The bodies of strange creatures were found in the basement of an old London mansion. Monsters from the collection of Thomas Merlin A collection of creepy monsters was found in the basement of a house in London.
A few days ago in London, builders began demolishing an old mansion that previously belonged to a gentleman named Thomas Theodore Merlin(Thomas Theodore Merlin). As soon as this house is demolished, they plan to build a new modern residential quarter in its place. But when the workers went down to the basement of the mansion, they found there a creepy collection of skeletons of many unknown creatures. Experts have already recognized it as the strangest and most unusual private collection V modern history London.
A collection of creepy monsters was found in the basement of a house in London.
Thomas Theodore Merlin was born into an aristocratic family in London in 1782. He later became a highly respected scientist - naturalist, zoologist and archaeologist. Hidden in his dusty basement were several thousand small wooden boxes, each tightly closed. When they began to open the boxes, they found in them the remains of some bodies that, it seemed, could exist only in the darkest fairy tales. 
During Merlin's lifetime main passion was the study of esoteric natural history. He constantly traveled to the most unusual and strange corners of the world in search of mystical artifacts and plants. Perhaps the result of these trips was this monster collection in the basement of his house.
About 50 years ago, land was being cleared in London for the construction of a new quarter. Then several old mansions were demolished, including the house that once belonged to Thomas Theodore Merlin. Several thousand old sealed wooden boxes were discovered in the basement of this building...
Having opened these chests, the builders were horrified, because inside lay the skeletons of various mythical creatures(fairies, vampires, lycanthropes, horned hares, werewolves, and so on). People heard about some of them from fairy tales, others seemed completely unfamiliar and strange to them. In this material we will try to slightly reveal the secret of these creatures and tell you more about Thomas Theodore Merlin.
In general, the personality of this man is shrouded in various legends. It is known that he was born back in 1782. Merlin's mother died in childbirth. The boy was raised by his father, whose name was Edward. It was he who influenced the boy’s worldview, since he himself was very interested in esotericism.
Edward and his son traveled a lot around the world, collecting various artifacts. Thomas experienced the death of his father very difficult, but still he found the strength to return to scientific world. Thomas worked hard on the collected artifacts and regularly communicated with representatives of the then scientific elite. 
Thomas Merlin even tried to show his collection in the USA, but the local conservative public did not react well to this idea, and the tour had to be interrupted.
Over time, Merlin's mansion was transferred to Tunbridge orphanage, allegedly with the condition not to open the basement. But in the 1960s it was opened... Now the Merlin Museum is located here. 
It is interesting that, besides the link to the website of this museum, there are no other sources telling about this unique collection. From this we can conclude that the story about Merlin is just a nice joke or, perhaps, a good marketing ploy, because any exhibit of this museum can be purchased... 
British builders in the 60s accidentally discovered a basement with boxes containing the remains of mysterious creatures while renovating an orphanage, and scientists immediately assumed that it was the collection of Thomas Merlin. Their colleague devoted his whole life to searching for cryptids, the existence of which he managed to prove.
For many centuries, experts have tried to prove the reality of the most famous monsters described in the stories of eyewitnesses of the events. This concerned Bigfoot and a monster from Scotland, but no one found any compelling arguments confirming their presence in the world. It’s worth adding right away that these animals are called cryptids, and the scientists involved in the search are sure that there are hundreds of unknown species, hiding in hard-to-reach corners and known only to local residents or described in their legends. Until the 19th century, the gorilla or giant panda was also classified as one of these species not found in nature. Lakes and seas are the most common refuges for mysterious monsters, because they are only 3% studied and can bring sensational discoveries to the scientific world.
Ancient sailors often described encounters with terrible creatures capable of dragging ships to the bottom. Krakens really were in real life and are mentioned in 12th century chronicles, where some people described them as octopuses or crabs. Such monsters can be found not only in sea depths, since Americans from Oklahoma also repeatedly noticed a giant monster with tentacles in the waters of lakes, attacking people. Therefore, there are much more deaths in this area than in other bodies of water in the country. Mysterious fish of incredible size were also found. Many residents of the South African city of Margate in the 20s witnessed an incredible fight between such an individual covered with fur and killer whales, but no one else saw it.
Also, scientists cannot classify the inhabitants underwater world, living in such places, so Nessie is still considered a type of dinosaur or warm-blooded creature, but most experts find it difficult to answer this question. Skeptics used to say that they simply did not exist, but only after the 18th century was the sea cow recognized as a biological species, and until that time it was only seen by sailors while sailing. This refers to flying monsters, striking in their resemblance to ancient extinct pterodactyls. Pilots flying over Papua New Guinea have seen a ropen with 10-meter wings, a reptile-like beak and a crest on its head. The Indonesian jungle hides giant akhuls from people bats, going out to hunt at night and having 3-meter wings. They were first discovered by scientist Ernest Bartels, who explored these areas in the 20s, after which he described that these individuals are covered with thick hair and feed on caught fish. Latin American Indians even have legends about mice with human heads that drink the blood of people and still live in mountain caves.
