An Illinois man had been capturing photos of various UFOs for quite some time. Then a large 'insect-shaped' craft appears and starts shooting projectiles at him and a school bus!I received the following account:"Hello‚ Mr. Strickler. It was November 17‚ 2017‚ at approximately 3 PM. I was driving home on the interstate (I-57) and headed north. I had been capturing a lot of UFOs on camera outside of Effingham‚ Illinois where I work. It got to the point that it seemed I could get at least 2 or 3 photos a week by just randomly taking photographs of the sky. They were either triangles‚ rectangles‚ or shaped like a bottle of Pennzoil.On this day I felt I was being watched‚ so I decided to film my rearview mirror on the driver's side. I noticed immediately an object by the sun‚ lowered its altitude‚ and then went back up. It reminded me of a large insect/robot. It stayed with me flying up over bridges as I went under them and dodged other vehicles. At one point it had to maneuver around trees on the side of the road. It had half a ball of light on the bottom and smaller ones with it. I thought it shot at me and could hear something hit my vehicle.At one point a small projectile nearly hit a school bus. I became angered at that point and said "Do you know who I am?" That is when an orb shot towards them. Either from me or from somewhere else. I lost track of it as I got into town. The entire event lasted approximately 15 minutes.During the event‚ I felt attacked and invaded. After a few months‚ I felt almost as if it was a test. I feel like that because I have many photos and another video of black objects going into a partial rainbow. I had 3 cameras running that day. 1 was in sepia mode and captured them and an orb came out of a field. The 2 cameras without sepia captured only the rainbow.BTW‚ I was unable to capture a photo of the object. I thought that I had‚ but the image on my digital camera was totally blank." VReal Monsters‚ Gruesome Critters‚ and Beasts from the DarksideEncounters with Flying Humanoids: Mothman‚ Manbirds‚ Gargoyles &; Other Winged BeastsThe Messengers: Owls‚ Synchronicity and the UFO AbducteeThe Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's WerewolfReal Wolfmen: True Encounters in Modern AmericaMonsters of West Virginia: Mysterious Creatures in the Mountain StateThe Brimstone Deceit: An In-Depth Examination of Supernatural Scents‚ Otherworldly Odors‚ and Monstrous MiasmasRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----Hey‚ folks. How would you like to design artwork for Phantoms &; Monsters‚ Phantoms &; Monsters Radio‚ or Phantoms &; Monsters Fortean Research?If your art is approved by me I will promote it with your name and link. It must be original‚ print-ready‚ and sized for clothing &; merchandise. You can choose your favorite cryptid or paranormal subject to include in your artwork. I will select up to 5 different designs‚ and each will be fully promoted on the blog‚ the Phantoms &; Monsters online shop‚ YouTube‚ social media‚ etc.Please contact me at lonstrickler@phantomsandmonsters.com - Thanks. Lon-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSPentagon report criticizes approach to defending country against UFOsCampers' Slow-Motion Video Captures Fast-Moving UFO Zip Through SkySHAPESHIFTERS: MYTHS or REAL BEINGS? - Please Join Us For LIVE CHAT! - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHARE'I moved into a haunted house - I could tell something was off right away'A valley of lost cities has been discovered in the Amazon rainforestPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

A group of Watertown‚ Wisconsin teens are riding their bikes when they notice an apparition of a woman wearing old-style clothes. Later‚ they observe a UFO that makes a loud whooshing sound.I received the following account:"Hi‚ Lon. I live in Watertown‚ Wisconsin‚ which is in Jefferson County. Back in the fall of 2002 I was 17 years old and had an experience with six or seven friends on County Road Y. The encounter was an apparition and a UFO sighting/landing within 20 to 30 minutes of each other.The night began with a group of friends coming over to my parents' house on County Road Y. It was a foggy night‚ so my friends and I were riding our bikes up and down the road ahead of my parent's house. The property was an old farm and the main part of the house was a log cabin built in the 1840s. A big barn and garages were sitting on about five acres.As we were riding our bikes in front of the barn on the road‚ one of my friends said‚ 'What is that thing?' We all looked and it was a figure of a woman that was wearing old-time garb. She was orange-like in color and just a tad see-through. The weirdest thing was the very jerky movements she was making. It seemed like her movement was like a skipping of a record or something like that - very choppy. It was creepy‚ to say the least. We watched the woman for a while. None of us six or seven teenagers were too scared for some reason and we all watched it for a few minutes and then went back to riding bikes.About 20 minutes later my friend Josh pointed out a very bright white light in the sky. We stopped riding our bikes to look at it. Josh pulled out a laser pointer pen and shined it at the light. The light then made a huge "J" shape in the sky. No airplane or helicopter could fly fast enough to make a giant "J" shape in the sky that fast. So after making the "J" in in the sky‚ we heard an extremely loud wooshing sound almost like a huge turbine or engine was shutting off. It seemed like the object had landed in a backfield.That did scare all of us teenagers and we ran as fast as we could into my parent's house and stayed there for the night. The whole night had a strange vibe to it. I will never forget it. Thank you‚ JM"Real