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Some Things Strange & Sinister (2013 -up-dated)

A4 Format

B&W

Paperback

358 pages

Heavily illustrated

£20.00

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After more than 40 years as an investigator and more than fifty as a naturalist,the author has opened some of the many files he has accumulated dealing with such things as..  

The Terrifying Events At The Lamb Inn, The Ghosts Of All Saints Church, Dead Aquatic Creatures of Canvey Island, captured bigfoot like creatures in India -all exclusively presented for the first time and with new added research previously unseen.  

PLUS a vastly expanded section on Spring-heeled Jack!  Photographs, maps, line drawings and up-dated to make 358 pages looking at Things truly Strange and Sinister.  

Cryptozoologist,Ghost Hunter,Ufologist or Fortean:this book has something for everyone -including the just plain inquisitive!   

ContentsForeword by Travis L. Whitehurst
Introduction        de occultis non judicat ecclesia                                                                            
The Bristol Rocking Horse        
The Terrifying Events At The Lamb Inn        
The Coonian Ghost        
The Ghosts Of All Saints Church        
His Luminous Chamber        
The Late Reverend Dr. Blomberg        
And More Ghost Stories        
The Thomas B. Cumpston Case        
The Chupacabra        
The Strange Case Of The Gotherington Gargoyle        
What’s Tall,Hairy And Vanishes?        
Mystery Beasts Of Ireland        
The Creature Of The Dump        
The Strange Creature Of Repton Woods        
The Bizarre Legends,Crimes And Truth About Spring Heeled Jack        
The Black Beast Of Darmstadt        
The Nameless Thing Of Berkley Square        
The Terrifying Case Of The U.S. Naval Transport        
The Case Of The Ghost Lear Jet        
Ghost Planes,Crashes And Dead Aquatic Creatures        
The Mitchison Loch Ness Monster Video        
From The Deep Below To The Air Above –USOs        
Aerial Encounters Over Austria        
A Crashed UFO In 1790?        
Angel Hair        
Quimper-Corentin:Where “Thunder Fell”        
Strange Aliens From Space        
The Llandrillo ‘Saucer’ And Other Crash Retrievals        
Transient Lunar Phenomena,Alien Structures And Moon Vegetation        
Whiddon Down-Saint-Jean-du-Guard:Impossible Correlations?        
The Venezuelan HorrorA Final Word.

Alleged piece of crashed UFO from Berwyn Mountains, Wales.

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 Some More Things Strange & Sinister 

Terry Hooper-Scharf

Paperback,

A4

327 Pages 

Heavily illustrated

£20.00

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Follow-up to Some Things Strange & Sinister. For those interested in Ufology, cryptozoology, hominology, unusual natural history, ghosts and mysteries in general. The secret history of gorillas in the UK -before they were officially  'discovered'. 

The history of  the Wild men of Europe, the UK and US: something that in the 1800s become very "pop culture"  Very pop culture and totally forgotten today! Hominology. Sasquatch and Bigfoot -is there evidence for their existence?  

No sitting on the fence here -the Patterson-Gimlin film is looked at as well as other evidence.  The Author's conclusions? 

You might be surprised. Giant snakes. Amazons. The Giant serpent of Carthage. The Girt Dog of Ennerdale -another big cult 'creature' amongst paranormal and cryptozoological circles. The Beast of Gevaudan -what was it and were there really descendents of the creature in the 19th century -one of which was actually brought to London?   Believe it or not more than one incident of historical crocodiles cases in the UK.  In fact, far more than even the Author had thought . And, after more than a century of claims by 'researchers' that it no longer exists: The Silent City of Alaska and the near legendary 'lost' photograph taken of it.

 This and much more. Updated with extra pages and photographs.
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Pursuing The Strange And Weird -A Naturalist's Viewpoint (2014 up-date)

Terry Hooper-Scharf
Paperback,
A4
249 Pages
£20.00

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UP DATE -From Dead Aquatic (Humanoid) Creatures, the giant squid and yet undiscovered sea creatures; submarine and ships crews encountering true leviathans.

There is a fully expanded section which also refers to the so-called ‘Ningen’ sightings and video footage.

Extinct animals at sea that have been re-discovered. The subject of Sasquatch and other mystery Hominids around the world is dealt with including a look at the “Sasquatch-killer”, Justin Smeja.

Dr. Bryan Sykes and his DNA test results for TVs The Bigfoot Files as well as the controversial Erickson Project and Dr. Melba Ketchum’s Even more controversial Sasquatch DNA test results.

Also included are two early French UFO entity cases that still baffle. Ghosts, strange creatures and the Star-Child hoax. All dealt with by the naturalist and pursuer of the strange and weird
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  The Bizarre Legends, Crimes And Truth About Spring Heeled Jack (2014

  

Terry Hooper-Scharf
Paperback, 

53 Pages  

Dimensions (centimetres) 20.98 wide x 29.69 tall  (A4)

fully illustrated and referenced

£10.00

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The terror and mystery created by “Jack The Ripper” has been the subject of countless books, magazine articles as well as movies and TV documentaries. Ask anyone if they have ever heard of Jack The Ripper and it is doubtful anyone would respond with a “no idea.”  

