In the mid-1970s there were lots of stories of mysterious sightings of hairy creatures in New Jersey’s swamps and woods.

Researchers trying to legitimize the search for Bigfoot have a mortal enemy, more fearsome than any grizzly bear or armed wilderness hermit. The 1970s. Think back to comic books. Monster trucks.

For one intense period, sightings of both large, hairy humanoid creatures and unidentified flying objects were frequent in ...

My favorite cryptid? Bigfoot. Books, documentaries shot with a $12 budget, shaky footage online; I couldn't get enough. I wanted to know more about it, but also about the folks who swore it was ...