Monsters‚ Gruesome Critters‚ and Beasts from the DarksideEncounters with Flying Humanoids: Mothman‚ Manbirds‚ Gargoyles &; Other Winged BeastsThe Messengers: Owls‚ Synchronicity and the UFO AbducteeThe Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's WerewolfReal Wolfmen: True Encounters in Modern AmericaMonsters of West Virginia: Mysterious Creatures in the Mountain StateThe Brimstone Deceit: An In-Depth Examination of Supernatural Scents‚ Otherworldly Odors‚ and Monstrous MiasmasRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----Hey‚ folks. How would you like to design artwork for Phantoms &; Monsters‚ Phantoms &; Monsters Radio‚ or Phantoms &; Monsters Fortean Research?If your art is approved by me I will promote it with your name and link. It must be original‚ print-ready‚ and sized for clothing &; merchandise. You can choose your favorite cryptid or paranormal subject to include in your artwork. I will select up to 5 different designs‚ and each will be fully promoted on the blog‚ the Phantoms &; Monsters online shop‚ YouTube‚ social media‚ etc.Please contact me at lonstrickler@phantomsandmonsters.com - Thanks. Lon-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSPentagon report criticizes approach to defending country against UFOsCampers' Slow-Motion Video Captures Fast-Moving UFO Zip Through SkySHAPESHIFTERS: MYTHS or REAL BEINGS? - Please Join Us For LIVE CHAT! - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHARE'I moved into a haunted house - I could tell something was off right away'A valley of lost cities has been discovered in the Amazon rainforestPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

The following inquiry was sent to me a while back‚ but I still receive the same questions from readers and others who have listened to my interviews. I believe that my responses back then are still relevant today.A reader forwarded the following email:"Hi‚ Lon. I read your site daily and have enjoyed the personal stories of your readers. I had an experience when I was a boy that I hope would be of interest.In September 1978‚ I lived with my father on a farm in the vicinity of Shawano‚ Wisconsin which is very near the Menominee Indian Reservation. There had been some buzz within the community of an unknown large hairy creature spotted by two deer hunters not far from our farm. I had heard stories of the Manabai'wok or 'The Giants' from stories told by the Menominee‚ but I just considered these tales to be legends.Then one evening‚ my father and I were coming home from the store and noticed what appeared to be two hairy creatures collecting squash from the garden. Each creature was at least 6 feet tall. It was dusk but there was enough light to clearly see what they were doing. My father immediately cut the headlights and stopped the car as we just sat there and watched them pick and eat the squash. They didn't seem to even notice us even though we were about 100 feet from them.After about 5 minutes‚ one of the creatures looked in our direction and you could see its eyes glow red from the moonlight. We started to get scared and decided to make a dash for the house and call the police. Then suddenly‚ huge disc-shaped objects appeared above us and slowly moved towards the east field which was about 200 hundred yards from us‚ and landed. I estimate the craft was about 40 feet in diameter. A large sliding door opened immediately and a foggy green light glowed from within the craft. After a few seconds‚ the door closed and the craft slowly rose and shot off toward the north. Then we noticed that the creatures were gone.A few days later‚ our neighbors from down the road came over for dinner. After we finished eating‚ my father and Mr. Cain walked outside. After an hour or so‚ the neighbors left and I started to clean up the kitchen. Later that evening‚ I was watching TV in the living room. My father walked in‚ turned off the TV‚ and sat down beside me. He told me that Mr. Cain and his sister witnessed one of the craft on the same night that we had our encounter. As well‚ they witnessed several of the large hairy creatures meandering in the nearby woods. Mr. Cain said that he knew something had been in the woods for several weeks but never got a good look until the craft arrived. After that night‚ we never had another encounter nor did we hear of more sightings by any people in the area.Do you think that these creatures were Bigfoot‚ aliens‚ or one and the same? It has always seemed strange to me that a Bigfoot body has never been found. Is it a possibility that Bigfoot is an extraterrestrial being? Thanks‚ Donald"----My response:First‚ the definition of interdimensional: an advanced theory that UFOs and accompanying events involve visitations from other "realities" or "dimensions" that coexist separately alongside our own. As well‚ these UFOs and events are a modern manifestation of a phenomenon that has occurred throughout recorded human history‚ which in prior ages were ascribed to mythological or supernatural creatures. The interdimensional theory is an alternative to the extraterrestrial hypothesis.Back in the Summer of 2010‚ I posted a poll that posed the question ‘What is Bigfoot / Sasquatch?’ To my surprise‚ 26% of the 574 participants answered they believed this creature was an interdimensional and/or extraterrestrial. Are we at a point where people are open-minded enough to accept that a hominid-type species may not be of our time or planet?I posed this question to my readers and challenged them to make their case. Again‚ I was surprised at the amount of response I received. A total of 112 emails‚ with well-thought-out theories and opinions‚ were received in three days.Longtime researcher and writer Nick Redfern referenced a woman named Jenny Burrows‚ who had a remarkable tale about a creature she claimed to have encountered in a particularly dense area of Seattle woodland: nothing less than a fully-grown Saber-Tooth Tiger.According to Jenny‚ she had been walking through the woods with her pet Labrador dog‚ Bobbie‚ when it suddenly stopped in its tracks‚ whined loudly‚ and dropped to the ground‚ shaking.Thinking that it had possibly had a seizure‚ Jenny quickly bent down to comfort her pet‚ and could then see that the dog was staring intently to its left. Following the gaze of the dog‚ Jenny was horrified to see moving in the undergrowth what looked like a large cat – “like a mountain lion‚ but much bigger.”That the creature was possibly a mountain lion filled Jenny with dread; however‚ that dread was amplified to stratospheric proportions when its face could clearly be seen; including the two huge teeth that were the absolute hallmark of the Saber-Tooth Tiger.As Jenny said to me‚ with much justification: “You don’t have to work in a zoo or a museum to know what a Saber-Tooth Tiger looks like: everyone knows.”It was then‚ however‚ that Jenny’s story became even more bizarre.As the cat loomed fully into view and out of the confines of the bushes and undergrowth‚ she could see that its body seemed to be semi-transparent and that‚ “the bottom of its front paws were missing.”Jenny concluded‚ she told me‚ that what she was seeing was not a still-living Saber-Tooth at all. Rather‚ she thought‚ it was “the ghost of a Saber-Tooth” that was haunting its old pathways and hunting grounds – thousands of years after its physical death.Could it be true? Are ghostly creatures really roaming our planet? Perhaps the idea is not as far out as it might seem. Though this may likely have been a residual spirit of a once-living creature‚ it may also be a manifestation of a non-terrestrial or interdimensional being. Our world cultures possess thousands of cryptid and humanoid legends that have been told for hundreds‚ maybe thousands‚ of years. Is there a chance that we are chasing real entities that slip in and out of our plane of existence?I was told of the experiences of a well-known veteran Sasquatch investigator in the California Sierra Nevada Mountains who stated that he was watching one of these creatures walk away from him and then suddenly disappear. The terrain did not offer cover or camouflage and there was no direction that the creature could have taken without being seen. There were no caves or holes for the Sasquatch to duck into…it just vanished.My friend and colleague Rick Phillips posted an interesting reference in his blog a while back. Jonathan Downes‚ of the Centre for Fortean Zoology‚ first coined the term Zooform in 1990 and maintains that many of these phenomena result from complex psychosocial and sociological phenomena‚ and suggests that to classify all such phenomena as ‘paranormal’ in origin is counterproductive. Thoughtform may be understood as a ‘psychospiritual’ complex of energy or consciousness manifested either consciously or unconsciously‚ by an individual or a group. Thought forms are understood differently and take on different forms. Rick makes a reference that anomalies and paranormal entities might fall into the category of Temporary beings. Temporal characters that represent ideas‚ such as the Bigfoot-type entities that were reported on the Skinwalker ranch or‚ for that matter‚ any type of Bigfoot‚ Mothman‚ or Chupacabras. Could these entities be IDEAS? Could they be ideas that transform into temporal characters - like memes? http://barfstew.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-what-bigfoot-is-theories-in-reply-to.htmlS.A. Robinson‚ a self-described ‘armchair Bigfoot researcher’ states that it’s understandable that a subject as odd as this one‚ with the supposition that there is an enormous hairy creature that lives in forests around the country without being clearly photographed‚ videotaped‚ or fully understood‚ should attract a good deal of divisiveness and even infighting. When proponents of the 'flesh and blood' camp mix with those who favor a 'magical' explanation‚ it can sour both sides from the real objective‚ which is to prove conclusively this entity's existence.The principle of the simplest explanation‚ usually being the correct one‚ stands up in terms of building theories‚ but it should not be used as an arbiter between two opposing theories…and so we are left with the two camps.He continues to explain that because of the similarities between our current understanding of the UFO phenomenon and that of Sasquatch‚ the fleeting visual aspect (most reports lasting less than a few seconds) the high strangeness (UFOs and Bigfoot moving at extreme speed often with disregard to physics) and with lack of much physical evidence (some trace material like radioactive soil or some unusual hair)‚ not to mention the seeming invulnerability of both phenoms to physical attack (no UFOs or BF downed by gunfire) the link between Bigfoot and UFO encounters must fall into a similar category.Why‚ in these modern times‚ with so much technology‚ do we not have a full accounting of everything in our animal kingdom? Some will cite the case of the Coelacanth fish as evidence of an evolutionary throwback that‚ due to its extreme habitat‚ was thought to be extinct until it was brought to fresh‚ modern speculation in a fishing net. To suggest that Bigfoot falls into this same explanation is to say that we have not really looked deeply enough into the woods. I refute this suggestion‚ as we can see nearly every square foot of the planet in high detail from space through satellite technology. We have a military/industrial complex that can ferret out any heat-producing organism of human size (or larger) with FLIR-equipped cameras‚ and despite the large tracts of