By that same token, ask people who “Spring-heeled Jack” was and you would be lucky to find anyone who had ever heard of him.  

Spring-heeled Jack was the subject (loosely) of a film The Curse of the Wraydons (1946) and Dominic Keating also appeared as Spring Heeled Jack in the 2010 film Sherlock Holmes by The Asylum film company. The character has also featured in both American and British comic books and a number of books, for both children and adults.  

But the fact that the Springald held the country –not just London– in a grip of terror much longer that the Ripper did is all but forgotten except for some half-truths and fanciful theories.  

Now be prepared to read the full story of Spring Heeled Jack

And Speaking Of Canids...

One for those interested in Wildlife .....or cryptozoology!

  

 Terry Hooper~Scharf

The Red Paper: Canids

Paperback, 

A4 

(21 x 30cms)

202 Pages 

Photographs, illustrations and map

£20.00

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By the 1700s the British fox was on the verge of extinction and about to follow the bear and wolf having been hunted for sport for centuries.  

The answer was to import thousands of foxes per year for sport. But foxes kept dying out so jackals were tried. Some were caught, some escaped. Even wolves and coyote were released for hunting and "country folk" were very far from "happy" -some even threatening local hunts -one intending to release a wolf for a hunt- with legal and other consequences. 

The summation of over 40 years research by the noted naturalist and former UK police forces exotic wildlife consultant reveals the damnable lie of "pest control" hunting but also reveals the cruelty the animals were subject to and how private menageries as well as travelling shows. Private menageries, or single exotic "pets" as well as travelling shows helped provide the British and Irish countryside with some incredible events such as the 1905 "vampiric" sheep killer of Badminton, the mystery hounds of Cavan and Coyotes of Epping Forest.

The Girt Dog of Ennerdale is also dealt with in detail -was it a tiger? A Tasmania Thylacine? This book gives the exact facts and details for the first time. Up-dated 2013 edition includes a section on sarcoptic mange in foxes and treatment plus a list of wildlife sanctuaries and rescue centres in the UK.

Fox and Hybrid Study (UK) Continuation

I first began watching foxes and then looking at mystery canids in the UK around 1976.  Naturalists as a whole were not that interested in studying foxes ~and the UK universities and colleges have no biology departments studying wildlife ("It just ain't sexy and there is no money in it!").

Things have changed a little but there are too many prejudices involved and you just must not rock the boat these days....yes, that money thing again.

However, I intend to continue the work begun back then for as long as I am breathing and not wait 40 odd years before publishing research ~as with The Red Paper: Canids.

Initially the idea was to find someone at a lab who could analyze DNA to identify origins of foxes in the UK, and if you have not read my book that ought to confuse you.  However, not many people willing to do these tests for free because they are expensive and time consuming as I discovered when we worked with a laboratory on analyzing samples allegedly from large cats.

The most basic form of survey would be on fox types.  There used to be noticeable differences in the appearances of foxes ~Hill foxes, Valley foxes, terrier foxes and so on.  People on fox groups seem to be like people visiting blogs ~look then go. I am hoping this appeal will break that bad streak (please!).

I have come across problems when I did a brief badger study as well as when I was looking at exotic fauna in the UK. People are very ~very~ protective of the animals in question.  There is no argument with that on my part but I will make it clear: This work has absolutely nothing to do and no connections with hunting or trapping of any kind.  This work is intended to add to our knowledge of the fox in the United Kingdom only.  That is GUARANTEED.

All I need are decent photographs of any foxes that visit where you live.  If you know the vixen from the dog fox, great and that's basically it.  I'll need info such as:

1)  Town/City and County (information is welcome from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland *

That is the basic information but please, if you can answer or add more it all helps. So, additional:

2)  How long have the foxes been in your area or visiting?
3)  If you feed them what are you putting out for them?
4)  Have the foxes ever had mange in your area? **
5)  Have you seen young or noticed the foxes pairing up?
6)  Do you only see the foxes in the evening/night or also during the day?

If you send a photo please ensure there is permission for me to use it.  I may not but if I do anything that may identify the exact location WILL be removed.  Animal safety is the priority.

The other aspect of the study is to look at unusual fox colouration. My files have records on black as well as white foxes.  It would be interesting to find out whether any unusual colouration has been noted in the foxes in your area?  The photo(s) may sort that out but worth mentioning.

Any photographs and information should be sent to:

blacktowercg@hotmail.com

Please identify your email is concerned with the study by adding "H&FS" in the subject bar.

And THANK YOU in advance for your cooperation!

                                                                          

* In any notes or texts no exact address nor identification of contributors is made except when crediting the person supplying the photo/information (in print initials or pseudonym can be used)

**If you notice mange in the foxes you see or any injuries I urge you to contact the National Fox Welfare Society who do great work in helping and treating injured and sick foxes and is a charity.

https://www.facebook.com/foxwelfare/