Cryptozoology

Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that aims to prove the existence of entities from the folklore record, such as Bigfoot, the chupacabra, or Mokele-mbembe. Cryptozoologists refer to these entities as cryptids, a term coined by the subculture. Because it does not follow the scientific method, cryptozoology is considered a pseudoscience by the academic world: it is neither a branch of zoology nor folkloristics. It was originally founded in the 1950s by zoologists Bernard Heuvelmans and Ivan T. Sanderson.

Scholars have noted that the pseudoscience rejected mainstream approaches from
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Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras & Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature
The Beasts that Hide from Man: Seeking the World's Last Undiscovered Animals
Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creatures
The Mothman Prophecies
Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science
On the Track of Unknown Animals
Abominable Science!  Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids
Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America
Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life
The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters
American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America
The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings
Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology
The Beast of Boggy Creek The True Story of the Fouke Monster
In the Wake of the Sea-Serpents
All-the-Way House by Keith R.A. DeCandidoBreaking the Code by David Lee SummersAlone in the Muck by Anton KukalGone to Ground by Aaron RosenbergCryptozoology for Beginners by Matt Harry
Favorite All-Time Cryptid Books
71 books — 4 voters
Gnomes by Wil HuygenFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt ScamanderFaeries by Brian FroudA Tolkien Bestiary by David DayThe Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges
Bestiaries
270 books — 136 voters


Thomm Quackenbush
These animals are not disputed but “hidden.” It is an optimistic mission statement. It would be quixotic to seek gremlins that exist no further than storybooks. Bigfoot exists, along with Nessie and the Jersey Devil. Their formal discovery will happen tomorrow, or next week at the latest, and won’t you feel silly when they are?
Thomm Quackenbush, Holidays with Bigfoot

For me, it is no longer possible to believe in an organic Bigfoot, Almas, or Yeti. Instead I welcome these creatures to the safe ark of the Phantom Menagerie, where all things are real, provided you define the sort of reality you want. —Tedd Holiday, The Goblin Universe
Ted Holiday

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