uninhabited land on the North American continent‚ humans have traipsed on so much of it that over the past fifty to one hundred years we have compiled perhaps several thousand decent eyewitness reports of weird footprints‚ strange sounds‚ and sightings of the giant hairy extra-human entity.A subscriber states that just because we don't understand how Bigfoot moves in and out of another dimension or what their purpose is‚ doesn't rule out this possibility. He has questioned a variety of people that channel inter-dimensional beings and every time the answer turns out that Bigfoot are indeed inter-dimensional beings as well. Many other beings can move in and out of another dimension including fairies‚ gnomes‚ sprites‚ and others. Indigenous people worldwide will verify this as they have strived to maintain their connection to earth and natural beings while the ‘civilized’ world has nearly completely lost touch. Only young children and intuitive adults can see/feel these beings as they move in and out of other dimensions. It’s time for us to wake up to this possibility regardless of what conventional wisdom and science have to say about the matter. The evidence is there…time to become open to a broader perspective.Well-known paranormal investigator Jon-Eric Beckjord’s theories sum up much of the argument. He believed that Bigfoot and similar cryptids may be interdimensional beings that can occasionally take physical form for brief periods but can ‘fade out’ and pass through ‘wormholes’‚ possibly to other dimensions or parallel universes. He reported having had one of the creatures speak to him using telepathy‚ communicating the words ‘We're here‚ but we're not real‚ like what you think is real’. Beckjord claimed that such entities may be able to actually disappear into thin air‚ or even shapeshift.Beckjord maintained that the interdimensional hypothesis may possibly‚ if proven‚ explain why there are thousands of alleged Bigfoot creature sightings each year‚ yet no dead zoological physical body is ever found. To evidence these ideas‚ Beckjord accumulated a large collection of enlarged photographs that he says show‚ among other things‚ ‘half-Bigfoots’ and ‘invisible Bigfoots’‚ or possible aliens. The forms are often found in situations where the camera picks up images not seen by the witnesses‚ often due to distance. According to Beckjord‚ the images show primates‚ carnivores‚ and beings not readily identified within known zoological classifications that resemble descriptions of aliens submitted to investigators. He conducted much field work‚ such as camping out at ‘window sites’ where‚ he said‚ Bigfoot activity is frequently seen. He collected his own photographic evidence of what he believes to be a ‘tribe’ of either Bigfoots or aliens at El Dorado National Forest.Beckjord's strong beliefs about Bigfoot and similar entities brought him into conflict not only with skeptics‚ who consider Bigfoot sightings to be a cultural phenomenon purely resulting from wishful thinking or hoaxes but also with those who believe Bigfoot to be an actual physical creature.Researcher and author Kewaunee Lapseritis maintains that the Bigfoot race was brought to Earth by the ‘Star People’‚ long before human civilization. His evidence is the creature’s use of telepathic communications‚ alleged hundreds of joint Bigfoot-UFO sightings going back over a hundred years‚ and theoretical physics. He also stated that conventional Bigfoot investigators have not found the creature because they are limited in their belief that Bigfoot is "simply a relic hominid that never became extinct." "That really may be true‚" Lapseritis said in an interview. "But in addition to that‚ (Bigfoot) may literally be‚ as I've discovered‚ a paraphysical‚ interdimensional native people that have told me and other people telepathically that they were brought here millions of years ago by their friends‚ the ‘Star People.’I recently received a telephone call from a woman in British Columbia who said she was the daughter of a Kootenai shaman. She stated that most Native tribes seem to believe Sasquatch is a non-physical creature. Some tribal elders mention that they have seen the creature shapeshift into a wolf. She said her father thought that the creatures lived in another dimension from our physical plane‚ but can come here as it wishes. He also believed that Sasquatch has great psychic abilities and that the creature can be visible to some people‚ while at the same time remain invisible to others in the same group.I recall a story that I bookmarked some time ago. I’m not sure who wrote it but I do know that it was told to an alternative author or researcher by one or two of the witnesses and demonstrates several facets of a paranormal Sasquatch.On one warm summer night‚ three teenage girls had gone to visit another friend. Her parents were out of town‚ so the girls planned to watch TV‚ play music‚ and have a fun and enjoyable evening. During the night‚ their discussion turned to horror movies and the paranormal so the four girls decided to try out an old Ouija board.None of them were frightened by the board or the possible implications...in fact‚ they had no real idea at all how to even use the board‚ apart from what they had seen on TV or read. However‚ what initially started out as nothing more than a bit of late-night fun quickly changed into something much darker and much more terrifying.Using familiar television imagery‚ they removed a wine glass from a kitchen cupboard‚ placed the index fingers of their right hands atop it‚ and were soon working the board. There were questions about boys when they would marry‚ and attempts to contact dead relatives followed...all to no avail. However‚ something decidedly odd did occur: on two occasions‚ the electricity went off‚ which scared the living daylights out of the four friends.One of the girls explained later: “When that happened with the electricity‚ we all kind of looked at each other and decided to stop.” It was all too late‚ the damage was done‚ and a doorway was unwittingly opened. Nothing further happened that evening.The host girl‚ whose name was Laura‚ can't explain much of what happened as the next day progressed and afternoon became early evening. Once again the electricity failed‚ around 6.00 p.m.