Many cryptids appearance resemble a monkey, so the Kenyans were absolutely right in talking about a monster who steals sheep from villages for his dinner, but is afraid of the sound of drums. Big foods are also often mentioned by Americans who have seen their large footprints and also describe these creatures as three-meter giants covered with fur, with a small forehead and weighing 200 kilograms. They are capable of not only frightening a person, but also hypnotizing him with the help of superpowers, and also suddenly disappear from view, passing through a time portal. Mapinguari also looks like a primate, only it moves on two legs and emits a strong stench after death, so the hunters were forced to immediately bury the corpses in the ground. This includes the yeti, which is similar in appearance to a person and lives in the mountainous areas of Pakistan and Nepal at high altitudes.
The most known species The cryptid became a Tatzelwurm, living in the Alps. Scientists consider it to be a type of reptilian, and the first mention of such an unusual dragon can be found in chronicles of the 15th century. At that time, many people variously described the creature, reaching 4 meters, and having a sharp ridge on its back, covered with scales or warts. It then disappeared from view until 1850, when temple parishioners were able to contemplate the remains of the murdered monster for the first time on public display. Then they decided to destroy them, and already in 1914 in Slovenia, a military man caught such a monster and made a stuffed animal out of it. Then came the turn of falsifications, when instead of a dragon they showed an American lizard and pictures of a figurine, and Europeans on the first day of April were already accustomed to every new sensation about finding the creature should be perceived as a joke.
But what did the legendary collector, who himself was also a mysterious person, collect? Thomas Merlin was born in 1782 and then spent his entire life traveling around the world in search of mysterious exhibits, and then decided to show the Americans his collected collection, only in 1899 did no one appreciate such a great discovery. Then the scientist crossed the 117-year-old mark, but his contemporaries described him as a 40-year-old man, after which the strange features of the body began to be considered witchcraft. No one wanted to communicate with the man who had disappeared along with his rarities, but in 1942 he suddenly appeared in the British capital and showed original documents for his house, transferring the building to the orphanage on the condition that it would never be sold. Then his age was 160 years, but the scientist mysteriously disappeared again. The collection of unique cryptids was partially mummified, and there were also ancient manuscripts proving the authenticity of the exhibits. Now 800 specialists from 20 countries have created an alliance to find traces of mystical creatures and people are still waiting for new future discoveries that can revolutionize current scientific theories.
Reshetnikova Irina
In London in 1960, quite by accident, while renovating the building of an orphanage, builders discovered an entrance to a dungeon, which was carefully walled up so that not a single soul could enter it.
This underground storage facility contains thousands of artifacts and cryptids that defy any reasonable explanation other than the assumption that our world is not structured at all as it is presented to us. pundits, and of all stripes, from historians to biologists.
In the basement there were creepy skeletons of some fantastic creatures, strange devices and unique ancient manuscripts. Researchers have suggested that all these things once belonged to Thomas Theodore Merlin. And there were certain reasons for this.
Professor and Lord Thomas Theodore Merlin
Thomas Merlyn was born into an aristocratic British family in 1782. Since his mother died during childbirth, the boy was raised by his father Edward, who devoted the rest of his life to this. Being a military man, he just soon retired, and since he was not a poor man, he went with his son to travel, along the way collecting and collecting rare plants and various artifacts. This was facilitated by the fact that Edward was interested in esotericism, as well as natural history.
So father and son traveled long years, until Merlin Sr. died. Thomas, having barely survived the death of his father, turned into practically a hermit, who was only interested in collecting rare exhibits of plants and animals, artifacts and ancient manuscripts.
However, on the other hand, all this made him a fairly famous scientist in certain circles in England. He traveled the world many times (with his father and after him), visited its most isolated corners, met with a wide variety of people, thanks to which he expanded and deepened his esoteric knowledge received from his parent.
Merlin had to cancel his tour before he even reached California. And although he had plenty of money, he abandoned his plans to “enlighten humanity.” By the way, he was already one hundred and seventeen years old at that time...
The Riddle of Thomas Merlin
Sir Merlin, according to the descriptions of his contemporaries, was a surprisingly ageless man. Already at an advanced age (to say the least), he remained in excellent physical fitness, while no one gave him more than forty years. There were rumors that this eternal youth and his occult practices brought him health. They began to fear and shun Merlin, after which he realized that it was time to disappear from the circle of people he knew. And he disappeared...
It was not until the spring of 1942 that rumors leaked out that someone claiming to be Thomas Merlin had produced (unquestionably authentic) documents confirming his ownership of a house in London. This gentleman, no more than forty years old, wished to transfer the property to the Tunbridge Children's Home, stipulating that the house would never be put up for sale.
Some researchers who knew a little about Thomas Merlin immediately became interested in this strange person, since the owner of the house being sold at that time would have to be one hundred and sixty years old. However, the mysterious Merlin disappeared again, and now, it seems, forever...
The house, given over to an orphanage, was not actually for sale, but in 1960, as was said at the beginning of the article, it was producing major renovation, during which a basement was discovered with numerous fantastic cryptids and artifacts that Sir Merlin had been collecting for many years around the world...
