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Bigfoot Terror in the Woods: Sightings and Encounters, Volume 1
This book is a compilation of sightings, encounters and evidential findings as they pertain to Bigfoot in North America and those who have encountered them.
308 pages, Paperback
Published April 19, 2018
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March 25, 2023
Overall Rating: 4.5 stars, rounded down
(Subject matter/contents: 5 stars; Narration: 4 stars)
Overall I liked this a lot and will probably continue with the series here and there.
While I prefer listening to Sasquatch Chronicles (an excellent podcast), I appreciated the straightforward approach to just recording people’s experiences and encounters without adding interpretation or embellishment. The author was smart to let the stories speak for themselves and not try to influence the reader one way or the other about anything.
The Audible version was read by the author which can be quite hit and miss. It was not bad and I was able to comfortably listen at my typical 1.5x speed, but his distinctive accent got a bit tiresome at times and I had to take breaks.
On this subject I generally take the stance that most people are telling the truth about their experiences. Believability is unrelated to my rating though I will say that no stories in this volume jumped out as seeming totally preposterous or obviously made up.
Regarding the siren-like howl reportedly heard by more than one witness in this volume, my assumption is that they’re referring to what is known as the Ohio Howl. Look that one up on YouTube and I bet it will make an impression.
(Subject matter/contents: 5 stars; Narration: 4 stars)
Overall I liked this a lot and will probably continue with the series here and there.
While I prefer listening to Sasquatch Chronicles (an excellent podcast), I appreciated the straightforward approach to just recording people’s experiences and encounters without adding interpretation or embellishment. The author was smart to let the stories speak for themselves and not try to influence the reader one way or the other about anything.
The Audible version was read by the author which can be quite hit and miss. It was not bad and I was able to comfortably listen at my typical 1.5x speed, but his distinctive accent got a bit tiresome at times and I had to take breaks.
On this subject I generally take the stance that most people are telling the truth about their experiences. Believability is unrelated to my rating though I will say that no stories in this volume jumped out as seeming totally preposterous or obviously made up.
Regarding the siren-like howl reportedly heard by more than one witness in this volume, my assumption is that they’re referring to what is known as the Ohio Howl. Look that one up on YouTube and I bet it will make an impression.
October 22, 2018
Fantastic Read
I cannot put it down, do yourself a favor and read this book. Told my wife some of the stories, she rolled her eyes. I loved it.
I cannot put it down, do yourself a favor and read this book. Told my wife some of the stories, she rolled her eyes. I loved it.
January 25, 2024
A collection of allegedly real bigfoot encounters. Some of them seem pretty violent. All of them are a little scary.
October 4, 2018
Exceptional read!
One of the few books I intend to read again. Will certainly buy the other editions. Hard to put down!
One of the few books I intend to read again. Will certainly buy the other editions. Hard to put down!
October 26, 2018
The Beginning of a Great Series
I have read all of the other four editions of this series so far and greatly enjoyed them. I realized that I hadn't read the first edition that started it all, so I had to read this book. All of the hallmarks of this excellent series are here. Encounters and sightings mostly told by the witnesses themselves. The encounters range from sightings to more terrifying events. A must for cryptid fans, this is where a great Bigfoot series begins. I look forward to more.
I have read all of the other four editions of this series so far and greatly enjoyed them. I realized that I hadn't read the first edition that started it all, so I had to read this book. All of the hallmarks of this excellent series are here. Encounters and sightings mostly told by the witnesses themselves. The encounters range from sightings to more terrifying events. A must for cryptid fans, this is where a great Bigfoot series begins. I look forward to more.
November 30, 2019
Sasquatch stories
Was an enjoyable read in short bursts, something to pass the time on a 20 minutes bus journey to work
Was an enjoyable read in short bursts, something to pass the time on a 20 minutes bus journey to work
January 9, 2019
Good, creepy stories.
July 4, 2020
I have heard the author, Bill Sheehan, on several podcasts, including Into the Fray Radio and Sasquatch Chronicles. Without doubt, he has amassed a significant collection of alleged eye-witness accounts and stories. Volume 1 of these stories collects 40-odd encounters, and the title of "terror in the woods" is certainly appropriate. These stories make it clear that bigfoot, if he exists, is certainly now friendly forest giant - as cases of disappearances and attacks account.
