Discovery Channel will premiere a new series, Lost Monster Files, on Wednesday, October 9 at 10 PM ET/PT. The show focuses on the reexamination of cryptozoologist Ivan Sanderson’s extensive research on legendary and unknown species.
Sanderson’s case files, which have been hidden for over 50 years, will be used to reinvestigate sightings of creatures such as the Abominable Snowman and the Chupacabra. A team of experts will employ modern technology to analyze the findings and investigate new encounters with these mysterious creatures.
Ivan Sanderson, a biologist and a founder of cryptozoology, left behind one of the most comprehensive collections of unexplained creature research after his death in 1973. The team, which includes field scientist Charlie Mewshaw, cryptozoologist Brittany Barbieri, predator experts Troy Lillie and Justin Igualada, and former CIA officer Tracy Walder, will apply Sanderson’s journals, physical specimens, and recordings to current-day investigations. With new tools at their disposal, they aim to resolve some of Sanderson’s unfinished cases.
The series will explore various cases throughout its run, beginning with an investigation into livestock mutilations in North Carolina, suspected to be linked to the Chupacabra. Additional episodes will look into creatures such as the Kodiak Sea Monster and the Thunderbird. The show is produced by Anomaly Entertainment for Discovery.
