Christopher Packard

The Accursed Huntsman by Douglass Hoover is just the kind of unique character driven novel I love. It’s the story of a team of misfits...

Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit! Let me tell you the ancient story of how Rabbit got a year in the Chinese Zodiac… Long ago the years...

I’m always shocked at how few people have heard of the Loveland Frogman - one of my favorite cryptids, let me introduce you! This...

I sketched this bird skull I found. It had a message to share. Life is bittersweet. Sometimes those sweet moments when we are flying...

Not Deer are just what their name implies, not deer. At first glance they look like deer, but then something's just not right, perhaps...

One of my favorite stories and images of Pamola is found in “The Faith Hunter: Abenaki Stories” by Joseph Bruchac, an Abenaki author and...

Have you ever heard of the dingbat? These mysterious creatures are best known for frustrating deer hunters by snatching bullets out of...

At nearly 5 inches, this is some of the biggest “needle ice” I’ve ever seen! Needle ice like this only forms when the air is freezing and...

I am honored to be selected as a finalist for the International Cryptozoology Museum’s 2022 Cryptozoology Book of the Year! Loren Coleman...

If you want to know about the Wendigo in New England, read Chenoo by Joseph Bruchac. It is one of the best and most unique books I have...

Beware the landlocked walrus in lakes and rivers, a rare cryptid of the Maine Woods. For those who are skeptical, in a 1901 issue of...

I was very please to do a character performance as Burton Marlboro Packard, my Great-Great Grandfather telling traditional Maine Guide...

Happy 55th Anniversary to the most famous and iconic video ever shot of Sasquatch. The image we now associate with bigfoot is frame 352...

That moment when a big dark shape steps out of the brush onto the path in front of you…your heart jumps, is it a moose, a bear, or a...

This is one of the finest books I have ever read. Have you read it? The prose is beautiful and magical - it moves your soul around the...

Today was elderberry syrup day, appropriate to do on the last new moon of the summer. A traditional folk remedy; this dark berry turns...

Settled by both the French and British in the 17th century, Maine has an extensive history of werewolf encounters. These tales of the...

Had a great time talking to Jim Harold about Maine Monsters and Cryptids on the latest episode of his premium podcast, The Cryptid...

While watching today’s swirling blizzard snows I couldn’t help but think that the animal of the day is the snow bunting (Plectrophenax...

The hoop snake is the most venomous snake in North America, it was once quite common, but it is quite rare these days. At first glance...