Plot Synopsis

LOST MONSTER FILES is a one-hour docuseries that re-examines the recently uncovered case files of renowned cryptozoologist Ivan Sanderson -- including the evidence and artifacts from his most compelling hunts for cryptids, or legendary and unknown species. The series features a team of experts who gained exclusive access to Sanderson's detailed research and will use it to re-investigate his most prominent unfinished cases. The team will focus on present day sightings such as the Abominable Snowman and Chupacabra to determine if modern science and technology can bring them closer to answers for these mysterious creatures. The team includes field scientist and tech expert Charlie Mewshaw, cryptozoologist Brittany Barbieri, predator experts and wildlife trackers Troy Lillie and Justin Igualada, and former CIA officer and FBI agent Tracy Walder. Following evidence and theories buried away for decades and chasing up-to-the-minute encounters, they aim to bring fact to fiction by documenting one of these legendary creatures for the first time. In the premiere episode, the group investigates a series of strange livestock mutilations in the Smoky Mountains that locals fear could be tied to the infamous Chupacabra, which has terrorized the Southwest for decades. Using journals and evidence from Sanderson's archive, the team investigates a rash of deadly encounters in North Carolina to try and document this killer canine...and the possibility that the creature could be migrating east. Additional cases explored this season include the Abominable Snowman, the Kodiak Sea Monster, the Wildman of Minnesota, the Thunderbird of Pennsylvania and the Ozark Gowrow.