A new episode of @WideAtlanticWeird is out! Discussion on the intertwining of #Cryptozoology and #SciFi — with plenty of references to #Heuvelmans ! Oh and #Nessie #KingKong and more!

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cian-gill/episodes/Cryptofiction---Mystery-Animals-in-Fiction-with-Justin-Mullis-e27g7l1

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Every once in a while, as a treat, I pick a paragraph by Bernard #Heuvelmans and try and parse out what the heck is going on. The #BeastOfGévaudan appears on his checklist of “Apparently Unknown Animals” (i.e. #Cryptids ), fair enough… but the paragraph self-debunks and proposes feral dogs and serial killers (!?!) as being behind the legend (!?!). As there is no new species this shouldn’t be #Cryptozoology but its “Father” apparently thinks otherwise! Bizarre.

Peter Costello’s take on the #LongNeckedSeal #Cryptid . Unlike #Heuvelmans this version has a mane present only in males, large ears instead of snorkels, heads that grow longer with age, and coloration around the eyes giving the impression of large size. Curiously, Costello postulates the #LochNess population may be blind.

Peter Costello’s take on the #LongNeckedSeal #Cryptid . Unlike #Heuvelmans this version has a mane present only in males, large ears instead of snorkels, heads that grow longer with age, and coloration around the eyes giving the impression of large size. Curiously, Costello postulates the #LochNess population may be blind.