‚ and the dark‚ foreboding feelings began to take an ever-stronger hold on Laura’s mind. She decided to retire to the comfort and (so she thought‚ at least) safety of her bedroom.Later that night‚ Laura was woken from a deep sleep in the early hours and heard what sounded very much like a loud‚ yet disturbing‚ animal-like “scream” emanating from the vicinity of a small‚ but densely-packed‚ area of woodland situated at the rear of the family home. Cautiously‚ but also curiously‚ Laura got out of bed‚ went to the window‚ and peered out into the darkness and the shadows. Nothing out of the ordinary could be seen‚ so she returned to her bed and was soon asleep again...but not for long.It was approximately 2:00 a.m. when Laura was jolted from her slumber by what she described as “the grossest smelling thing ever: like an old rotting cabbage.” Laura put out her hand to turn on the lamp that sat on a small bedside table when she was horrified and panic-stricken by the sight of a silhouetted‚ large‚ black‚ hairy figure that was partially eclipsed by the shadows in the darkened room.Laura said the creature was “hunched over and had huge‚ long arms and big‚ white eyes.” She added that at the very moment she tried to scream out loud she experienced a sudden feeling of paralysis: “I was sitting up‚ but couldn’t speak or move at all‚” she stated.The worst was still to come: the hairy giant slowly moved in Laura’s direction‚ stooped down over her‚ and brought its face within eight or nine inches of hers. The creature was‚ Laura explained‚ “just like Bigfoot: a big hairy thing that I couldn’t tell if it was a monkey or a hairy man.”For several moments‚ the giant beast stared intently and deeply into her eyes‚ then slowly and carefully backed away‚ until the point came where its dark mass was almost indistinguishable from the shadows that dominated the room.The strange form ultimately disappeared‚ Laura recalled: “like it had been sucked into the shadows.” Notably‚ Laura added that although the beast had certainly scared her out of her wits‚ she did not get the feeling that it was in any way directly hostile. Instead‚ it was her opinion that the creature had appeared to warn her “not to get mixed up with ghosts and Ouija boards again.” Unsurprisingly‚ since that day Laura has not.The beast has never returned.Now‚ I wonder what a traditional Bigfoot researcher would say about that story?Maybe we’ll discover beyond a doubt where the truth lies about Sasquatch. We may actually kill several birds with one stone if or when we do find the answers to our questions. There may be a grand connection between all the mysteries in our world‚ possibly involving other worlds or dimensions as well. Mankind may be the greatest mystery of all and the reason why Sasquatch‚ extraterrestrials‚ spirits‚ etc. seem to be as fascinated with us as we are with them.“While many cryptozoologists and cryptozoology supporters find such theories ridiculous‚ and often laugh them off‚ we would all do well to remember that the so-called "mainstream" of science has much the same reaction when presented with the possibility of Sasquatch existing at all. If we hope for mainstream scientists to keep an open mind‚ we must lead by example and not waste time and energy‚ that would be better spent searching for evidence‚ fighting amongst ourselves.” – James R. Harnock Sources:The readers of ‘Phantoms and Monsters'Silent Invasion: The Pennsylvania UFO-Bigfoot Casebookurbanhonking.comburlingtonnews.netMonster Files: A Look Inside Government Secrets and Classified Documents on Bizarre Creatures and Extraordinary Animalscoasttocoastam.combigfootencounters.combarfstew.blogspot.commania.comunknown-creatures.comInterdimensional Universe: The New Science of UFOs‚ Paranormal Phenomena and Otherdimensional Beingsgralienreport.comcryptozoology.comcryptomundo.comthewatcherfiles.comReal Aliens‚ Space Beings‚ and Creatures from Other WorldsReal Monsters‚ Gruesome Critters‚ and Beasts from the DarksideEncounters with Flying Humanoids: Mothman‚ Manbirds‚ Gargoyles &; Other Winged BeastsThe Messengers: Owls‚ Synchronicity and the UFO AbducteeThe Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's WerewolfReal Wolfmen: True Encounters in Modern AmericaMonsters of West Virginia: Mysterious Creatures in the Mountain StateThe Brimstone Deceit: An In-Depth Examination of Supernatural Scents‚ Otherworldly Odors‚ and Monstrous MiasmasRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----Hey‚ folks. How would you like to design artwork for Phantoms &; Monsters‚ Phantoms &; Monsters Radio‚ or Phantoms &; Monsters Fortean Research?If your art is approved by me I will promote it with your name and link. It must be original‚ print-ready‚ and sized for clothing &; merchandise. You can choose your favorite cryptid or paranormal subject to include in your artwork. I will select up to 5 different designs‚ and each will be fully promoted on the blog‚ the Phantoms &; Monsters online shop‚ YouTube‚ social media‚ etc.Please contact me at lonstrickler@phantomsandmonsters.com - Thanks. Lon-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSPentagon report criticizes approach to defending country against UFOsCampers' Slow-Motion Video Captures Fast-Moving UFO Zip Through SkySHAPESHIFTERS: MYTHS or REAL BEINGS? - Please Join Us For LIVE CHAT! - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHARE'I moved into a haunted house - I could tell something was off right away'A valley of lost cities has been discovered in the Amazon rainforestPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. 