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This article contains information relating to a former cryptid. Former cryptids are either cryptids proven to exist, or those that are no longer considered cryptids. |
In the summer of 2008, a mysterious glob of mammal flesh washed ashore on the northern coast of Long Island, near New York. Dubbed the Montauk Monster or Mounty by Nicky Papers, one of the eyewitnesses on site and blogger of montauk-monster.com, it soon attracted attention from the media as well as speculators and cryptozoologists.
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Some were guessing it was a dead raccoon, dog or pig. Some said experiments were conducted on the nearby Plum Island, an island with lots of conspiracy theories surrounding it.
Most agree that the corpse was likely a raccoon, due to the fingers and body shape, though the skull appears to be beaked. A second Montauk Monster was found later that appeared similar, but different, though since no others have appeared, it was probably a hoax.
While general interest and theories on the subject gradually subsided over the next year, it quickly regained momentum a year later, after another “Montauk Monster” was found on the beach. The new photographs looked fairly different to the original. It’s not clear whether this was a copycat incident or a continuation of viral marketing.
The second monster is believed to be a hoax, the creature's corpse was proven to be a raccoon that decomposed underwater.
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Hunter Shea released a horror novel under the title The Montauk Monster, published by Pinnacle Fiction in 2014. He also released another novel named after another cryptid, called Swamp Monster Massacre.
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