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
Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras & Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature
Cryptid Hunters (Marty and Grace, #1)
Discount Armageddon (InCryptid, #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
Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1)
Under Loch and Key
Love and Other Conspiracies
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Roland Smith
Marty grinned as he backed toward the door. "Green eggs and mamba," he said, then ran. ...more
Roland Smith, Cryptid Hunters

J.W. Ocker
But cryptids exist in yet another way beyond stories and monuments. Many who love cryptids love them more as symbols of the natural world than as secrets of it. Cryptids are hopeful concepts: hope that the world is still a diverse place full of discovery. Hope that humankind hasn't zoned every square inch of the planet for McDonald's franchises. Hope that we haven't grown bored with our mother planet, that she still harbors wonders for us. ...more
J.W. Ocker

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