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 NewsBusters Executive Editor Tim Graham appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal on Saturday morning to discuss media bias in the presidential campaign and take calls from viewers across the country. The host‚ Kimberly Adams‚ began by talking about the generalities of media bias and how NewsBusters operates. Then she shared a long quote from the leftist website Vox by Eric Levitz claiming the media is dominated by Biden critics.  Of course‚ there are plenty of unabashedly left-of-center media outlets. And some of these do seek to boost narratives favorable for the Democratic Party. But Fox News is more consistently propagandistic than MSNBC and boasts a 42 percent larger viewership. Right-wing talk radio dwarfs the influence of progressive alternatives. Sinclair Broadcast Group — one of the largest owners of local TV news stations — is an ardently conservative family-owned firm that donates to the GOP and disseminates right-wing propaganda on its affiliate stations. And although the audience for Fox News and right-wing talk radio may consist largely of partisan Republicans‚ viewers of local evening news broadcasts are ideologically diverse. Therefore‚ Trump has a much better apparatus for maintaining the approval and enthusiasm of his party’s voters‚ and for seeding politically favorable narratives‚ than Biden does. Tim wasn't buying it:  TIM GRAHAM: This kind of requires a multi-paragraph answer. Obviously‚ yes‚ Fox has a larger audience than MSNBC or CNN. But if you compare it to the evening newscasts on ABC or CBS or NBC‚ those all are going to be greater than Fox. Certainly‚ when you add them all together‚ they are much greater than Fox. I think sometimes when people say Sinclair owns all these TV stations‚ what's ironic about is‚ yes‚ you could argue that maybe Sinclair's local TV‚ maybe they send a corporate directive and say "you should say these words" or "do it this way." But a lot of these Sinclair stations are ABC affiliates or NBC affiliates or CBS affiliates‚ so what they are doing in a lot of cases is putting out what you would call the mainstream media news. We are always going to disagree with the idea that somehow the conservative media has greater influence than the liberal media or greater reach. I'm going to disagree with that‚ and you can have that debate. But obviously‚ yes‚ we feel that the media is dominated by -- I mean‚ look at the White House briefing room. How many reporters in the White House briefing room voted for Trump? Maybe three. And you know‚ there's like 80 people in there. I think that is where we are coming from. Most of what we call the legacy media‚ the established media‚ the big brands of media are liberals and Democrats.  Adams then pressed on the idea of whether an attempt to balance the news leads to offering time to falsehoods -- a common liberal complaint. Tim mentioned Arianna Huffington writing a book titled Right Is Wrong‚ that the conservatives don't deserve a space in the debate‚ and that mentality rules today. He added part of the problem now with falsehoods is that the "fact checkers" tilt to the left just like the liberal outlets and donors than fund them. PS: A caller from Kentucky suggested Republicans have a "victim mentality" and are fearmongers. Tim replied that getting 90 percent negative coverage on TV can make you feel victimized. But he pushed back on the "fearmongers" argument‚ since climate change coverage is stuffed with fear. He said all sides employ emotional appeals -- fear‚ love‚ hate‚ and division -- but to claim just the conservatives sow fear‚ hate and division is wrong -- and divisive.

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A three-year-old girl in Georgia recently passed away after spending almost 12 hours in the woods in freezing weather. Now‚ the mother has been arrested and charged in the case‚ according to Fox News Digital. The report said Uriha Ridge‚ 35‚ faces charges of cruelty to children and a single count of felony murder. The authorities showed up at the Foxhall Resort after they were alerted on January 16 about a woman and her two children who were apparently lost in the woods.Employees at the resort helped the authorities find Ridge and her two children. The two children‚ aged three and seven‚ were apparently found "soaking wet" and subsequently taken to the hospital to be treated. However‚ the three-year-old girl passed away after what investigators said was exposure to extreme weather‚ per the report.The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said "[t]he consumption of illegal drugs is believed to be the root cause of why Uriha Ridge took her two small children into the woods‚ minimally clothed‚ in below-freezing temperatures‚ and in the rain for more than eleven hours."The temperature dropped to 18 degrees on January 16‚ according to the National Weather Service. It was later found that Ridge had consumed illegal drugs before and after she went into the woods with her children‚ according to USA Today. The report also noted that the children were "minimally clothed where she spent more than 11 hours in the rain and below-freezing temperatures."Ridge and the two children went into the woods around midnight‚ and Ridge did not call for help until 11:51 a.m. the next morning "despite having a cell phone with a properly charged battery."The seven-year-old's medical condition was not immediately available.USA Today reported that Ridge was booked into Douglas County Sheriff's Office Jail on January 19.It also appears that this is not the first time Ridge has faced the law concerning child abuse charges. In November 2022‚ she was charged with cruelty towards children and assault‚ but she was eventually released on bond.The warrant in that incident indicated she had beaten one of her daughters when she was just two years old. She was also found to have dropped the toddler while she was "heavily intoxicated." But again‚ she was granted bond and a judge allowed her to keep custody of her children.It is not clear if Ridge obtained an attorney.The case is still under investigation by the authorities in Douglas County. