Massive, prehistoric creatures that still exist in the deepest parts of the ocean? In truth, we know astonishingly little about our worlds oceans. Max Hawthorne studies and writes about what giants may be lurking beneath the waves. We talk about a number of very interesting and credible accounts, even one had by a number of people in 2014, from the deck of a Carnival Cruise line.  The “Prince of Paleo-Fiction,” Max Hawthorne grew up in Philadelphia, where he graduated with a BA from Central High School and a BFA from the University of the Arts. He is the author of MEMOIRS OF A GYM RAT, an outrageous exposé of the health club industry, as well as the KRONOS RISING novel series. To date, both of his full-length novels, Kronos Rising and Kronos Rising: Kraken, have been awarded Book of the Year by Prehistoric Times Magazine and Geek Ireland’s People’s Choice Awards, respectively. In addition to being a bestselling author, he is a voting member of the Author’s Guild, an IGFA world-record-holding angler, and an avid sportsman and conservationist. His hobbies include fishing, boating, and the collection of fossils and antiquities. He lives with his family and an impossibly large rabbit in the Greater Northeast. Kronos Rising: Diablo is also now available Visit Max Hawthorne on his website Links from this episode: The 1852 Monongahela Serpent The Carnival Cruise Monster Did a Living Mosasaur Stalk the Ship?  Mysterious Creature Washes Ashore in the Philippines The Pliosaur The Mososaur Subscribe to iTF on YouTube! Have a story you’d like to share?  Please don’t hesitate to contact me HERE or via email, shannon@intothefrayradio.com If you'd rather...you can call the iTF message line and leave your story there... Call 844-866-3366 anytime. Want to support the show and get more content?  Become an iNSIDER and get more, from well....the iNSIDE!  Right now I have a holiday special running for iNSIDER sign-ups. Use the coupon code "insider" at checkout, and get your first month for only .99 cents! Click HERE to sign up! Recent episodes now up for iNSIDERS...video interview with Vance and Jen of  the podcast, 'The Caravan of Lore', another episode of listener emails which include Sasquatch encounters, 'Utah the Strange' which is video footage from Duck Creek, Utah...location of my sighting of the four shadow beings...and a new Omissions episode with extra conversations with my guests, not included in the main show. Thursday's show will NOT change...every week, a new episode of iTF will air as usual. Follow iTF: Facebook: Join the interactive group and please, like and share my official radio page      Twitter: Official iTF and Shannon’s personal account Shannon's Instagram Various iNTO THE FRAY gear available at intothefrayradio.threadless.com Subscribe to iNTO THE FRAY in iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio and most ALL other podcatchers. If you enjoy the show, please take a moment to rate and review, as it helps others locate the show.  More stories coming in, for you to enjoy! iNTO THE FRAY is now proudly part of the KGRA Radio Network. Visit kgraradio.com for a complete list of live shows and rebroadcasts of your favorites like...Expanded Perspectives, The Gralien Report, Fade to Black...and more! You can also visit DarkMyths.org for even more options of Fortean, true crime and paranormal shows. Music for this episode of iTF provided with permission by:  Tanek,  & Electus