Cryptozoology, Urban Legends And Paranormal Thread

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What the freak! I forgot all about this thread and why was I unsubscribed to it?

 

[Guts]

LOVELAND FROG MEN: (OHIO, USA)

At approximately 3:30 a.m., an un-named business man claimed to have witnessed three, bipedal, quasi-reptilian entities congregating by the side of the road. The man pulled his car to the curb and observed these creatures for what he estimated to be about three minutes.

During this time he noticed that these strange beings stood between 3 and 4-feet tall, were covered with leathery skin, and had webbed hands and feet. Their most distinguishing characteristic, however, was their distinctly “frog-like” heads, which the man claimed bore deep wrinkles where there hair should have been.

Just as the man was about to steal away, one of the creatures suddenly held what the witness could only describe as a “wand” above its head. The anonymous source further claimed that sparks spewed out of the end of this device. He left posthaste.

Thus begins the bizarre legend of the Loveland Frog Men. This tale would be fascinating enough if it ended there, but the two most significant encounters in this case – and indeed two of the most significant encounters in the annals of cryptozoology – were yet to come.

At about 1:00 a.m., on March 3, 1972 – nearly 17 years after the first report – a police officer (who understandably chose to remain anonymous) was traveling along Riverside Road heading towards Loveland when he saw something that would forever change his life.

The officer claimed that he was driving slowly, due to the substantial amount of ice on the road, when he saw what looked like a dog by the curb.

Suddenly, the animal darted in front of the cruiser, forcing the officer to slam on the brakes in order to avoid a potential collision with the creature. Once the police cruiser came to a halt, its headlights fell upon the prone animal; at this point the officer describes something that seems literally too bizarre to be true.

In the span of seconds this crouched, frog-like creature, stood on two legs, stared back at the police man, then scrambled over the guard rail and scurried down the embankment, finally disappearing into the Ohio River.

The officer in question described the creature as being 3 to 4-feet tall and weighing in the area of 50 to 75 pounds. He also claimed that its skin had a leathery texture and that the animal’s features resembled those of a frog or lizard. Another officer investigated the scene later that evening. He saw no sign of the creature, but reported that there were distinct “scratch” marks on the guard rail where the animal purportedly crossed.

The second sighting occurred two weeks later while police officer Mark Mathews had an encounter of his own. According to the report officer Mathews, while driving into Loveland, spotted what he believed to be an injured animal lying on the pavement. Mathews climbed out of his cruiser with the intention of removing the carcass from the already ice slicked road, when the creature abruptly lurched upwards into a “crouched” position.

Taken aback by the Frog Man’s Reptilian visage, Mathews unholstered his revolver and took a shot at the creature, which then proceeded to hobble over to the side of the road and step over the guardrail – all the while keeping a watchful eye on the trigger-happy officer. Mathews’ “Frogman” matched the first officer’s description down to the last detail, with the exception of a tail, which was absent in earlier reports.

In the years which have followed these events, Officer Mathews has reneged somewhat on his tale. He now claims that the animal in question was nothing more than a large reptile which escaped from its owner. He further insists that the only reason he shot at the creature was to help confirm a fellow officer’s story – a story which was, of course, being met with predictable skepticism by their superiors.

Whether or not Mathews’ change of heart was inspired by ridicule or the fading memory of an event from which he was 30 years removed, the fact remains that his own testimony counter indicates his later retraction.

Later that same year an anonymous farmer reported sighting four bizarre creatures while inspecting his fields, which were located adjacent to the Ohio River. The farmer claimed that the eyes of the Frogmen were large and circular, their skin was a pale greenish gray and, perhaps most disturbingly, that their mouths were wide and filled with sharp teeth. Thankfully, instead of attacking the poor man the mini-monsters stayed true to form and made their escape back into the river, from where they have yet to be seen again.

http://www.americanmonsters.com/site/2009/12/loveland-frog-men-ohio-usa/

 

[Piper Maru]

In Search Of...Dracula
[YT]emwweolmFNs[/YT]Dracula: Investigates the life and recorded history of Count Vlad in Romania, with comparisons to the main character of the famous Bram Stoker novel.

 

[Guts]

Has anyone heard of Chimera House?

 

[Piper Maru]

Has anyone heard of Chimera House?

Can't say that I have, can you elaborate?

 

[Guts]

Can't say that I have, can you elaborate?

I only read about it on Wikipedia, but it's basically a house that offers real horrors inside. When a person goes in the house they have to pay some money. For each floor they complete they get some of their money back. The thing about the urban legend is that no one has went through the entire house.

 

[Piper Maru]

I only read about it on Wikipedia, but it's basically a house that offers real horrors inside. When a person goes in the house they have to pay some money. For each floor they complete they get some of their money back. The thing about the urban legend is that no one has went through the entire house.

Why has no one been able to go through the entire house?

 

[Guts]

Why has no one been able to go through the entire house?

The twist is that no one has ever completed the house, and the ones who tried never came back out. Rumors state about the various horrors inside the house, from poisonous/deadly animals, to deformed humans, to the supernatural. Accounts vary as to the exact number of floors in the house, but most accounts give the house 13 floors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_House

 

[Piper Maru]

Do you think you could go through the entire house?

 

[Guts]

Maybe if I can bring some weapons with me.

 

[Piper Maru]

Imagine if a bunch of Hypesters went to the Chimera House this Halloween, I wonder who would make it out?

 

[KevanG]

I'd go for it.

 

[Piper Maru]

I'd go for it.

Do you think you could make it to the 13th floor? If you did you'd get your money back!

 

[KevanG]

Even if I made it just a few floors up but got a few great scares in then I'd consider it worth it.

 

[Guts]

What if you run into some monsters that could kill you?

 

[KevanG]

I run into those every day. I call them co-workers.

This time I'd pay to do that.

 

[Guts]

The frog men will be more dangerous than anything you could ever imagine.

 

[KevanG]

We'll first we send it the goons with cameras broadcasting back to base 20 miles away. That way we get info, the monsters feed and they're less likely to eat us first thing.

 

[Piper Maru]

I wonder who or what is on the 13th floor?

 

[KevanG]

Probably Sawyer.

 

[Piper Maru]

Probably Sawyer.

In one hand he's holding a cucumber, and in the other hand a jar of mayonnaise. And on his face he has the most unsettling grin you'd ever seen! And he'll ask, "Which is better, Man of Steel or Superman Returns? Choose wisely".

 

[Guts]

In one hand he's holding a cucumber, and in the other hand a jar of mayonnaise. And on his face he has the most unsettling grin you'd ever seen! And he'll ask, "Which is better, Man of Steel or Superman Returns? Choose wisely".

Because of his love for Henry Cavill, the correct answer would be Man of Steel. But what happens if I say Superman Returns?

 

[Piper Maru]

Because of his love for Henry Cavill, the correct answer would be Man of Steel. But what happens if I say Superman Returns?

If that's the case, he then makes you watch Superman Returns and force feeds you cucumber salad.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

"Force feed you cucumber salad" is perhaps the most unsettling euphemism for anal rape using mayo I've ever heard of.

PS: Would Sawyer ever use Miracle Whip in a pinch?

 

[Guts]

now I think this what Sawyer really looks like.