Caverns, Cauldrons, and Concealed Creatures: A Study of Subterranean Mysteries in History, Folklore, and Myth

by Wm. Michael Mott

The 4th edition is on lulu . com

Genres: History, Mythology, Nonfiction, Cryptozoology, Monsters, Folklore, Research

244 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

Wm. Michael Mott is a writer, artist and educator who has six books and many magazine features in print or electronic book form. He's written about paranormal phenomena; comparative myth, religion and folklore; UFOs; cryptozoology; pulp, adventure, science fiction and fantasy fiction; and art and education topics. He's been a guest on in excess of 40 national and internationally-syndicated radio programs, and currently he's one of the co-hosts at THE OUTER EDGE, a weekly program at www.theouteredgeradio.com. Recently he was also a guest on the 7th season of the television show Ancient Aliens.

He also has extensive experience as an artist, designer, art and creative director, and educator.

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Reviews

[Little Miss Esoteric · Rating 1 out of 5]

Paranoid misinterpretations of ancient mysteries and Underworld mythology. The author's lack of understanding shows at each turn and his conjectures are not only ludicrous, but also often offensive. I would go off on a suitable rant, but quite frankly I have other books to read.

[Lawson · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was iffy to begin with, but towards the end of the latest edition, there's a chapter that is just complete and utter prejudiced garbage against Muslims. Don't support hatred like this. Get your fun underground paranormal reads elsewhere.

[Tramov · Rating 3 out of 5]

Starts out with an interesting thesis and expounds upon it with a definite show of research. Then at about the three quarter mark goes right to crazy town.

[Srhyan · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a fan of mythology, conspiracy theories, historical texts, and fantasy writing of all types I really enjoyed this book. The book is an interesting albeit highly speculative exploration of different cultures views and understanding of creatures they believe to be living around them as the title suggests, in caverns, caves, and generally underground. Depending on what other books you enjoy you might really like this (those who like ufo literature, paranormal stuff, and secret societies) or find it ridiculous and even historically irresponsible (those who enjoy hard boiled books on traditional anthropology, scientific method, and the like. I must say however that for what it is it is a generally coherent and fascinating read....that is until the end. Towards the end of the book the author takes some major leaps of faith in trying to string together all the information into an overarching (and very detailed VERY paranoid) plot that is being carried out by the evil that lives underneath us. I felt that it was unnecessary to do this in that the information provided was enough for the reader to reach their own conclusions. In summation I will say if you like weird books that are well written and string together ancient mythology into wild stories- this book is for you. If you don't like speculative non-fiction or "odd ball" ideas then you will not like this book. As a side note: the author overuses the word "obviously" waaay too much. No it is not obvious that because people go missing sometimes that the reptilian under-lords are kidnapping people for their genetic material. Even if this is happening it just is not obvious, cmon' dude really....

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply amazing. Mr. Mott delves deep into some of our most enduring cultural mysteries. His lucid prose is the main ingredient backed up by thoughtful research that makes this book a "must-have" for any student of Forteana. Get it.

[Elentarri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an extremely interesting book with an interesting and scarey hypothesis that makes more sense to me than the usual "guesses" and "explanations". The answer might just be beneath our feet instead of amongst the stars.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. The kindle version makes it hard to see the illustrations. It did a good job of merging myths and legends with historical accounts. Creeped me out more then once.

[Jason Vaughn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intriguing.

[Tyler Gray]

I can't rate this but I read it. First book finished in 2024 and if that means anything, this is going to be a strange year.

[Lilly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic book exploring various paranormal phenomena--alien abductions, UFO sightings, cattle and human mutilation, various cryptids including Big Foot, El Chupacabra, Mothman, Jersey Devil. According to the author all these things are related in that they involve sub-terrenean entities that live underground,can change their density, and occasionally come to the surface for resources and use people for genetics/reproduction and other (evil) purposes. According to him the idea that aliens come from distant stars as well as benevolent space brothers who want to save us from destroying the Earth and ourselves are deliberate misdirections and lies.

I know this might sound far fetched to some, for me he tied up different research and authors' findings from before (such as John Keel and David Paulides) so it made a lot of sense. This book is really like a unified theory of the paranormal. He does mention different religions and demons and jinn and has a Christian perspective but definitely not preachy in any way.

It has many interesting eyewitness accounts, many of them relating to deep caves and surrounding areas. It explores similarities between ancient myths and methods of protection. Meticulous research and great writing. Highly recommended for those who are interested or curious or want to protect themselves from non-human entities.

[ecd 14]

excellent read, despite many redundant themes it is well worth the read for anyone interested in any subject related to cryptids, ufos theology or ufos. very well researched and presented in an easy to follow style.

excellent read, despite many redundant themes it is well worth the read for anyone interested in any subject related to cryptids, ufos theology or ufos. very well researched and presented in an easy to follow style.