138. Chased by the ‘beast’! For every sighting reported of a ‘big cat’, another sceptic appears to be born. They scoff at such reports, stating that large exotic cats could never live in the wilds of the UK. Well, try telling that to Roger Fleming, …
134. Crazy Like A Fox Uxbridge is a large suburban town in northwest London. In 2009 it happened to be the prowling ground of a very unusual creature…or possibly something very normal. Like most beastly headlines, the Uxbridge Gazette’s (28th May) eye-catching ‘Mystery monster spotted …
126. The Beast Is Back! There’s no denying that the recent ‘Palace puma’ story had become a bit of a farce. Episode 123 attempted to iron out a few creases, but for every piece of inaccurate fiction corrected, another story unfolds. And so the Streatham …
113. The Tiger of Edgware Edgware, situated in north-west London, is not ‘big cat’ capital. It never has been. We’ve all seen news clips on television and read newspaper articles of police hunts for alleged monstrous felids on the moors, in back gardens and local …
98. The London Mermaid The case of the London mermaid is classic folklore. Here was an alleged creature, brought to the capital by a Captain Eades, who purchased the specimen in 1822 from fisherman in Holland, who claimed they’d obtained it from Japanese anglers. Eades …
78. The Whatsit Of Wanstead Woods. If recent rumours are anything to go by, then some strange beast is loitering around the outskirts of London. Situated within the London Borough of Redbridge, Wanstead, spliced by the A12, it is hardly the Pacific Northwest (although its …
70. The Thamesmead Prowler During the early hours of Saturday 10th August at Goldfinch Road, west Thamesmead, a man awoke and peered around his curtain into the blackness of the night. A small animal startled him in the distance as it scurried around a corner …
64. The Beast Beneath. Of all the things I have written about with regards to weird phenomena in London, what you are about to read is possibly one of the strangest and most significant tales ever. This story comes via two good friends and fellow …
51. The Abbey Wood Anomaly! Something has been disturbing chickens coops and pets around Abbey Wood, Belvedere, Welling and Plumstead for a few years. Many believe it is the so-called ‘beast’ of Bexley, or it could even be the ‘beast’ of Bluewater… although these mystery …
49. The Horror Of Hackney Marshes Way back in Episode Four, I very briefly touched upon a bear-like critter roaming London. I would now like to elaborate on the weirdness after seeing so many vague descriptions of events around the web. It began on 27th …
An African Big Cat In London This weekend dear readers you are being offered a double dose of weirdness from the capital due to last week’s mysterious missing episode… Today, we’re back to strange exotic felids prowling the capital, after a report appeared on a …
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