Filmmaker Peter Von Puttkamer discussed his most recent work tracking six groups of Monster Hunters on a mission to find physical evidence of the Jersey Devil, Chupacabras, and Yowies.
According to Puttkamer, the Jersey Devil legend may have started in the 18th century when a deformed child was born to the Leeds family. There are many reports of people seeing an actual biological creature, he explained, including a detailed account from a fire department that used their hoses to trap the Jersey Devil on the roof of a house.
Puttkamer shared his investigation into the Yowie, an Australian cryptid similar the North American Bigfoot. He said one community he spoke with claimed to have had regular sightings of the eight foot tall hairy ape-man.
Puttkamer also talked about Cadborasaurus and the Naden Harbor carcass, the Tasmanian Tiger, his bloody encounter with land leeches in Australia, as well as his upcoming documentary, Peyote to LSD, in which he explores the untold story of the psychedelic era.
Bumper Music:
Bumper music from Saturday February 23, 2008
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Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival -
Blade Runner Blues
Vangelis -
Eight Miles High
Byrds -
Europa
Santana -
Fly Like an Eagle
Steve Miller Band -
Frankenstein
Edgar Winter -
From the Beginning
Emerson, Lake & Palmer -
Hands of Time
Groove Armada -
Learning to Fly
Pink Floyd -
Midnight Express (The Chase)
Giorgio Moroder -
Midnight Express (The Chase)
Giorgio Moroder -
Monkey Man
Rolling Stones -
Pickpockets
David Holmes -
Protection
Massive Attack -
Spirit in the Sky
Norman Greenbaum -
The Monster Mash
Bobby Pickett -
Werewolves of London
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