The carpets have been shampooed, the curtains ironed, and the stun batons charged which can only mean one thing – it’s time for the 2019 Miss Cryptid Contest! The 7th annual Miss Cryptid Contest kicks off with the Nain Rouge from Detroit, Japan’s Uwabami, and the Ningen from the waters off Antarctica. Will a Detroit dwarf, a Japanese snake, or an Antarctic sea humanoid move on to this year’s finals? It’s up to you to decide! Check the Blurry Photos Home Page for the form to vote for your favorite. You can also have your vote be an entry into this year’s Miss Cryptid Prize Pack Sweepstakes! Vote once each week for a total of 4 entries into the Sweepstakes for a prize that includes Blurry Photos swag, a Cryptid Crate courtesy of Derek Hayes, and a Golden Goatman trophy replica! Polish your rubber boots and make sure you’re up to date on your shots, this year’s contest is underway! Thanks to Squamous Studios for their generous sponsorship of this episode. Find more about their new card game, Arkham Relic Hunt, on Kickstarter!
Music
Myst on the Moor, Danse Macabre, Spider Eyes, Robobozo, Miri’s Magic Dance, Midnight in the Green House, Ghostpocalypse 8 Epilogue – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Sources
Hamlin, Marie Caroline Watson. Legends of Le Détroit. Thorndike Nourse. Detroit. 1883. http://www.weirdlectures.com/files/nain.pdf
Tenney, John EL. Nain Rouge – Detroit’s Devil?. Weird Lectures. Mar 27, 2011. Web. http://weirdlectures.com/detroits-devil-nain-rouge/
Andrew. Swallowed.Wild in Japan Blog. May 22, 2015. Web. https://wildinjapan.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/swallowed/
Meyer, Matthew. Uwabami. Yokai.com. 2019. Web. http://yokai.com/uwabami/
Morphy, Rob. The Ningen: Myth, Monster, or Make Believe?. Mysterious Universe. Aug. 17, 2011. Web. https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2011/08/the-ningen-myth-monster-or-make-believe/
Nadel, Darcie. Ningen: Monster of the Antarctic. Exemplore. Dec. 14, 2018. Web. https://exemplore.com/cryptids/Ningen-Monster-of-the-Antarctic
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