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

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Each book on this list grapples with the existence of cryptids in its own way, so dive in if you want to get into a worldwide mystery, centuries in the making.

I was so happy to find cryptid stuff in a wide size range, and the shirts were perfect 😊 It also led me to the podcast, which I'm also a fan of now. Esther is bored, lonely, and considering ending her life—until she hears a funny whistling noise outside her kitchen window.Filled by stories within stories within stories, like an unsettling Russian nesting doll, The Fisherman is a satisfying blend of cosmic, psychological, and monstrous horror that’s laced with dread and grief. This slim novella is anywhere but slim on story: set in South Carolina, a young boy’s idyllic childhood is disrupted by monsters, both literal and figurative, when his mom’s estranged, enigmatic father reappears. It features popular cryptid favourites such as Mothman, the Flatwoods Monster, and some lesser known cryptids such as the Enfield Horror and the Montauk Monster.

The use of any image from this site or her social media sites is prohibited unless prior written permission from the artist is obtained. In the second, Vanessa visits her friend’s ranch in Mexico and encounters the mysteries of the Chupacabra. Arguably one of the best-known cryptid books of all time, The Mothman Prophecies is the definitive account of one of America’s strangest cryptid legends. I’m simply a person with a vested, professional interest in mysterious, supernatural creatures that may or may not exist; creatures like Bigfoot, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, etc. If you’d like to file an allegation of infringement, you’ll need to follow the process described in our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy.

As with most young children, he was fascinated by dinosaurs and spent many hours drawing pictures of prehistoric animals in various scenes of combat. This is the first in a YA trilogy following Alex and his friend Nadia’s adventures tagging as Kate follows extraordinary stories around the world. This spooky collection of 30 of the world’s creepiest cryptids is guaranteed to make your spine tingle. Cryptozoology is the study of mysterious creatures that fall between the realm of real and imaginary on the scientific spectrum. Modern-day explorer Leonard Clark picked up stories of Indians seeing long-necked animals that browsed on the vegetation and attacked canoes that approached them.

Once I became a little older, and my childhood love of zoos, museums, and dinosaurs became a broader love of science, I began to re-examine certain fantastic claims and beliefs with a skeptical lens. Explore the world of cryptozoology in this first-ever trivia book all about the folklore, study, and eye-witness testimonies of cryptids like the Jersey Devil, Yeti, and more! This hi-lo title is complete with thrilling and colourful photographs, simple text, glossary and an index. When I was a pre-teen, my mom began to withdraw from friendships, church, and community, and she took me and my siblings with her. It was said to be “giant-sized (up to twenty feet tall), manlike, hairy, and given to shaking giant pine trees in trials of strength while other Nyalmos sit around and clap their hands.I managed to avoid any reviews that betrayed the plot of this one, and was rewarded with such a fierce, propulsive, unsettling read that I’m not about to spoil it for you. In The Big Book of Cryptid Trivia, you'll learn all about cryptozoologists and ufologists like Loren Coleman and John Keel, as well as about real-life sightings and interesting tales of famous and lesser-known cryptids all over the world, including: Tahoe Tessie, Mokele-Mbembe, Ahool of Java, Georgia Bigfoot, Piltdown Man, Hogzilla, Pope Lick Monster, Loveland Frog, and more! Delightfully and creepily Lovecraftian, The Ballad of Black Tom follows Thomas Tester, a musician doing his best to get by in 1920s Harlem.