Loch Ness

Episode 57: Doc Shiels, Monster Hunter Part 1 - Surreal Beginnings

In 1977, the clearest photograph of the Loch Ness monster ever taken was revealed in the Daily Mirror. A color photograph of a long neck, rising up out of the water, mouth open, rocked the Fortean world. But as strange and compelling as the photograph was, the photographer himself was on a whole other level. Behind the camera was a hard-drinking bohemian artist, a self-proclaimed magician who billed himself as the “Wizard of the West.” He claimed his occult skills had enabled him to summon Nessie, among other monsters, and he did so with the help of a cabal of witches.
 
The weird life of the Wizard known as Tony Doc Shiels, and his encounters with a host of lake monsters, witch covens and winged beasts, left an indelible mark on the world of cryptozoology. While his encounters may be of dubious authenticity, Doc Sheils is nevertheless one of the most influential Fortean figures.
 
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Fortean Roundup: October - Respect the Whales

Matt and EJ dive into the latest Fortean news from October, talking Bigfoot videos, UFO's and Immaculate Constellation, new Nazca geoglyphs, and the latest Loch Ness monster evidence. Plus, a new theory on sea monsters, and the next step in Thylacine research. 
 
Bigfoot video: 
https://www.tmz.com/2024/10/03/bigfoot-sighting-in-oklahoma/
https://www.facebook.com/bigfootheadshop/posts/pfbid0xu8bLjcZUWcWgfEdEQqk3x6qTTiryebmQ8LQ23VJx1D7LpU8U5S8VmZN1KYYsDKTl
 
Immaculate Constellation: 
https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/report-immaculate-constellation-uap-journalist/
 
Nazca geoglyphs: 
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-newly-discovered-nazca-drawings-depict-llamas-human-sacrifices-more-180985133/
 
Whales and Sea Monsters: 
https://www.aachener-zeitung.de/panorama/anderthalb-meter-langer-walpenis-auf-bornholm-angespuelt/20263924.html
 
Ghost shark: 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89lgy9njxwo
 
Thylacine cloning:
https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-claim-breakthrough-to-bringing-back-tasmanian-tiger-from-extinction-13234815
 
Loch Ness sonar image:
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/loch-ness-monster-spotted-sonar-33822510
https://citimarinestore.com/citiguide/how-to-read-a-fish-finder-like-a-pro/
 
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Fortean Roundup: June - Hollow Earth Resurfaces

Matt and EJ dive into the recent Fortean news, covering giant sea creatures, the quest to catch up to interstellar objects, unexplained structures in the desert and new theories on the hollow earth myth. 
 
Hoodwinker fish: 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rare-7-foot-fish-washed-191858184.html
 
Thylacine follow up: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJbTCszHtoA
 
Strange sounds from Loch Ness:
https://www.irishstar.com/news/loch-ness-monster-mysterious-noise-32949928
 
Catching up to Oumuamua: 
https://www.irishstar.com/news/loch-ness-monster-mysterious-noise-32949928
 
Colossal squid video: 
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/visiting-the-kraken-at-home/
 
Vegas monolith:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monolith-las-vegas-nevada-desert-gass-peak/
 
Aliens inside the hollow earth: 
https://futurism.com/harvard-scientists-unknown-civilization-cryptoterrestrials

Fortean Roundup: March - Untrustworthy Events

Matt and EJ dive into the recent Fortean news, discussing the AARO UAP disclosure, new Loch Ness monster photos, more alien bodies and a cultish UFO conference.  

Episode 3: The Surgeon’s Photograph Part 3 - Burning Tin Boats

Matt and EJ conclude their investigation on the Surgeon's Photograph of the Loch Ness monster. We discuss the monster prop, the inspiration for the hoax and one of the greatest cultural events in western history.
 
The Surgeon's Photograph:
 
Sutcliffe Boats: 
https://www.sutcliffeboats.co.uk
 
King Kong Brontosaurus Scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JVZ0bE8hpk
 
 

Episode 2: The Surgeon’s Photograph Part 2 - Follow the Hippo Tracks

Matt and EJ continue their investigation into the Surgeon's Photograph of the Loch Ness Monster. We discuss Duke Wetherell,  the Daily Mail and a long lost news article.
 
The Surgeon's Photograph:
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/50F2/production/_108622702_surgeonsphoto.jpg.webp
 
The second photograph:
https://iconicphotos.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/nessie2pic1.jpg?w=809
 
The uncropped version:
https://whyevolutionistrue.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/loch-ness-monster-photo-surgeons-uncropped-600-px-tiny-july-2013.jpg