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Post by dem bones on Apr 26, 2024 17:00:14 GMT
Robert Deis, David Coleman and Wyatt Doyle [eds.] - Cryptozoology Anthology: Strange and Mysterious Creatures in Men's Adventure Magazines (New Texture, 2015) David Coleman - "That Fondness for the Marvelous So Common to Mankind..."
Robert Deis & Wyatt Doyle - Clenched Fists, Big Feet, and Loch Ness Monsters
J.W. Burns/C.V. Tench - Wild Giants of British Columbia
Arthur A. Dunn - 'Fish' With Human Hands Attacked Me!
Franz Kale - I Stalked the Yeti!
John Keel - Incredible Monster-Man Sightings in the US
Arthur C. Clarke - The Reckless Ones
Tom Christopher - Hunt for the Half-Man, Half-Ape of North America
Joseph Mavitty - The Thing at Dutchman's Rig
Mike Flint - A Man From Another Age
Jack Pearl - Monster Bird That Carries Off Human Beings!
Jim MacDonald - MacDonald's Nightmare Safari
Richard Platt - I Encountered the Abominable Snowman
A.M. Lightner - The Stone Monster
Ted Gross - Face to Face With the Ape-Man Monster of Tennessee
Acknowledgmentscryptozoology (n.) The search for and study of animals whose existence or survival is unsubstantiated or in dispute, such as Sasquatch, the Loch Ness Monster, fish with human hands, the Yeti, the Thunderbird, the Ape-Man Monster of Tennessee, and the 'Thing' at Dutchman's Rig ...
For three decades, when American men had questions about the Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, and other weird beasts from the strange world of cryptozoology, they found answers in the hard-hitting pages of men's adventure magazines.
Now, collected here for the first time ever, are samples of sensational period reporting and wild, "true" accounts of savage, fist-to-claw duels between man and Sasquatch, man and fishman, man and monster! Plus full-color vintage pulp artwork that accompanied the stories' original publication, rare archival discoveries, men's pulp history, expert analysis, cryptid-by-cryptid commentary, and much, much more.
Cryptozoology Anthology is packed with 13 biting tales of creatures notorious and obscure. Don't leave civilization without it!  Clarence Doore Another gorgeously designed Men's Adventure Library anthology. Positively 100% non-fiction this time, but don't be disheartened. J.W. Burns, as told to C.V. Tench - Wild Giants of British Columbia: ( Sir!, Sept. 1948). "I was walking toward home ... carrying a big bundle of cedar roots and thinking of the young brave Qualac (Thunder) I was soon to marry, when suddenly, at a spot where the brush grows close beside the trail, a long arm shot out of the bushes and a big hand was pressed over my mouth. Then I was swept up into the arms of a young Sasquatch. I was terribly frightened and fought and struggled with all my strength, but it was no good; the man was as strong as a big bear. Then holding me with one hand, he smeared tree-gum over my eyes sticking them shut so that I could not see. He lifted me to his shoulder and started to run ...." Eyewitness reports of encounters with Saskahauan bigfoot, as told to the author by by J. W, Burns, Indian Agent, Chehalis Indian Reserve, B.C., who had these accounts direct from his charges with whom he'd become friendly. According to indigenous folk, the few surviving Sasquatch live near the top of Morris Mountain, beyond the reach of the white man of whom they are wisely wary. Arthur A. Dunn - 'Fish' With Human Hands Attacked Me!: ( True Weird, Nov. 1955). Nicaragua, spring 1954. Terrifying ordeal of Señorita Madeline Fuercouh, attacked by three toad-faced manphibians while spear-fishing with friends at Bragman's Bluff (see above). The day's press found her story all very amusing, but Mr. Dunn reminds us of a 1652 when "the Devil in the shape of a great fish" was captured off the Kentish coast (see below).  Warren Knight
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Post by andydecker on Apr 26, 2024 18:23:20 GMT
cryptozoology (n.) The search for and study of animals whose existence or survival is unsubstantiated or in dispute, such as Sasquatch, the Loch Ness Monster, fish with human hands, the Yeti, the Thunderbird, the Ape-Man Monster of Tennessee, and the 'Thing' at Dutchman's Rig ...
For three decades, when American men had questions about the Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, and other weird beasts from the strange world of cryptozoology, they found answers in the hard-hitting pages of men's adventure magazines.
Those brave bearded men and women are cryptozoologists and they deserve the respect that title commands! - Judge Marshall Erikson |
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Post by andydecker on Apr 26, 2024 18:30:56 GMT
On a more serious note, this sounds like a unique collection.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Apr 26, 2024 18:44:54 GMT
Those brave bearded men and women are cryptozoologists and they deserve the respect that title commands! - Judge Marshall Erikson Haha! I have never actually seen that show, except in snippets, at the gym, with the sound off. |
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Post by dem bones on Apr 26, 2024 18:54:10 GMT
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Post by andydecker on Apr 27, 2024 11:15:05 GMT
Those brave bearded men and women are cryptozoologists and they deserve the respect that title commands! - Judge Marshall Erikson Haha! I have never actually seen that show, except in snippets, at the gym, with the sound off. It is pretty funny and has become one of my top 5 sitcoms. Of course it went on too long and half of seasons 7 and 8 is forgettable to awful, but the first years are pretty good if you like the absurd. |
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Post by dem bones on Apr 27, 2024 12:11:35 GMT
Franz Kale - I Stalked the Yeti!: ( Man's Magazine, Feb.1953). "Incestuous spawn of a Garhwazi sheep-herder! Ready to lose your bowels at the sight of the tracks of an aged, outcast langur. Pick up your packs!" Nightmare in the Himalayas as Kale the international wild animal collector, his faithful Gurkha guide, and two increasingly reluctant Bhotai bearers seek out the Metehkangmi, or Abominable Snowman — and this one eats people alive! John Keel - Incredible Monster-Man Sightings in the US: ( Male, August 1970). "The top man in the field of the inexplicable," collates eyewitness testimonies of close encounters with — among others — a slime-dripping swamp thing in the Deep South; a cattle mutilating apeman in Kentucky; extra-terrestrial black gowned gorillas at Mount Misery; the piss-stinking Florida Holopaw; a moldy, mobile tree-man hybrid in Michigan; the Alabama Booger; the California Bigfoot, etc., etc. Arthur C. Clarke - The Reckless Ones: ( Adventure, Oct. 1956). Dr. Grinnel perfects a system whereby he can electronically control the brainwaves of animals. Dr. Jackson, a camera-loving fellow scientist and big game hunter, insists they try it on a giant squid. Wasn't expecting this at all. A borderline snuff horror! I really must commend David Coleman's enthused and informative introductions to the selections.
