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Osmanagic Pyramids

It is, of course, completely impossible for 12,000-year-old pyramids to be buried under a hillside in Bosnia and remain undiscovered to the present day until a Mayan-obsessed archeologist comes along.
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Japan vs. Giant Calamari

From National Geographic:

Holy Squid! Photos Offer First Glimpse of Live Deep-Sea Giant

James Owen
for National Geographic News

September 27, 2005
Like something straight out of a Jules Verne novel, an enormous tentacled creature looms out of the inky blackness of the deep Pacific waters.

But this isn’t science fiction. A set of extraordinary images captured by Japanese scientists marks the first-ever record of a live giant squid (Architeuthis) in the wild.

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Pickled dragon mystery

Pickled dragon mystery

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/28/1075088090949.html

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Dredged from the Deeps

The latest specimens from the NORFANZ expedition once again we have plenty of alien species already here on Earth. Struggling to add new horror to your campaign? Check out those Serpent Stars!

Creature Feature

(Originally flagged on Slashdot Science.)

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Go topless no longer

Shoggoth.net is now selling T-Shirts! We’re using CafePress for the time being until we can find a cool shirt guy to print our shirts for us.

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*Yes I made that up, but I’m insane so it doesn’t matter

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We’re back

We’re back up! Thanks for sticking with us!! We’re still
clearing some dust from the big move, and we’re going to
re-add those stories where lost in transit, but everything
seems to be working.

Send Bug reports to me at <"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]

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Which Great Old One Are You?

Which Great Old One are you?

Find out now!

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Great News!!

In an exiting turn of events, The Shoggoth Network, has just finalized negotiations with WotC (Wizards of the Coast). This is an exciting new prospect for us and we look forward to a exciting and financially rewarding future. I personally will be relocating to better serve our new employers, while the rest of the staff will be still telecommuting. We will slightly change our focus to D20 and will include more Dungeons and Dragons news.

!!!UPDATE CLICK MORE!!!

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REVIEW: The Yellow Sign

“Have you seen the yellow sign”

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I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Aaron Vanek’s The Yellow Sign, much to my delight. The film was wonderfully done and I can’t wait for it on DVD.

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REVIEW: The Ring

“You don’t really want to hurt people”

“Oh but I do. I am sorry”

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The other night, whilst harassing K*Mart employees about wiffle ball bat theft, I purchased “The Ring” (widescreen with DTS) on DVD. I have to say, I’ve seen my share of horror in my day, but this is, by far, the most disturbing piece of film I’ve ever watched, blowing the former titleholder Requiem for a Dream out of the water. Continue reading »

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