Cryptids Are Real

Cryptids Are Real appears to be an online magazine dedicated to cryptozoology, the study of previously undiscovered animals. It presents itself as related to V.V. Argost's Weirdworld, a faux television program.

Fast Facts

1. Site designed by Cartoon Network^{1 2}
2. Viral marketing campaign
3. Promoting The Secret Saturdays cartoon^{3 4}
4. The Secret Saturdays: Airing fall 2008, Cartoon Network⁵
5. The Montauk monster possibly connected⁶
6. V.V. Argost main villain of The Secret Saturdays⁷

Entertaining Fakes

Cryptids Are Real is one of three web sites set up by the Cartoon Network to promote The Secret Saturdays through a viral marketing campaign.^{3 4} Cryptids Are Real portrays itself as the webzine for an imaginary television show, V.V. Argost's Weirdworld. This is reportedly a "show within a show" on The Secret Saturdays hosted by the Saturday family's nemesis.⁸ Another site linked from Cryptids Are Real, Ten Hero Tusk, focuses on artifacts related to cryptozoology and other speculative subjects.

Categories