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Meg by Steve AltenCryptid Hunters by Roland SmithTentacles by Roland SmithOld Flames and Heroes by Mord McGheeRoanoke Ridge by J.J. Dupuis
Cryptofiction
105 books — 79 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
46 books — 28 voters

Loose Lips Sink Ships by Hilary LawrenceI Know Sasquatch by Jess BradleyThe Luck of the Loch Ness Monster by Alice W. FlahertyDon't Squish the Sasquatch! by Kent RedekerYou Might Be Special! by Kerri Kokias
Cryptids for Kids!
66 books — 18 voters
Dark World by Zak BagansI am Haunted by Zak BagansChasing Spirits by Nick GroffHistoric Haunted America by Michael NormanReal Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places by Brad Steiger
Books Of The Unexplained World
24 books — 16 voters

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington IrvingThe House with Chicken Legs by Sophie AndersonInkheart by Cornelia FunkeJackalope Wives and Other Stories by T. KingfisherDiscount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire
52 Book Club 2022: October Mini Challenge - Local Legends
100 books — 10 voters
Encyclopedia of Fairies by Katharine M. BriggsCabello by Grea AlexanderThe Pack by Grea AlexanderMiael by Grea AlexanderStrange Creatures Seldom Seen by John Warms
Creattle
188 books — 9 voters

Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph FinkMeddling Kids by Edgar CanteroThistlefoot by GennaRose NethercottLumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. StevensonSmall Spaces by Katherine Arden
If You Love Gravity Falls...
56 books — 7 voters
The Historical Bigfoot by Chad ArmentBigfoot, Yeti, and the Last Neanderthal by Bryan SykesMonsters Among Us by Linda S. GodfreyThe Search for Bigfoot by Peter Cyril ByrneWhere Bigfoot Walks by Robert Michael Pyle
Ready To Read About Bigfoot!
25 books — 6 voters

Lemons by Melissa SavageThe Bigfoot Files by Lindsay EagarLoch by Paul ZindelNessie Quest by Melissa SavageSweep by Jonathan Auxier
#MGCarousel - Books About Cryptids
30 books — 5 voters
Lemons by Melissa SavageThe Water Horse by Dick King-SmithDear Mothman by Robin GowNessie Quest by Melissa SavageThe Bigfoot Files by Lindsay Eagar
YA & Middle Grade Fiction about Cryptozoology
30 books — 5 voters

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
In the Halls of the Mountain Troll by Tanith DavenportGods and Myths of Northern Europe by H.R. Ellis DavidsonThe Witch and the Wildwood by Sarah RobinsonThe Troll's Grindstone by Elizabeth H. BoyerThe Curse of Slagfid by Elizabeth H. Boyer
Scandinavian trolls
8 books — 3 voters

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
Gavin and the Monster by Hugh Steadman WilliamsFerno the Fire Dragon by Adam BladeThe Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless by Ahmet ZappaBoggle Hunters Game on by Sophie MassonCryptid Hunters by Roland Smith
Middle Grade and Young Adult Monster Hunters
12 books — 2 voters

The Mothman Prophecies by John A. KeelThe 37th Parallel by Ben MezrichMysterious Kentucky by Barton M. NunnellyMysterious Kentucky Vol. 2 by Barton M. NunnellyFlying Saucer to the Center of Your Mind by John A. Keel
Paranormal Research Books
100 books — 2 voters
House of Slaughter, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IVSomething is Killing the Children, Book One by James Tynion IVMidnight, Mass by John RozumHellblazer by Jamie DelanoHellboy by Mike Mignola
Monster Hunters, Vampire Killers and Dragon Slayers In Comics Part I
100 books — 2 voters

Harper by Gunnar K. A. NjalssonHaunted Bachelors Grove by Ursula Bielski
Books featuring the Clutchbone (monster)
2 books — 1 voter
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

Devil's Creek by Todd KeislingBelow by Laurel HightowerAntioch by Jessica LeonardSecret Santa by Andrew ShafferThe Nightmare Man by J.H. Markert
Gettin' F*cky in Kentucky
10 books — 1 voter
Cryptid Classics #1 by Jeffrey B. MileyBunyip by A.J. LlewellynBunyips & bigfoots by Malcolm SmithEvangeline and the Bunyip by Madeleine D'EsteBunyips and Billabongs by Amy Hopkins
Australian Monsters in Adult Horror and Fiction
12 books — 1 voter

Swamp Thing, Vol. 1 by Alan MooreThe Infernal Man-Thing by Steve GerberBog Queen by Anna NorthSkunk Ape Kingdom by Matt BettsOrange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell
Swamp Monsters, Bog Bodies and Skunk Apes in Fiction
100 books — 1 voter
Killadelphia, Vol. 1 by Rodney BarnesNita Hawes' Nightmare Blog, vol. 2 by Rodney BarnesKolchak Night Stalker by Stuart M. KaminskyThe Dylan Dog Case Files by Tiziano SclaviDampyr #1 by Mauro Boselli
Monster Hunters, Vampire Killers and Dragon Slayers In Comics Part II
100 books — 1 voter

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