The naming of those fantastic (and hideous) creatures that routinely crawl from the earth's dark chasms or slither from the depths of its briny seas is a process both mysterious and (occasionally) spontaneous. Granted there are some, like this chap, …

As well as dipping in and out of the large pile of ufological books that currently sit beside my bed, I'm also (when time permits) ploughing through Eddie Lenihan's In Search of Biddy …

As I have been busying myself with Greetings Earthlings, I (somewhat ironically) missed Sunday's 60th anniversary of Kenneth Arnold's seminal "flying saucer" sighting (June 24, 1947).

The current issue of the Fortean Times, however, has not been …

After an extremely pleasant weekend spent walking, talking, swimming, getting plastered (etc) with a couple of old (English & Welsh) pals down on the Dingle Penisula, I return to blogging duties in something of a Neolithic (or is it Mesolithic?) …

A hearty thanks to my oul' pal Copperknickers for pointing me in the direction of recent "Nessie" footage that is (if you believe the below report…and you shouldn't) "causing a sensation".

The images were captured on video by one Gordon Holmes (an "amateur scientist") who…

…was carrying out experiments at the famous Loch when, by chance, he happened to spot a strange creature in the waters.

Look upon Gordon's work ye doubters and prepare to eat fistfuls of the humblest pie:

He was known as"Mad Carew" by the subs at Khatmandu,
He was hotter than they felt inclined to tell;
But for all his foolish pranks, he was worshipped in the ranks,
And the Colonel’s daughter smiled on him …

It may be just another week in February for you, but for those of us who hang our hats in the University of Limerick it's "Week 2″ - a time of pronounced hecticness, franticness, and (for me) extreme tiredness.

While …

Though I've a long-standing interest in matters esoteric and otherworldly (fairies, mysterious beasts, aliens and the like) I rarely buy or read books on the area. The simple reason being that (other than …