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Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Publication Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Exploring ... history, movies, and literature, the conspiracy theorizing, and the world of the supernatural, [this book] is a comprehensive resource to the man-beast. With nearly 200 entries and 120 photographs, drawings, and illustrations, it is [a] guide to understanding, hunting, and avoiding the brute, as well as discovering the facts behind the sightings and horrifying tales"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publication Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
Welcome to the United States of Cryptids, where mysterious monsters lurk in the dark forests, deep lakes, and sticky swamps of all fifty states. From the infamous Jersey Devil to the obscure Snallygaster, travel writer and chronicler of the strange J. W. Ocker uncovers the bizarre stories of these creatures and investigates the ways in which communities embrace and celebrate their local cryptids.
3) New Lands
Author
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Charles Fort believed that no matter how honest scientists think they are, they are still influenced by various unconscious assumptions that prevent them from attaining true objectivity. In this book Fort tackles a great number of unexplained paranormal occurrences from a fresh and unbiased point of view. His writing is complex, violent and poetic, satirical and subtle, and profound. Long before the X-Files popularized the idea of objectively investigating...
Author
Publication Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Yorkshire is steeped in history and culture and it's little wonder that it has laid claim to some of the world's greatest ghost stories. Explore some of the strangest tales of ghosts, ghouls and demons and recount eyewitness reports in unedited form. Packed with eerie locations, folklore and local history, discover Yorkshire as you've never seen it before.
Hear about Old Bess, who haunts the kitchens at Nostell Priory, or 'Are you there, Emily?',...
Author
Publication Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Inspired by encounters with his son from beyond the grave, Tom Walker went searching for answers. He discovered that paranormal phenomena have not only been exhaustively studied, but that scientific evidence exists to support it. He uncovered numerous scientific studies involving telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and psychokinesis, as well as government-funded scientists who proved their validity. Through his research, Walker eventually came...
Author
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Occasionally, it happens that when men or animals have been struck by lightning, peculiar impressions have been left upon their bodies, which seem to be the exact impression of some adjacent objects, persons, paintings, etc. , in the vicinity of the stroke. The imprint is so accurate, and sometimes the exact colors of the original object are also imprinted in such a way that it makes any common observer believe it to be a photographic replica. Amazing...
Author
Publication Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Is it a strange mammal related to the seals, a descendant of a prehistoric reptile, or a new, unidentified animal? Whatever it is, or was, the witnesses call it a sea serpent. Remarkably similar descriptions of a creature with a long body, undulating motion, and horse-sized, snake-like head have left a trail of clues and controversy going back three centuries. In The Great New England Sea Serpent, J.P. O'Neill draws on the historical record as well...
Author
Publication Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Giving up the dream of a deluxe trip to Paris in favor of building the ideal retirement home in the thick coastal rainforest of Washington drew the author into the Bigfoot controversy. No longer a skeptic, after living with Bigfoot for nearly twenty years, she was determined to collect enough evidence to convince people that she wasn't crazy and to credibly communicate her experiences to others. Her firsthand account of living with Bigfoot is both...
Author
Publication Date
2005
Language
English
Description
The nursery rhyme begins, "In fourteen hundred and ninety two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." Less well-known is the line that follows: "…to learn if the old maps were true." How can there be "old maps" of a land no one knew existed? Were others here before Columbus? What were their reasons for coming and what unexplained artifacts did they leave behind? The oceans were highways to America rather than barriers, and when discoverers put ashore,...
Author
Publication Date
2014
Language
English
Description
This story is based upon one womans journey through insanity, after she stumbles on the belief that she is Christ. All accounts are true and based on actual events. They call her Jezabel and she is not your average entertainer. She is a punk-rock, anarchist who is set on taking over the world, (through the use of art and creativity,) in order to sustain the life of this planet. Known for her amazing acrobatic-skill on the pole, she uses her talent...
Author
Publication Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Rosemary Ellen Guiley shines a light in the dark corners of Virginia and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection.
Author
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Some of the answers to these questions will be most startling. However the way Mecca points out his reasoning, and backs it up with both scientific fact and religious claims, you will see the absolute logic that prevails and the evidence will be indisputable. You will find the creation of Man, his origin and evolution to be much different than anything you have ever heard before.
Author
Publication Date
2020
Language
English
Description
During the nineteenth century Willington Mill, near Wallsend gained an infamous reputation for being haunted. Bizarre noises, apparitions and poltergeist activity dogged the premises and were experienced by dozens of credible witnesses. The case attracted the interest of the country's leading psychical researchers of the time, but the mystery was never solved - until now. Using a wide variety of contemporary sources along with cutting-edge investigative...
Author
Publication Date
2002
Language
English
Description
A new Hollywood blockbuster, an amazing documentary, and thousands of web pages in its honor. What's the fuss? In a word-Mothman! A famous investigator examines the reports of this huge, red-eyed creature with wings seen over Point Pleasant, West Virginia on November 15, 1966, and the spawn of Mothman seen before and after that date.
Author
Publication Date
2020
Language
English
Description
One of the most significant cases in the last fifty years, the South Shields poltergeist is a true and terrifying account detailing a family's brave fight against an invisible intruder. This intense, protracted and well-documented encounter spanning 2005—06 is said to be one of the best cases of its kind, and is certain to go down in the annals of psychical research. Objects moved on their own, carving knives were thrown around, coins appeared in...
Author
Publication Date
2001
Language
English
Description
In the Big Thicket, the unknown makes profound intrusions into what we call "reality." There are wonders in this region of East Texas and in Southwestern Louisiana‹"ghost lights," phantom Indians, howling ape-like "wild men," and fireballs that streak through the nighttime skies ‹that defy both our common sense notions of space-time and all attempts at scientific explanation. So come along, if you dare, for a trek in this forest primeval. You'll...
Author
Publication Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Stories of the best known of the Garden State's cryptid population
From the bustling cities and Down the Shore to the creepy Pine Barrens
Research from the world's leading cryptozoologist
Extensive section on the state's most infamous creature, the Jersey Devil
Also includes Big Red Eye of the Great Swamp in Somerset County, Hoboken Monkey-Man, Lake Hopatcong Monster, Cape May Sea Serpent, the Wooo-wooo, and the Lizardman of Great Meadows.
Author
Publication Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Visitors to Market Square Park can pause on their stroll through the downtown centerpiece for a palpable experience of its past. Houston's first four city halls laid their foundations here, and relics of the square's heritage remain embedded in the sidewalks of the park. Chalk up a chance sneeze on Milam Street to the final ghostly gasp of dust from Robert Boyce's sawpits. Step from Congress Street into La Carafe, Houston's oldest commercial building,...
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