Real monsters, gruesome critters, and beasts from the darkside
By: Brad Steiger
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9781578592203
Subjects: Cryptozoology
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-380) and index.
Table of contents: title: Big cats: predators out of place; title: Bigfoot: North America's King Kong; title: Black dogs that herald disaster; title: Bogey man: he doesn't just live under your bed; title: Demons from the darkside; title: Dinosaurs that live and prowl in the jungles; title: Flying humanoids over cities and farms; title: Giant snakes from your worst nightmares; title: Goblins and other nasty wee folk of land and sea; title: Headless horsemen and other phantom midnight riders; title: Hollow earth: a haven for ancient beings; title: Howlers and night prowlers; title: Jersey Devil and other unnatural spawn of darkness; title: Jungle apemen of South America, Africa, and Asia; title: Lake monsters: sightings from around the world; title: Lizard man and other swamp creatures; title: Metch Kangmi: foul snowman of the Himalayas; title: Monsters from flying saucers; title: Mothman: harbinger of death; title: Reptilians: invaders from other worlds; title: Sea serpents: monsters from the deep; title: Shadow people: mysterious entities with missions unknown; title: Thunderbirds: giant birds of legend that are real; title: UFO abductors: seeking to create a hybrid species of alien and human; title: Vampires: their hunger for blood is eternal; title: Werewolves: shapeshifters forever among us; title: Zombies, voodoo, and the undead.