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    In Defense of Monsters
    In Defense of Monsters
    In Defense of Monsters
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    In Defense of Monsters

    By BJ Hollars

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    This thoughtful collection of essays explores the facts surrounding three monsters that have plagued and intrigued our modern society with the idea of their mere existence. They contradict everything we know, and yet, we can' t dismiss their stories. Against reason and science, we can' t help but hope they might not not exist. Published in 2011 by Origami Zoo Press, this new edition includes a brand-new design.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBull City Press
    Release dateApr 3, 2017
    ISBN9781949344011
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      In Defense of Monsters - BJ Hollars

      In Defense of Monsters

      essays by

      B.J. HOLLARS

      In Defense of Monsters

      Copyright © 2011, 2017 by B.J. Hollars

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the copyright holders, except in the case of brief excerpts or quotes embedded in reviews, critical essays, or promotional materials where full credit is given to the copyright holders.

      Published in the United States of America

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Hollars, B.J.

      In Defense of Monsters: essays / by B.J. Hollars

      p. cm.

      ISBN-13: 978-1-949344-01-1

      Cover design: Flying Hand Studio

      Interior design: F. H. Spock & Associates

      Published by

      BULL CITY PRESS

      1217 Odyssey Drive

      Durham, NC 27713

      www.BullCityPress.com

      For Brendan Todt—

      who isn’t afraid.

      Contents

      In Defense of Sasquatch

      Sasquatch In A Shell

      In Defense Of Nessie

      Acknowledgments

      About the Author

      In Defense of Sasquatch

      Introduction

      Sasquatch (more commonly known as Bigfoot to the American audience) is often given the scientific classification of Gigantopithecus—an extinct species of ape thought to roam Asia as recently as 300,000 years ago. One report notes that the remains of Gigantopithecus were first discovered in 1935 when paleontologist G.H. von Koenigswald discovered a yellowish molar among the ‘dragon bones’ for sale in a Hong Kong pharmacy. Thought to possess healing power, ancient fossils such as those belonging to Gigantopithecus had been ground into powders for generations, limiting the already near-scant evidence of their existence.

      Today, Sasquatch, much like his Gigantopithecus relatives, faces a similar challenge. He continues to be placed among the dragon bones, relegated to legend, and given no chance at existence. The scientific community has long made a monkey of Sasquatch, offering no credence to amateur claims. Treating evidence as if it was nothing more than sideshow or spectacle, discounting every snapped photograph and plastered print as little more than a poorly produced hoax. However, this second-class scientific treatment is not without reason, and even the staunchest Sasquatch hunter will admit that hoaxes far outweigh definitive proof.

      The Sasquatch community’s attempt to disassociate itself with these hoaxes has proved only marginally successful. And even after combating the disbelievers, they are still left to deal with the equally troublesome believers—many of whom can be heard bellowing from every blog post, claiming Sasquatch to be an alien life form, or a shape shifter, or the second-coming of Christ.

      Author Joshua Blu Buhs confirms this assault on the creature’s credibility, noting that the "inability to separate Sasquatchery from fringe fields, combined with the prevalence of hoaxes and the beast’s penchant for appearing in the National Enquirer, guaranteed that Bigfoot would not be taken seriously by mainstream society, not by scientists, and not by the mass media."

      This defense is not to prove the existence of Sasquatch,

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