The Audible or WhisperSync narration is by the author himself, and unfortunately, I think this takes away some of the drama of the stories. I found the narration tended to feel rushed, and there was very little emphasis or iteration on story elements, as well as an overly monotone style. This meant that most of what should have been gripping, first-hand encounters with a monster, simply sounded like they were being read straight from the page, losing much of their gravitas. However, when returning to the Kindle edition, there is no such loss of impact in the telling.
Sheehan, along with many others who collect such stories, cannot take on the responsibility of attesting to the validity and genuineness of such encounters. However, with the stories Sheehan tells, and as a fiction writer myself, I am always a little sceptical of the unnecessary detail - such as gun gauges and ammo loads, which are prominent in a significant number of the accounts. They sound - perhaps as they are meant to, as perfect, fireside scary stories.
Overall, the accounts are descriptive, engaging, and as the numerous volumes test to - prolific in number. My rating however, reflects the pricing of these volumes, a lack of 2 for 1 editions, and the narration of the Audible version.
The Audible or WhisperSync narration is by the author himself, and unfortunately, I think this takes away some of the drama of the stories. I found the narration tended to feel rushed, and there was very little emphasis or iteration on story elements, as well as an overly monotone style. This meant that most of what should have been gripping, first-hand encounters with a monster, simply sounded like they were being read straight from the page, losing much of their gravitas. However, when returning to the Kindle edition, there is no such loss of impact in the telling.
Sheehan, along with many others who collect such stories, cannot take on the responsibility of attesting to the validity and genuineness of such encounters. However, with the stories Sheehan tells, and as a fiction writer myself, I am always a little sceptical of the unnecessary detail - such as gun gauges and ammo loads, which are prominent in a significant number of the accounts. They sound - perhaps as they are meant to, as perfect, fireside scary stories.
Overall, the accounts are descriptive, engaging, and as the numerous volumes test to - prolific in number. My rating however, reflects the pricing of these volumes, a lack of 2 for 1 editions, and the narration of the Audible version.
April 10, 2019
Highly entertaining reading that held my attention so much the end of it caught me by surprise!
Until sometime early in 2018 I was convinced that the creature known by many names, including Bigfoot, C'iatqo, Sasquatch and more, absolutely did not exist. I'm over fifty years old and have spent a great deal of my recreational life hunting, fishing, camping, hiking and wilderness backpacking without seeing any animal larger than a bull elk or black bear here in the Pacific Northwest. Through the many hundreds of reports I have read online, videos uploaded to social media and compilations of eyewitness reports such as those contained within this excellent book my beliefs have made a complete turnaround. Bigfoot, whether primate, humanoid, or something else entirely, most certainly does exist!
The author does an excellent job with the pace of each statement concluding each with a brief comment before moving forward with the next one. There is nothing mundane or boring in this high speed read. If you are a believer you will enjoy this series of brief but detailed series of unexpected observations by everyday regular people and professional observer alike. If you don't believe the creature's presence is real this book will have you at least opening both your own thought processes as well as discussions with people you trust. I highly recommend this mesmerizing read.
Until sometime early in 2018 I was convinced that the creature known by many names, including Bigfoot, C'iatqo, Sasquatch and more, absolutely did not exist. I'm over fifty years old and have spent a great deal of my recreational life hunting, fishing, camping, hiking and wilderness backpacking without seeing any animal larger than a bull elk or black bear here in the Pacific Northwest. Through the many hundreds of reports I have read online, videos uploaded to social media and compilations of eyewitness reports such as those contained within this excellent book my beliefs have made a complete turnaround. Bigfoot, whether primate, humanoid, or something else entirely, most certainly does exist!
The author does an excellent job with the pace of each statement concluding each with a brief comment before moving forward with the next one. There is nothing mundane or boring in this high speed read. If you are a believer you will enjoy this series of brief but detailed series of unexpected observations by everyday regular people and professional observer alike. If you don't believe the creature's presence is real this book will have you at least opening both your own thought processes as well as discussions with people you trust. I highly recommend this mesmerizing read.