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Vince McMahon has reportedly resigned from his post as executive chairman of TKO — which is the parent company of WWE — after alarming allegations came out that he had taken part in sexual assault‚ other physical abuse‚ and even trafficking‚ according to CNN.The allegations became public knowledge after former WWE staffer‚ Janel Grant‚ filed a lawsuit against McMahon. While McMahon has denied the accusations‚ he recently resigned from his post and is prepared to defend himself in court.“Out of respect for the WWE Universe‚ the extraordinary TKO business and its board members and shareholders‚ partners and constituents‚ and all of the employees and Superstars who helped make WWE into the global leader it is today‚ I have decided to resign from my executive chairmanship and the TKO board of directors‚ effective immediately‚” McMahon said in a statement following his resignation.The report noted that there has been speculation McMahon had paid out various settlements to several women while serving as WWE's CEO and chairman since 2022. However‚ the recent development appears to shed new light on the extent of McMahon's concerning behavior.The lawsuit in question states that McMahon‚ now 78‚ forced Grant into a sexual relationship so that she could get and keep a job. The former chairman allegedly passed around pornographic photos and videos of Grant to other men‚ according to the Associated Press.TKO Group — which includes WWE and Ultimate Fighting Championship — did not specifically comment on the resignation‚ noting that people should refer to McMahon's statement on the matter.“Mr. McMahon does not control TKO nor does he oversee the day-to-day operations of WWE‚” TKO Group said earlier this week. “While this matter pre-dates our TKO executive team’s tenure at the company‚ we take Ms. Grant’s horrific allegations very seriously and are addressing this matter internally.”The lawsuit also suggests that McMahon offered a star wrestler sex with Grant as a perk for the 2021 year.“WWE benefited financially from the commercial sex act venture orchestrated by McMahon‚ including by having wrestling talent‚ such as WWE Superstar‚ sign new contracts with WWE after McMahon presented Plaintiff as a sexual commodity for their use‚” the lawsuit alleges.“Ms. Grant hopes that her lawsuit will prevent other women from being victimized‚” Grant's attorney‚ Ann Callis‚ said on Thursday. “The organization is well aware of Mr. McMahon’s history of depraved behavior‚ and it’s time that they take responsibility for the misconduct of its leadership.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Sunday will be three weeks since loved ones last saw three Kansas City Chiefs fans who were all found dead under suspicious circumstances. It is still a mystery how the three men allegedly froze to death‚ and the families of the deceased football fans demand answers. As Blaze News previously reported‚ a group of friends got together to watch the Chiefs take on the Los Angeles Chargers in the final game of the regular season on Jan. 7. Ricky Johnson‚ 38; David Harrington‚ 37; and Clayton McGeeney‚ 36; went to watch the game at a friend's house in Kansas City‚ Missouri. McGeeney's fiancee could not get in touch with her future husband‚ so she attempted to contact the host of the party – Jordan Willis. However‚ she was unsuccessful at getting in touch with Willis. Fox News reported‚ "A friend of the three men‚ Kaylee La Tier‚ wrote in a Facebook post that her husband 'banged on [Willis's] door for 20 minutes.' Lyndsey Rae Baldwin wrote that she and other friends had attempted to contact Willis for 24 hours with no response."After two days of not hearing from McGeeney‚ the fiancee went to the home of Willis and made a grisly discovery on Jan. 9. “When there was no answer at the door‚ she broke into the basement of the residence and located an unknown dead body on the back porch‚" the initial police report on the incident read. "Officers responded to the back porch and confirmed there was a dead body. Upon further investigation‚ officers located two other dead bodies in the backyard. There were no obvious signs of foul play observed at or near the crime scene."The fiancee told police that she announced her presence after breaking into the home and shouted for Willis‚ but there was no response. John Picerno‚ the attorney for Willis‚ said his client did not hear the knocks at his door or the woman breaking into his home. Willis also said that he had no idea that his friends were outside of his house. Willis claimed to have slept for nearly 48 hours after the NFL party. However‚ Picerno later amended his statement‚ and said Willis slept "a lot" of the two days and likely didn't hear the knocks on his door because he uses noise-canceling headphones.Picerno said Willis walked McGeeney‚ Johnson‚ and Harrington out of his house and then went to sleep on his couch.The Kansas City Police Department said Willis was "cooperative with detectives.""First and foremost‚ this case is 100% not being investigated as a homicide‚" Capt. Jake