Cryptids

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. While biologists regularly identify new species following established scientific methodology, cryptozoologists focus on entities mentioned in the folklore record and rumour. Entities that may be considered cryptids by cryptozoologists include Bigfoot, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, the Loch Ness Monster, or Mokele-mbembe. Some dictionaries and encyclopedias define the term "cryptid" as an animal ...more

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre
The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters
Cryptid Club
The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster
A Death in Door County (Monster Hunter, #1)
The Mothman Prophecies
Discount Armageddon (InCryptid, #1)
Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras & Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature
Cryptid Hunters (Marty and Grace, #1)
Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids & Hairy Beasts (Chasing Monsters, 1)
I Know What I Saw: Modern-Day Encounters with Monsters of New Urban Legend and Ancient Lore
Under Loch and Key
Love and Other Conspiracies
Below
Patricia Wants to Cuddle
In Search of the Unknown by Robert W. ChambersThe Lost World by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Lake by Ruby Jean JensenDark Twilight by Joseph A. CitroThe Morgow Rises! by Peter Tremayne
Pre-2000 Cryptofiction
106 books — 3 voters
Roanoke Ridge by J.J. DupuisDevolution by Max BrooksMisadventures of a Cryptid Hunter by Michael KelsoBigfoot Crank Stomp by Erik WilliamsKillerpede by Marek Z. Turner
Best Cryptid Fiction
52 books — 29 voters

Monster ABC by Derek SullivanGoodnight Krampus by Kyle SullivanHush Now, Banshee! by Kyle SullivanGet Dressed, Sasquatch! by Kyle SullivanDon't Eat Me, Chupacabra! / ¡No Me Comas, Chupacabra! by Kyle Sullivan
Hazy Dell Press
37 books — 1 voter



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Marty grinned as he backed toward the door. "Green eggs and mamba," he said, then ran. ...more
Roland Smith, Cryptid Hunters

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