Monsters of Pennsylvania: Mysterious Creatures in the Keystone State

by Patty A. Wilson

 Gritty isn’t the only monster who makes Pennsylvania his home. From Pittsburgh’s Ogua to the coal country’s Tommyknockers, mythical beasts stalk the state.   Pennsylvania is home to an assortment of odd creatures, and this volume features the best of the bunch. Bigfoot looms large here, trudging the wilds all throughout the state. Other cryptids featured are the gigantic Broad Top Snake, the bizarre Dogman of Westmoreland County, and Bessie, Lake Erie’s resident monster. Reports of big cats, giant attacking thunderbirds, bloodsucking wolfmen, and mischievous, mine-dwelling Tommyknockers are included.  

Genres: Monsters, Cryptozoology

146 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 11, 2010

Reviews

[Kurt Weber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some creepy tales.

[Mary Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun

This book was very interesting because I live in Pennsylvania. It Brought everything to life from around our state. It was definitely worth reading.

[Ernest Solar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Monsters of Pennsylvania was a fun read! I picked up this book at a local bookstore in DuBois (where my wife is from) and enjoyed all of the stories. It also made it a fun read because my wife was familiar with many of the areas in the book. Aside from those reasons, Wilson does an excellent job of retelling stories in an easy to read, direct approach, that I feel, keeps the readers in engaged (just enough detail without boring the reader). I also loved the cover, a mix between Patty and Chewbacca! I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Bigfoot.

[Diane Dunham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy reading. Interesting to see how man other creatures are on this planet. Not sure I believe it all.

[Mord McGhee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Accounts of unusual creature encounters from my neck of the woods in Pennsylvania