Becchina of the Kansas City Police Department stated. "There have not been any arrests [or] charges‚ and no one is in custody. There are no specific threats or concerns for the surrounding community at this time. The resident at the house was cooperative with detectives the day the deceased were discovered."Picerno noted that Willis allowed police to search his home without a warrant and with no lawyer present.Ross Nigro‚ an attorney for Johnson's family‚ told Fox News that police conducted a second search with a warrant on Jan. 11.Picerno said of the claims of people contacting him‚ "None of those people called him on his cellphone.""One of them‚ I believe it was the fiancee‚ did send him a message on Facebook Messenger. But he didn’t receive it until after police had‚" he said.Officer Alayna Gonzalez‚ a spokeswoman for the Kansas City Police Department‚ told the Associated Press on Saturday‚ "This still remains a death investigation and nothing more. We still have no evidence or indication of foul play‚ no one is in police custody."Picerno said his client moved out of his house because he is in fear of "retaliation."Picerno previously said there were four men at the gathering. However‚ he now says there were five and that he previously misspoke. The attorney for the fifth man‚ Andrew Talge‚ told WDAF-TV that his client left Willis' home around midnight after the Chiefs game was over and the other men stayed and watched "Jeopardy."The Daily Mail reported that the fifth man at the football party was "long-time friend Alex Weamer-Lee."Jennifer Marquez‚ Harrington's mother‚ said her son was the "best person [she has] ever known‚" and she plans to do everything in her power to "find out what happened that night.""Yes‚ I believe that something happened that night and that Jordan had something to do with it‚" Marquez told Fox News. "We all believe that Jordan had something to do with that.""Jordan's not telling the truth‚" Marquez asserted. "When you tell the truth‚ your story is solid. It's when you're lying that your story changes‚ and that's what's been happening. I don't understand why the police don't see that."Jon Harrington‚ Harrington's father‚ told Fox News that he is "not buying" that story and he "doesn't believe anything [Willis'] attorney says.""[Harrington's mother] and I are both convinced that Jordan Willis played a part in this somehow‚" Jon Harrington stated on Thursday. "We just haven’t figured out how yet. What else could it be? Perfectly healthy men don’t just drop off the face of the earth.""There were four of you in the house‚ and now three of them are dead‚ and you’re not. That doesn’t add up‚" the distraught father noted. "I’m thinking that he‚ the three of them learned something or saw something that they shouldn’t have seen‚ and he decided‚ 'Well‚ I need to get rid of you now.’ Friends or not."The senior Harrison admitted‚ "I'm aware that they may have done some substances that were questionable – but the idea was to get high‚ not dead. If they were supposed to be friends‚ why didn’t [Willis] come find them. I’m sure they have a hundred different answers to that‚ but that’s my question."Johnson was found outside not wearing a coat – something he would "never" do‚ according to his father. On the night of the Chiefs game‚ there was a low temperature of around 33 degrees.Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden theorized that the tragic situation could have been the result of taking a drug like fentanyl. "If these four people all took it together‚ the guy on the couch sleeps it off for a long time‚ whereas the three who went outside disoriented‚ maybe didn’t have on their coats‚" Baden told Fox News. "Because of the freezing weather‚ it [could be] a combination of the drugs and hypothermia that caused their death.""It would be the type of drug that causes a person to be disoriented‚" Baden said. "Fentanyl-type drugs can cause disorientation and can cause a rapid sleep-like loss of consciousness."If they all took alcohol‚ they would not collapse around the same time‚" he added. "People react differently to large doses of alcohol‚ metabolize it at different speeds."The Kansas City Police Department is awaiting the reports on the causes of death from Frontier Forensics‚ and it could take six weeks or more to get the toxicology reports. Willis holds a Ph.D. and is a senior principal scientist at IAVI Neutralizing Antibody Center's Schief Lab in Kansas City‚ but he reportedly works from home. Norma Chester‚ Johnson's mother‚ suggested that Willis may have poisoned the three friends. "Something that comes to my mind: This guy wants to brag about how smart he is‚ he’s a scientist‚" Chester said earlier this week. "My thoughts are that he concocted something and gave it to all three men. I know I’m just thinking‚ but how could this have happened?"Picerno brushed off the accusations of drugging or poisoning‚ and called the notion "ridiculous."Jonathan Price‚ Johnson's brother‚ questioned why Willis would sleep all day on a Monday if he was a "responsible individual" with a PH.D. and a job as a scientist. "That part makes no sense to me. Especially when‚ it seems like you're a responsible individual‚ a responsible enough individual to gain a Ph.D. in what seems like a very complicated science‚" Price said during an interview on "Fox &; Friends."Willis reportedly owns two dogs‚ and there are questions about how they weren't let outside in the backyard where the dead men were. Picerno claimed that the dogs were staying with Willis' father.Nigro reportedly said the fifth man recalled that there were dogs present during the football gathering. Like Blaze News? Circumvent the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here! 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