The saga of the so-called Montauk Monster appears to have taken another bizarre turn, this time toward Hollywood, with the Web site of a movie production crew claiming to have the “kidnapped” carcass. The Web site montauk-monster.com reported Thursday that the crew of “Splinterheads,” a movie about carnival life being filmed in Patchogue, N.Y. — not far from where the “monster” reportedly was found — posted the claim and a photo of the carcass on its Web site, splinterheadsmovie.com. “We have the Montauk Monster,” the site proclaims, along with a photo of the beast. An accompanying Web site, sersenpark.com, claims the animal is “most likely a prop used in [Darren] Goldberg’s film ‘Splinterheads.'” Goldberg is listed as the low-budget film’s producer.
“A mystery source called ‘Tonya'” claims that the Montauk Monster is a stunt that will be revealed when the movie is released early next year, the site reports. The mystery of the beaked beast found on an upscale East Hampton, N.Y., beach in mid-July deepened Tuesday when local real estate agent Eric Olsen told the East Hampton, N.Y., Star newspaper that he’s the mystery man who picked the famous cryptid carcass off the beach last month — but now some dastardly bandit has made off with the remains. The women who first revealed the photo had a different view.
“It exists,” said Rachel Goldberg, Courtney Fruin and Jenna Hewitt, denying they’d Photoshopped a picture of a dead dog. “It decomposed in our friend’s back yard,” said Goldberg — who may or may not be related to “Splinterhead” producer Darren Goldberg, a claim made by mystery-woman “Tonya.”
It’s still Fugly.
For a prop it does have genitals though.
Sit Sparky, Sit!
Roll over.
Play dead.
Good dog.
More guerilla marketing… at it’s ugliest.
What is happening on your heads, you lot?
This is a DOG! for crying out loud. Ever seen a decaying body after some time in the water?
Looks exactly like this.
Darren Nash from Tetrapod Zoology has the best explanation what the Montauk ‘monster’ is:
http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2008/08/the_montauk_monster.php
All it needs is another 45 minutes at 400F and lots of BBQ sauce.
#4, Jim. Wow! Someone spend a lot of time thinking about this! (Great link)
Well, it’s not being used as an advertising vehicle for a low budget film very well by releasing it so far in advance of the film’s release! Very few people are going to remember this episode when the film opens early next year.
MANBEARPIG!
A relative of Vince Foster who knew too much.
WOW I haven’t seen that many different angles in a photo shoot since McDonalds came out with the new southern chicken biscuit…..OMG I think its fake!!!!!!!!!!
This is almost as bad a reading the National Enq
Dead dog, dead hog, dead something but a monster? If you are down wind I bet it is a monster. Phew!