November 8, 2018
Very interesting!
These stories ring true and point out that the best way to find a Bigfoot is to not look for one...just do your own thing and they will find you.
A few of these stories are a bit far out, but could possibly be true. For the most part,I believe them!
And yes, I think there is North American Great Ape roaming around in our wilderness...and there is a great probability that our government and scientific community are already aware of them.
These stories ring true and point out that the best way to find a Bigfoot is to not look for one...just do your own thing and they will find you.
A few of these stories are a bit far out, but could possibly be true. For the most part,I believe them!
And yes, I think there is North American Great Ape roaming around in our wilderness...and there is a great probability that our government and scientific community are already aware of them.
October 9, 2018
Good stories but horrifying grammar and spelling
I enjoyed the content. However, as I'm reading along I am literally having to "translate" the sentences and paragraphs into such a way that they make some sense. There are periods mid sentence, the words " a lot" are repeatedly spelled "allot," which has an entirely different meaning. Is nobody editing this authors books?
I enjoyed the content. However, as I'm reading along I am literally having to "translate" the sentences and paragraphs into such a way that they make some sense. There are periods mid sentence, the words " a lot" are repeatedly spelled "allot," which has an entirely different meaning. Is nobody editing this authors books?
January 8, 2020
Another one of WJ Sheehan's amazing books! You absolutely will enjoy each and every story and it will make you think twice about going out into the woods alone, or even with someone else. I have read every book he has written and they are all amazing. I love his writing style and that he uses the words that the people speak in doesn't edit out too much.
April 17, 2021
Compelling Naratives
This book is very interesting as it relates a large number of amazing first hand experiences as told directly to the author. I doubt even all these happenings will convince hard core skeptics. But come on, maybe now might be the time to get an open mind. This is due to the fact that these particular occurrences are being
related by hunters, farmers, hikers, backpackers, woodsmen and others who venture outdoors and into our extensive American woods. Many of these are in areas that 99% of our population have never gone and will never go. It is sad but true that footprints, videos, photos, and eye witness accounts will not be enough for such an oversized species to be recognized by the scientific community.
This book is very interesting as it relates a large number of amazing first hand experiences as told directly to the author. I doubt even all these happenings will convince hard core skeptics. But come on, maybe now might be the time to get an open mind. This is due to the fact that these particular occurrences are being
related by hunters, farmers, hikers, backpackers, woodsmen and others who venture outdoors and into our extensive American woods. Many of these are in areas that 99% of our population have never gone and will never go. It is sad but true that footprints, videos, photos, and eye witness accounts will not be enough for such an oversized species to be recognized by the scientific community.
February 5, 2020
An interesting collection of tales.
If you enjoy personal accounts of sightings if "the big guy" like I do, then this book will be a pretty good read for you. Some of the accounts are a bit anticlimactic but that is to be expected when people recount their stories truthfully, however a few accounts included are quite amazing and even heartpounding in the telling. Overall it's a good ordering of stories that moves at a steady pace and a decent read. I found it compelling enough that I will be moving on to the next in this series.
If you enjoy personal accounts of sightings if "the big guy" like I do, then this book will be a pretty good read for you. Some of the accounts are a bit anticlimactic but that is to be expected when people recount their stories truthfully, however a few accounts included are quite amazing and even heartpounding in the telling. Overall it's a good ordering of stories that moves at a steady pace and a decent read. I found it compelling enough that I will be moving on to the next in this series.
May 6, 2024
I am a faithful listener of the podcast Bigfoot Terror in the Woods. This is a nice supplement to the podcast. It is helpful to be a listener of the podcast and hear the cadence and voice of W. J. Sheehan and his brother so that is the voice I heard while reading the book. The book is self-published and lacks editing but as long as you enjoy the podcast, you will enjoy the book. Many of the stories sounded familiar but I'm not sure it that was because of the many similarities in bigfoot sightings or if I had heard them on the podcast over the years. The only other non-fiction bigfoot collection I've read is Waller's Standing in the Shadows: Bigfoot Stories from Southwest Ohio that I picked up in Hocking Hills. I loved the fiction book Devolution by Max Brooks and highly recommend it for enjoyable horror reading.
