SASQUATCH. I imagined a collective groan when trailers for Hulu’s Sasquatch rolled across screens on the North Coast. Another exploitative, sensationalist “documentary” on the Emerald Triangle to make a buck off a bunch of curious outsiders, great. That wouldn’t be unfair, given the impact of Murder Mountain. We’re a proud and insular bunch, not necessarily […]
Sasquatch
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Bigfoot on the Big Screen
If you saw a film crew, a hairy suit and a lot of bare abs in the woods between 2015 and 2016, it may have been the cast and crew of Primal Rage, a Hollywood feature film about our local cryptozoological hero, Bigfoot. The movie, directed by Patrick Magee and starring Casey Gagliardi and Andrew […]
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Bigfootin’
Did you see something up in Willow Creek on Saturday? Bigfoot’s stomping grounds were the site of a tribute to our hirsute local hero in Veteran’s Park. The cast of Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot, including homegrown hunter James “Bobo” Fay, showed up to sign autographs, swap stories and film the festivities. Elvis of the Bigfoot world […]
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TL;DR: Five Tips for Wanna-be Bigfoot Hunters
Maybe time, like Sasquatch himself, proved elusive this week. Or maybe you already read the cover story “Crackpot,” about why local physicist Richard Stepp thinks we shouldn’t dismiss the possible existence of Bigfoot outright, and now you’re ready to start your search. Either way, before you pack up your gear and head for the woods, […]