0 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/20/thumb/montauk-monster.jpg?1229112742 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/20/square/montauk-monster.jpg?1229112742 2008-12-12T20:12:22Z montauk-monster.com 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= active newscast, mysterious, grossout 11 <p><b>Story Behind the Montauk Monster</b></p> <p>In the summer of 2008, a mysteirous glob of mammal flesh washed ashore upon the northern coast of Long Island. Dubbed &#8220;Montauk Monster&#8221; by Nicky Papers, one of the eyewitnesses on site and blogger of montauk-monster.com, it soon attracted attention from the media as well as speculators and cryptozoologists on the web.</p> <p>After much media hype, the Montauk Monster was soon revealed to be a prop from the upcoming film <em><a href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1254696/>Splinterheads</a></em> starring Lea Thompson. The pictures and mystery had been deliberately leaked to build up hype about the film. See <a href=http://www.montauk-monster.com/the_montauk_monster/breaking-news-montauk-monster-truths-revealed-splinterheads.html>montauk-monster.com</a> for more details.</p> <p>While general interest and theories on the subject gradually subsided over the last year, it quickly regained momentum this year, after another &#8220;Montauk Monster&#8221; was found on the beach last month. The new photographs look fairly different than the original. It&#8217;s not clear whether this is a copy-cat incident, or a continuation of the viral marketing.<br /> <br> Google Trends result for &#8220;Montauk Monster&#8221;:</p> <p><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=%22montauk+monster%22&graph=weekly_img&sa=N"></p> <p>According to Fox News, the mystery of the monster has been figured out. It was a racoon who had a Viking funeral. More on this <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525145,00.html">here</a></p> 2009-10-19T19:34:04Z 20 5 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/20/original/montauk-monster.jpg?1229112742