“A sharp analysis of the quest for unreal critters―cryptids, as they are called―and the people who pursue them . . . entertaining and thoroughly documented.” —The Wall Street Journal
 
Throughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience. Now comes a book from...

"It is 1950. London is still reeling from World War II, and Margery Benson--a sensible schoolmarm and lonely spinster--is just trying to get through life. But one day, she reaches her breaking point, abandoning her job and her tidy, circumscribed life, to set out on an expedition to the other side of the world in search of an insect that may or may not exist: the golden beetle of New Caledonia, Margery's childhood obsession ever since her father gave...

This collection of over 250 of the most bloodcurdling and bone-chillingly fascinating and true monster stories includes everything from encounters with bizarre freaks of nature to spine-tingling paranormal entities. Each outlandish tale within this book is taken from newspaper accounts and first-person interviews

The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.

The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman--these are the names of the elusive beasts that have caught the eye and captured the imaginations of people around the world for centuries. Recently, these "monsters" have experienced an increase in sightings, and out of these legends a new science has been born: cryptozoology--the study of hidden animals. This book, the first encyclopedia of its kind, contains nearly 200 entries, including cryptids...

Thirteen-year-old Clivo Wren learns that his recently deceased father was not an archaeologist as he was told, but rather a cryptid catcher, known for finding elusive mythological creatures, and now Clivo must pick up where his father left off and track down a cryptid whose blood grants immortality before the knowledge falls into the wrong hands.--

The beast hunters team researches the legends and recreate how the monsters might appear to terrified medieval villagers.

An investigation into the purported existence of extra-dimensional atmospheric creatures known as Rods