field of U.K. Cryptozoology as the Green-Faced Monkey of Churtson...