The Monster Book

Nick Redfern

Description

Monsters have been spotted everywhere, not just hiding under a child’s bed, lurking in the closet, or springing forth from folkloric tales.

For many people, monsters are nothing more than myth, folklore, and legend combined. For others—and particularly those who have encountered monstrous forms surfacing and emerging from shadowy caves, from the dark waters of ancient lakes, and from the vast jungles and forests of our worlds—monsters are all too terrifyingly real. Werewolves, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Chupacabra, Mothman, the Abominable Snowman, and sea serpents may represent the most famous monsters, but they are not alone. In fact, quite the opposite: monsters can be found all across the planet.

Exploring the history, folklore, pop culture, and the world of the supernatural, The Monster Book: Creatures, Beasts, and Fiends of Nature is a comprehensive resource of the monster menagerie that exists on planet earth. This fascinating look at monsters has 120 photographs, drawings, and illustrations to bring the nearly 200 entries to life, including The Mongolian Death Worm; The Beast of Bray Road; The Owlman of England; The Yeren of China; Mokele Mbembe; Living Pterosaurs; The Flatwoods Monster; The Labynkyr Devil; Alien Big Cats; Lizard Man; Lake Worth Monster; The Beast of Gevaudan; Megalania, the Monstrous Monitor; South American Sasquatch; Nessie’s lesser known cousin; The Jersey Devil; Sea Serpents; Orang Pendek; and Phantom Black Dogs.

Stories of these creatures are told around flickering campfires on chilly nights in the woods, before tucking excited kids into bed, on prime-time television documentaries, and on late-night radio talk shows. Tales of terrifying creatures that the world of science assures us don’t exist. But try telling that to the witnesses. This richly researched reference overflows with fascinating information to make readers think about—and reconsider—their next visit to the woods. This fascinating read also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.

Sujets

• Unexplained Phenomena
• Pie Grande
• Body (disambiguation)
• Alien abduction
• Jersey Devil
• Unidentified flying object
• Spirituality
• Loch Ness Monster
• Bigfoot
• Supernatural
• Sasquatch
• Brad Steiger
• UFO

Informations

• Publié par: Visible Ink Press
• Date de parution: 22 août 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781578596287
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 59 Mo

Extrait

1ick Redfern is the author of thirty books on UFOs, Bigfoot, conspiracies, and Hollywood scandals, including VIP’sSecret History: Conspiracies from Ancient Aliens to the New World Order, The Zombie Book: The Encyclopedia of the Living Dead(with Brad Steiger), andThe Bigfoot Book: The Encyclopedia of Sasquatch, Yeti, and Cryptid Primates. He has appeared on more than seventy TV shows, including: Fox News; the BBC’sOut of This World; the SyFy Channel’sProof Positive; the Space Channel’sFields of Fear; the History Channel’sMonster Quest, America’s Book of Secrets, Ancient Aliens, andUFO Hunters; Science’sThe Unexplained Files; the National Geographic Channel’sParanatural; and MSNBC’sCountdownwith Keith Olbermann. Originally from the UK, Nick lives on the fringes of Dallas, Texas. He can be contacted at his blog, http://nickredfernfortean.blogspot.com.

Alien Mysteries, Conspiracies, and Cover-Ups by Kevin D. Randle ISBN: 978-1-57859-418-4

Angels A to Z, 2nd edition by Evelyn Dorothy Oliver and James R Lewis ISBN: 978-1-57859-212-8

Armageddon Now: The End of the World A to Z by Jim Willis and Barbara Willis ISBN: 978-1-57859-168-8

The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences, 2nd edition by James R Lewis ISBN: 978-1-57859-144-2

The Bigfoot Book: The Encyclopedia of Sasquatch, Yeti, and Cryptid Primates by Nick Redfern ISBN: 978-1-57859-561-7

Conspiracies and Secret Societies: The Complete Dossier, 2nd edition by Brad Steiger and Sherry Hansen Steiger ISBN: 978-1-57859-368-2

The Dream Encyclopedia, 2nd edition by James R Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver ISBN: 978-1-57859-216-6

The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena by J. Gordon Melton ISBN: 978-1-57859-209-8

The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia of Divination and Soothsaying by Raymond Buckland ISBN: 978-1-57859-147-3

Hidden Realms, Lost Civilizations, and Beings from Other Worlds by Jerome Clark ISBN: 978-1-57859-175-6

Real Aliens, Space Beings, and Creatures from Other Worlds, by Brad Steiger and Sherry Hansen Steiger ISBN: 978-1-57859-333-0

Real Encounters, Different Dimensions, and Otherworldly Beings by Brad Steiger with Sherry Hansen Steiger ISBN: 978-1-57859-455-9

Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places, 2nd edition by Brad Steiger ISBN: 978-1-57859-401-6

Real Miracles, Divine Intervention, and Feats of Incredible Survival by Brad Steiger and Sherry Hansen Steiger ISBN: 978-1-57859-214-2

Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters, and Beasts from the Darkside by Brad Steiger and Sherry Hansen Steiger ISBN: 978-1-57859-220-3

Real Vampires, Night Stalkers, and Creatures from the Darkside by Brad Steiger ISBN: 978-1-57859-255-5

Real Zombies, the Living Dead, and Creatures of the Apocalypse by Brad Steiger ISBN: 978-1-57859-296-8

The Religion Book: Places, Prophets, Saints, and Seers by Jim Willis ISBN: 978-1-57859-151-0

The Spirit Book: The Encyclopedia of Clairvoyance, Channeling, and Spirit Communication by Raymond Buckland ISBN: 978-1-57859-172-5

Unexplained! Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences, and Puzzling Physical Phenomena, 3rd edition by Jerome Clark ISBN: 978-1-57859-344-6

The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead, 3rd edition by J. Gordon Melton ISBN: 978-1-57859-281-4

The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings, 2nd edition by Brad Steiger ISBN: 978-1-57859-367-5

The Witch Book: The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Wicca, and Neopaganism by Raymond Buckland ISBN: 978-1-57859-114-5

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Book 1:True and Truly Scary Unexplained Phenomenon

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Book 2:The Unexplained Phenomena and Tales of the Unknown

Book 3:Things That Go Bump in the Night

Book 4:Things That Prowl and Growl in the Night

Book 5:Fiends That Want Your Blood

Book 6:Unexpected Visitors and Unwanted Guests

Book 7:Dark and Deadly Demons

Book 8:Phantoms, Apparitions, and Ghosts

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THE MONSTER BOOK: CREATURES, BEASTS, AND FIENDS OF NATURE

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Redfern, Nicholas, 1964- author. Title: The monster book: creatures, beasts, and friends of nature/by Nick Redfern. Description: 1st [edition]. | Detroit, MI: Visible Ink Press, 2016. Identifiers: LCCN 2016021179| ISBN 9781578595754 (pbk.: alk. paper) | ISBN 9781578596294 (epub) | ISBN 9781578596287 (pdf) Subjects: LCSH: Monsters. Classification: LCC GR830 .R43 2016 | DDC 001.944--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016021179

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Alien Big Cats Australian Mystery Black Cats Beast of Bray Road Cemetery Wolf-Man Eigi Einhamir of Norway and Iceland Fenrir the Werewolf Glowing Monster of the Cliffs Hexham Heads Lycanthropes Man-Dog Monster Military Werewolf Morphing Black Beast Orange, Texas, Shape-shifter Phantom Black Dog Shape-shifting Black Dogs Stuube, Peter Supernatural Hounds of South America Texas Chupacabra Werecats Werewolf of Klein-Krams Werewolves and the Brothers Grimm Wolf-Man Wolf Stone Beast-Woman World War II Monster Hound Wulver

Acknowledgments

Photo Sources

Introduction

Bear-Monster Black Forest Beasts Giant Beaver Giant Spiders Gigantic Insects Indian Devil Kinik (Kokogiak) London’s Bear-Monster Man-eating Plants Montauk Monster

Alligators in the Sewers Avebury Worm Basilisk Chatham Island Saurian Chinese Dragon CIA’s Super-Snake Crested Snake-Creature Forty-Foot Snake Giant Boa Giant Salamander Horsham Horror Irish “Crocodile” Lambton Worm Lindorm Linton Worm Loveland Frog Marco Polo’s Monster Megalania prisca Minnesota Giant Frog Mongolian Death Worm Rock Monster Ropen Super-sized Snake of Spring Valley Thetis Lake Man-Reptile

Attacking thePauline Big Wally Bloop Bunyip Caddy Champ Dragons of the Deep Galveston Sea Serpent Giant Eel of Birmingham Gloucester Sea Serpent Henry Lee’s Sea Monsters H.M.S.Daedalus’s Monster of the Deep Horned Monster of Lake Bangweulu Klamath River Monster Kraken Lake Storsjön Creature Lake Winnipegosis Unknown Animal Loch Ness Monster Lough Nahooin Monster Mermaids Mermen Mokele-Mbembe Monster of the Mere Morag Morgawr Narrabeen Lagoon Monster Norwegian Sea Monster Ogopogo Oklahoma Octopus One Eye Paddler Pepie of the Lake Monster River Monster River Ness Monster Solimoes River Beast St. Helena’s Sea Serpents Storsjöodjuret Teggie of Lake Bala