Bedworth John kept a folder marked “ABSM” (that is, “Abominable Snowman,” an abbreviation favored by fortean and naturalist Ivan T. Sanderson). It mostly contains clippings and photocopies of clippings, in the fortean tradition. There are also these four small hand-written pages of American sightings, apparently copied from Sanderson’s files. I don’t know how many of them have been repeated in the voluminous Bigfoot/Sasquatch literature, but some may be unfamiliar.
Hi, Doug. Thanks a lot for these pages.
It’s funny to see a “weird hair covered creature” near Braxton County, home of the Flatwood “Monster”.
Comment by Gianfranco — April 15, 2015 @ 5:23 pm
Many thanks for the posts Doug. John sure had his finger on the pulse of everything weird.
Comment by Clarence Carlson — April 15, 2015 @ 6:32 pm
Glad you enjoyed them. Actually, it might be funny if weird creatures were NOT seen in Braxton County!
Comment by Doug — April 20, 2015 @ 9:53 am
Many many thanks for posting these. This stuff is so bizarre and eerie!!
Comment by Dallas — May 3, 2015 @ 12:16 pm
I think these were taken from Sanderson’s files. As usual, though, John is interested in the sightings that don’t fit the usual “Bigfoot” story.
Comment by Doug — May 3, 2015 @ 6:40 pm
Yep very much so! One can not help being drawn towards weird things like that. It’s all absolutely fascinating to say the least!
Comment by Dallas — May 5, 2015 @ 9:08 pm