A post on Facebook today, and my sharing it with a co-worker, inspired today’s Fab Five. Yes, I believe in monsters. No, I don’t think vampires sparkle. But why are we so quick to dismiss what we perceive as unnatural, even while countless eye witnesses claim their existence? The very definition of a legend is a story handed down with one foot of its origin based on reality and rest… well, we do have wild imaginations.
I have been a fan of cryptozoology since childhood and over the years have collected stories, pictures, and explanations of what ‘doesn’t’ exist. All proof that it does... in its own way.
1) The Kraken
When you see this....
You can easily imagine how they jumped to this...
2) Bigfoot
Have you ever seen a bear walk upright for long distances? If not, follow this link, bear walking up right and get back to me. That coupled with this picture of a bear with a balding desease, it's easy to see how people could spot bigfoot all the time and yet we never find bones (that's the sceptic's big argument.) Once the fur and skin are gone, you are left simply with a dead bear. On the other hand remember, large mountain gorillas were thought to be a myth until 1902. Does it seem possible we have a gorilla-like creature undiscovered deep in the woods of our less developed areas? Mmmmmaybe. I lean toward mutant bear, myself.
Have you ever seen a bear walk upright for long distances? If not, follow this link, bear walking up right and get back to me. That coupled with this picture of a bear with a balding desease, it's easy to see how people could spot bigfoot all the time and yet we never find bones (that's the sceptic's big argument.) Once the fur and skin are gone, you are left simply with a dead bear. On the other hand remember, large mountain gorillas were thought to be a myth until 1902. Does it seem possible we have a gorilla-like creature undiscovered deep in the woods of our less developed areas? Mmmmmaybe. I lean toward mutant bear, myself.
3) Lock Ness Monster
There is a Damn in Oregon, Bonnieville Lock and Damn, where they give tours. The visitor center has 10-12 foot sturgeon on display. We were told back in the 70's when divers went down to work on the damn, they came right back up exclaiming how there were sturgeon the size of school busses swimming below. Sturgeon are immune to the cold, the dark, and are bottom feeders. Is it possible that a creature such as this, a modern fish with close ties to it's prehistoric ancestors, lives quite happily in Scottland?
4) Dragons
Yes, I believe in Dragons. Or I should say I believe people of yore found 'Dragons' and made lovely stories about them. Have you ever noticed how much a Dragon resembles a dinosaur?
Better yet could you imagine what people of those times thought when they stumbled upon a scene like this?
5) Vampires
Okay granted vampires are a stretch, and Count Dracula was greatly exaggerated by Bram Stoker. Although he was certainly the most famous, he was not the first to write of these creatures. Where did they come from? Fokelore, as with any legend.
The truth behind the legend? Well, I have a girlfriend with an alergy to sunlight. She actully breaks out in a rash if exposed for any length of time. The poor woman wears long sleeve shirts in summer. Good thing the summers are typically short here in the Great North West.
Secondly, the medicinal practice of drinking fresh blood has been practiced through the ages. Thank goodness for modern science, huh? Give me a shot, thank you very much.
The truth behind the legend? Well, I have a girlfriend with an alergy to sunlight. She actully breaks out in a rash if exposed for any length of time. The poor woman wears long sleeve shirts in summer. Good thing the summers are typically short here in the Great North West.
Secondly, the medicinal practice of drinking fresh blood has been practiced through the ages. Thank goodness for modern science, huh? Give me a shot, thank you very much.
Monsters exist because we try to name the unexplainable. Just because we witness the unnatural, a bear walking for example (seriously watch that video), and explain the weirdness by calling it some extrodinalry name, like Bigfoot for example, doesn't mean that it never happened. Quite the opposite. We are so busy denying what we don’t understand rather than accepting it and looking for the reality behind it, a truth which is undeniable.
The unnatural event has already occurred. The only variable is how we explain it…"Monster".
The unnatural event has already occurred. The only variable is how we explain it…"Monster".
