109. All Creatures… Bizarre, Great & Small It is said that in London you’re never more than five feet away from a rat at all times, a rather ghastly statistic if ever there was one. But consider the legend of King Rat, as mentioned in …
108. The Strange Case of the Flying Whatsit of Wimbledon! When there’s something strange, in your neighbourhood… who ya gonna call? If ever there was a case of something weird resembling the green slimer from hit ’80s movie ‘Ghostbusters’, then it was the ‘thing’ that …
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 …
52. Snake Attack! When you consider just how congested the capital is, how on Earth do so many mysterious creatures suddenly appear within the hustle and bustle of it all? We’ve spoken of huge birds, wolves, mystery exotic cats, pigs in the sewers, seals in …
