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Lost Monster Files

Season 1
A team of experts with exclusive access to famed cryptozoologist Ivan Sanderson’s lost archive will re-investigate his biggest unexplained cases. Using recent encounters and modern tech, they will find the truth behind these mysterious beasts.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Carolina Chupacabra

    October 8, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    The team investigates a series of livestock mutilations in the Great Smoky Mountains that some believe link to the infamous chupacabra. Using evidence journals from Sanderson's archive plus new clues, the team attempts to confront the killer canine.
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  2. S1 E2 - Snow Beast of Ruby Creek

    October 15, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    The team investigates recent encounters with a monstrous apex predator in the wilderness of British Columbia. Using never-before-seen clues from Ivan Sanderson's lost archive, they uncover new evidence that may finally distinguish fact from fiction.
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  3. S1 E3 - Thunderbird of Pennsylvania

    October 22, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    The team makes an incredible discovery while investigating sightings of a large bird of prey terrorizing Chestnut Ridge, PA. Sanderson believed it to be the mysterious thunderbird, a pterodactyl-sized, razor-clawed predator documented in Native folklore.
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  4. S1 E4 - Mystery of Minnesota Wildman

    October 30, 2024
    42min
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    The team investigates a stranger-than-fiction murder mystery involving the legendary Wildman of Minnesota. Also known as the Ice Man, its body became a sideshow attraction that Sanderson examined himself before it mysteriously disappeared.
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  5. S1 E5 - Kodiak Sea Monster

    November 5, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    A mysterious apex predator is stalking orcas and boats off the coast of Kodiak, AK. Sea monster sightings, first studied by Sanderson before his death, have spiked in that area recently. Can the team finish Ivan's hunt and finally document the creature?
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  6. S1 E6 - Cave Dragon of Arkansas

    November 13, 2024
    42min
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    Ozarks locals report frightening encounters with a mysterious, dragon-like, cave-dwelling beast. Believed to be the legendary Gowrow, the team conducts their most ambitious hunt yet -- above and underground -- and makes a fascinating discovery.
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Cast

Troy LillieCharlie MewshawJustin James IgualadaTracy WalderBrittany Barbieri

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discovery plus Unexplained
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