Lizard Man meets Killer Ape

This episode of "MonsterQuest" might rub Bigfoot fans the wrong way. Doug Hajicek and his team have interviewed a number of hard-working Middle Americans who claim to have been attacked by Bigfoot. At the very least, the creature has taken a rather strong dislike to their motorized vehicles...

A lady in Bishopville, SC says she sleeps with a gun under her pillow after Lizard Man trashed her car (that's Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp, in case your memory doesn't serve you). The MonsterQuest investigation reveals that the lady's car is so rusty, that virtually any animal could have trashed it - in the event, the perpetrator was an (admittedly Cujo-like) dog. The lady refuses to accept this natural explanation. She's sure it was Lizard Man. From Scape Ore Swamp, remember?

The rest of "Monster Close Encounters" are about Bigfoot sightings. As usual, the evidence is inconclusive, although the stories are interesting. Most are seemingly about a real, flesh-and-blood animal, while one witness (the guy on the highway) retells what sounds more like a ghost story. The episode ends with Loren Coleman claiming that monster attacks are on the rise, and that we will soon hear about a human being killed by a Bigfoot.

Although "MonsterQuest" isn't the most exciting series around, I will nevertheless give this episode three stars for the effort. It might be mildly entertaining, if you're into the paranormal and the unknown. But, as I said, admirers of BF won't be amused. The idea of Bigfoot being a killer ape just isn't all that squatchy...