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Richard Freeman

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Born

in Nuneaton, The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.cfz.org.uk

Genre

Paranormal, Science, Horror

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Classic Doctor Who, MR James, EF Benson, H.H Munroe, William Hope Hodg ...more

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Richard Freeman is a cryptozoologist and the Zoological Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology, the world's only full time organization dedicated to investigating mystery animals.
He has taken expeditions in search of creatures such as the giant anaconda, the yeti, the Tasmanian wolf, the Mongolian death worm, the orang-pendek, the naga, the almasty and the ninki-nanka.
He has written books on monsters and folklore and has recently branched out into horror fiction. ...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 365 ratings · 47 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	Adventures in Cryptozoology: Hunting for Yetis, Mongolian Deathworms and Other Not-So-Mythical Monsters (Almanac of Mythological Creatures, Cryptozoology Book, Cryptid, Big Foot) 3.52 avg rating — 231 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Yokai Encyclopaedia 4.14 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Unpleasant Land by Richard Freeman (Goodreads Author), Shaun Histed-Todd (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragons: More Than a Myth really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hyakumonogatari (Tales of Japanese Horror #1) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Explore Dragons by Richard Freeman (Goodreads Author), Ian Brown (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orang Pendek: Sumatra's Forgotten Ape really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleep of Reason it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jaded Appetites it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kiss of the Dragon God it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Richard Freeman rated a book it was amazing The Pike by Cliff Twemlow	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
One of the very best of the classic era of British horror paperbacks. When a fisherman sees something in Lake Windermere drag a full grown swan underwater he investigates only to be come a victim himself. So begins a series of predatory attacks in th ...more
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Richard Freeman rated a book it was amazing King Sorrow by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I love the horror genre but at times it seems to be stuck in a rut both on the printed page and on screen. I like the antagonist in my horror to be a monster, a huge animal or some supernatural force, rather than a mortal human with a machete or chai ...more
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Richard Freeman rated a book did not like it Scorching Nightmares: Tales of Terror from the Lair of Dragons by Sean Benoit	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I've always wanted more horror stories where dragons are the antagonists. Dragons are the most ancient, widespread and powerful monster archetypes. Recently we have seen Joe Hill's staggeringly good King Sorrow, a truly great work. I was very interes ...more
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Richard Freeman rated a book it was amazing King Sorrow by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I love the horror genre but at times it seems to be stuck in a rut both on the printed page and on screen. I like the antagonist in my horror to be a monster, a huge animal or some supernatural force, rather than a mortal human with a machete or chai ...more
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Richard Freeman and 21 other people liked Yasmin Foster's review of Too Big to Walk: The New Science of Dinosaurs: "Clearly, Harper Collins does not care to do a basic check on the science, because palaeontologists for decades have proven that dinosaurs can and did walk on land. Brian J Ford is NOT a palaeontologist. He is, at best, a microbiologist (although his " Read more of this review »
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