| Monster | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1998 |
| Catalog #: | 318717 | |
| Clip Number: | 318717-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 520 | |
| Timecode: | 01:07:23 - 01:08:55 | |
| Location: | Ohio | |
| Year Shot: | 1972 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/GENERAL: Zoos/Animal Parks/Aquariums ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Primate, Ape LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Ohio PSEUDOSCIENCE: Mythical Beings | |
| Description: | An unidentified creature has been seen lurking behind some bushes in a local park. Three witnesses decribe what they saw. Story begins with a young boy standing with reporter in front of a chainlink fence that has been overgrown with thick foliage. Boy points to the bushes. A man in his mid-twenties gives his monster testimonial. He looks as if he just rolled out of bed. He describes the monster as having a lot of hair and "a real huge head about the size of a pumpkin". He finishes by saying that it really scared him. The second witness is also in his mid-twenties and he wears a pair of dark rimmed glasses. He states that the creature became scared when a kid shined a flashlight on it. When asked what he thought it was, the man replied that it was either an animal or a hybrid of half beast half person. Yeah, this guy has been playing Dungeons and Dragons. The final witness is a young boy with blond hair. He states that head of the monster was huge and hairy. He thought it looked like an ape. Scene change to the local zoo. Depressing shot of an ape in a cage. Reporter interviews zookeeper about the apes being held here. Keeper states that these animal have not left their cages for about twenty years. Another shot of ape in cage. | |
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