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Post by dem bones on Apr 29, 2024 11:23:38 GMT
"The night was horrible with screaming as those jaws chomped down on their victims."  Artist uncredited; The Man From Another Age: ( Men, Nov. 1969). Shocker of the Year! Joe Hunrath returns to the Canadian wilderness to track down the Manimal he glimpsed while moose-hunting above Telegraph Creek. A diary retrieved from a cabin in the woods confirms that, fatally for the adventurer, his mission was a success. Joseph Mavitty - The Thing at Dutchman's Rig: ( Sir!, Sept. 1953). "A survivor swears it lives! New Guinea, November 1955, at the onset of the monsoon season. Oil riggers come under attack from a very carnivorous Tyrannosaurus. He who lived to tell the tale wonders if H-bomb detonations in the Pacific may have hatched a centuries-preserved dinosaur egg. A terrific 'fifties monster movie vibe and, unlike previous horror, unsullied by killjoy editorial disclaimer. Mike Flint - A Man From Another Age: ( Man's Illustrated, Aug. 1959). "They can climb anywhere — they are like ghosts." Back up top of the Himalayas in pursuit of our most abominable snowman to date — a foul-smelling, little girl-eating, mastiff-dismembering nine-foot ginger pinhead who'd rip you apart soon as vomit on you. Among Flint's two-fisted party, Billy Gregory, a self-loathing alcoholic, disowned as a coward by family and fiancée. Billy has made it his life's mission to capture the killer Yeh-teh or die in the attempt. A "Big Book Bonus." The extended length allows author to work in a few emergency sex romps with sari-shedding Nepalese. Norm Eastman, Mans Adventure March 1961 Wil Hulsey, True Men June 1959 Scans via Adam Parfrey's Its a Mans World (Feral House, 2015) |
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Post by dem bones on May 2, 2024 8:45:16 GMT
 John Duillo Rage, Sept. 1960) : ( Saga, May 1963). "That swan would have to be straight out of a science fiction movie." Not everyone agrees, but if ornithologist Dr. R.J. Young is correct, no man, woman, child, sheep, mule, fox terrier or Pennsylvanian is safe from abduction by the Thunderbird, be it ravenous giant condor, leftover Pterodactyl, oversized Californian vulture or flock of kamikaze sheep (eyewitness testimonies vary). Did homicidal monster swan cause a passenger jet to explode over a Maryland farm in November 1962? Sonam Taki, as told to Richard Platt - I Encountered the Abominable Snowman: ( Rage, Sept. 1960). Mount Kanchenjunga, Nepal, April 1959. The narrator is among Sherpas tribesmen tracking the Monster of Zemu Gap — a fleet-footed, seven foot cone-head with a lust for teens in yak-hide skirts. The brother of the abducted girl attempts rescue. The Yeh Teh makes mincemeat of him.
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Post by dem bones on May 3, 2024 18:12:50 GMT
 Norm Eastman: ( Man's Conquest, Aug. 1959). The action geologist braves a tribe of Morcegas cannibal head-hunters to reach a secret diamond mine at the heart of the Mato Grosso. Further impeding his progress, a corrupt government official and his raunchy, gold-digging wife have invited themselves along for the adventure. MacDonald alone takes seriously the tribesmen's fear of a giant man-eating albino lizard loose in the rain forest. Ivan Sanderson - What-is-its of the Sea: True, Dec. 1948). Unlisted on the contents page. The author castigates the press over its piss-taking approach to sea monster sightings, no matter how well-authenticated. "Can all these reports be cases of mistaken identity? All hoaxes, jokes or plain lies?" Non-fiction bonus feature. A.M. Lightner (Alice L. Hopf) - The Stone Monster: ( Argosy, Nov. 1963). His guide is killed in an avalanche, Roger Brand, nature photographer, is trapped at the foot of a steep crevice with a wounded yeti, or "This thing had come up from Hell to stalk them!" as the strap line has it. Brand wins its friendship with a bar of chocolate. Ted Gross - Face to Face With the Ape-Man Monster of Tennessee: ( Man's World, Oct. 1973). Did a married couple camping in the Appalachian mountains come eyeball to Neanderthal eyeball with a rubbery-faced fanged throwback, or was it just some local clown in a gorilla suit? "Maybe it was just some mountain man from around these parts who thought it would be a funny idea to dress up in a costume and try to throw a scare into us city folks" reflects experienced camper Jim Blaire. "Believing that makes more sense than believing there's really a half-man, half-ape like the one we saw." Bought Cryptozoology off the back of a delightful time with Atomic Werewolves & Man-Eating Plants and it certainly feels like I enjoyed it just as much. There really is something of a 'sixties Weird Tales about several of these selections, especially the Lost World adventures. |
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