Loren Coleman

Coleman became interested in cryptozoology at age 12 after watching the 1958 film Claw of the Caveman and subsequently discovering Ivan T. Sanderson's writings. He has conducted field investigations on every inhabited continent and is credited with coining or popularising several cryptid classifications. He holds a master's degree in psychiatric social work and spent years as a clinical social worker before devoting himself full-time to cryptozoological research.

• ▸Multiple unknown large primate species exist in North America, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia, supported by consistent physical evidence across unconnected witness populations
• ▸The Bigfoot phenomenon shows behavioural patterns consistent with a relic hominid rather than a supernatural entity
• ▸The Montauk Monster (2008) and similar carcass incidents are misidentified known animals — his willingness to debunk enhances rather than diminishes his overall credibility
• ▸Sea serpent reports cluster around regions of deep water with documented undiscovered species — suggesting a biological rather than mythological explanation

• 1.International Cryptozoology Museum collection — physical artefacts, casts, and documentation from over 60 years of investigation
• 2.Over 40 published books including Bigfoot! The True Story of Apes in America and Cryptozoology A to Z (with Jerome Clark)
• 3.Cryptomundo.com — an online archive of cryptid reports and analysis dating to 2005
• 4.Field investigation reports from expeditions across six continents