We Call Bullsh*t on the Montauk Monster, the Goat-Sucker, Bigfoot, etc.

Maybe the new X-Files movie awakened all the hibernating conspiracy theorists. Maybe the cycles of the moon are making people crazy. Maybe everybody just wants to get an early start on Halloween this year. In any case, monster season is in full swing. First came the "Montauk Monster," the demonic-looking carcass that washed up on Long Island. We've been over this one before: It's a raccoon, not a monster. Then came the chupacabras—a deputy sheriff in Texas took video of what he believes to be the mythical goat-sucker. At the end of its excitement over the "vampire dog," The Telegraph finally mentions that "Texan scientists who investigated the case said the animal was likely to be a coyote, potentially crossed with a grey fox." Not content with just one old monster myth revival, two guys from Georgia say they have the carcass of Bigfoot in their freezer. They're holding a ...