October 1, 2018
Awesome encounter stories, most of which I've never heard. I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the series.
I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the series. I found these books via a couple of episodes on Sasquatch Chronicles in which the author was a guest. I highly recommend you check them out (the books and the S. C. Podcast!)
I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the series. I found these books via a couple of episodes on Sasquatch Chronicles in which the author was a guest. I highly recommend you check them out (the books and the S. C. Podcast!)
February 13, 2019
Nice collection of tales
While the author goes to great lengths to keep the identity and exact location of these sighting secret, I enjoyed this set of report that appear to derive directly from the witnesses. I appreciated that the author interjected nothing more than random comments and do. Not attempt to explain the sometimes completely bizarre stories he was telling.
While the author goes to great lengths to keep the identity and exact location of these sighting secret, I enjoyed this set of report that appear to derive directly from the witnesses. I appreciated that the author interjected nothing more than random comments and do. Not attempt to explain the sometimes completely bizarre stories he was telling.
September 30, 2019
The books are entertaining but there's no way the author is letting someone else write the stories which makes them feel fake. Every story has the same verbiage like "now when grandpa tells a story..." Or "now when I say the woods were dense..."
This type of wording appears in every "story" making it clear that they are all being written by the same person which makes them seem fake.
This type of wording appears in every "story" making it clear that they are all being written by the same person which makes them seem fake.
December 5, 2022
The author doesn’t try and follow up or question any of the stories. He simply just writes down what the people said. An example of a question worth asking, to the guy that talked about killing big foot then looking at its body after the fact, what happened to the body? Why didn’t you call the newspaper or local news?
August 19, 2019
I wanted to give the book more stars because I enjoyed the majority of the stories - however the obvious lack of editing really takes me out of it :/ missing words, double words, it made for a very distracting read.
May 28, 2020
Bigfoot Terror in the Woods: Sightings and Encounters
I absolutely found this book to be a page turner. The different stories are very detailed, but short enough to keep your interest. Will continue to read the series.
I absolutely found this book to be a page turner. The different stories are very detailed, but short enough to keep your interest. Will continue to read the series.
August 3, 2020
Fascinating short stories
Interesting short stories, some are rather bizarre but who's to say they're fiction. Would have give 5 stars but too many typos and missing or misplaced prepositions.
Interesting short stories, some are rather bizarre but who's to say they're fiction. Would have give 5 stars but too many typos and missing or misplaced prepositions.
October 14, 2018
Great!!
Compelling from beginning to end!! Stories I have never heard before and some I've heard bits of before, now elucidated giving clarity.
Compelling from beginning to end!! Stories I have never heard before and some I've heard bits of before, now elucidated giving clarity.
October 12, 2018
Do it...
Do it, do it! Seriously, do it. Come on, I said enough, some time less is more when explaining things.
Do it, do it! Seriously, do it. Come on, I said enough, some time less is more when explaining things.
August 10, 2019
Great book
I could not put this book down. I can’t believe some of the encounters people have had. I can’t wait to read book 2.
I could not put this book down. I can’t believe some of the encounters people have had. I can’t wait to read book 2.
August 22, 2019
Good read
W J Sheehan does a great job of keeping it interesting. I would recommend this book to any one who might be interested in this subject matter.
W J Sheehan does a great job of keeping it interesting. I would recommend this book to any one who might be interested in this subject matter.
November 4, 2019
If these where legitimate then Bigfoot would be a discovered and catalogued species by now. This book is full of astounding atrocious grammar; it's nearly unreadable.
February 10, 2020
Great stories, can't wait to get more volumes.
March 9, 2021
Very intriguing! To the point!
Doesn’t fog up the story’s with unnecessary or irrelevant background information like what is in so many eye-witness encounters now.
Doesn’t fog up the story’s with unnecessary or irrelevant background information like what is in so many eye-witness encounters now.
September 29, 2021
Awesome Book
I really loved this book. I like the fact that it is a collection of tales from many different people.. I will recommend this book to all of my fellow believers..
I really loved this book. I like the fact that it is a collection of tales from many different people.. I will recommend this book to all of my fellow believers..
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