Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May or May Not Exist (Darby Creek Publishing)

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Each entry includes eyewitness accounts or other possible evidence for the creatures, and will undoubtedly pique the curiosity of young investigators-to-be. Soiliere also takes the time to recount several Bigfoot sightings from throughout Maine’s history and supplements them with her own illustrations. He unveils the conspiracies and cover-ups that have allowed places like the US, Britain, and Russia to study these creatures completely undetected.

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If TikTok had been around for the Loch Ness monster, the most famous cryptid of all time, the person who saw it would have put it on TikTok, and it would have been over in two seconds. For believers and non-believers alike, this book is an interesting look at the legendary creatures that run, crawl and fly throughout the 50 states. It’s this movie from the 80s starring John Lithgow where this family in Seattle hits a Bigfoot and then takes them home and he becomes part of the family.

Besides books, she is an enthusiastic devourer of many things, including podcasts, television, and J-pop. He loved to scare with local legends and ghost stories spun with his special brand of creepiness and humor. From pre-Columbian legends to modern-day eyewitness accounts, this comprehensive guide covers the history, sightings and lore surrounding the most mysterious monsters in America—including Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil, and more. While biologists regularly identify new species following established scientific methodology, cryptozoologists focus on entities mentioned in the folklore record and rumour. Welcome to the United States of Cryptids, where mysterious monsters lurk in the dark forests, deep lakes, and sticky swamps of all fifty states.

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Naish, the scientific advisor for Prehistoric Planet , examines both the scientific credibility of creature sightings as well as the culture that influences our belief in mysterious animals. Along the way became an author, writing books including Tracking the Chupacabra , Lake Monster Mysteries , Big—If True , and Investigating Ghosts . At the same time, the definition generally seems to exclude various mythological creatures and spiritual or supernatural beings (so, for instance, no pegasuses or unicorns or any of the yōkai from the Japanese folktales I grew up hearing). Charlotte Bridger Drummond is an independent, adventurous, and freethinking mother of five sons who made a living writing women's adventure stories in the early 1900s. From sea serpents to the Loch Ness monster and modern-day dinosaur reports, Abominable Science applies science and critical thinking to the mysteries.Now they’re dedicated to protecting the cryptid community—as long as it’s not chowing down on the neighbors. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in unexplained mysteries, folklore, mythology, and the supernatural. Of course, it’s equally satisfying when they go right ahead and sucker punch the bad guy, ‘cuz hey—only the good guys give warnings, right? The study of ghosts, monsters, or UFOs is really a study of the human condition and our belief systems. I can't tell you why Nessie was a good theme for a Spanish project or how we came up with it, but here we are.

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That’s really the biggest difference, between how we handle our monsters and how other countries handle theirs. Online paranormal editor Deena West Budd brings together facts about cryptids from all over the world, both famous and little-known. Cryptids are animals presumed by followers of the cryptozoology pseudoscientific subculture to exist on the basis of anecdotal or other evidence considered insufficient by mainstream science.Noah is a trans boy whose best friend Lewis died in a car crash, and since his passing, Noah’s begun writing letters to Mothman, a cryptid that looks like a big moth with big red glowing eyes. Years before the unicorn’s commercial popularity, Odell Shepard’s classic book, The Lore of the Unicorn, traced the millennia-long cultural transformations of the mysterious animal, beginning with an early traveler’s tale of the wild asses of India. Other endeavors to which she has dedicated herself include cuddling her dogs until they’re annoyed and taste-testing every vegan ice cream she can find. Everything eventually comes to a head in December 1967, when tragedy strikes Point Pleasant, and Keel can’t help but wonder if it's all connected to the mysterious winged creature.