Cryptids

Cryptids are animals presumed by followers of the cryptozoology pseudoscientific subculture to exist on the basis of anecdotal or other evidence considered insufficient by mainstream science. While biologists regularly identify new species following established scientific methodology, cryptozoologists focus on entities mentioned in the folklore record and rumour. Entities that may be considered cryptids by cryptozoologists include Bigfoot, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, the Loch Ness Monster, or Mokele-mbembe. Some dictionaries and encyclopedias define the term "cryptid" as an animal ...more

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre
The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters
Cryptid Club
The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster
A Death in Door County (Monster Hunter, #1)
The Mothman Prophecies
Discount Armageddon (InCryptid, #1)
Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras & Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature
Cryptid Hunters (Marty and Grace, #1)
Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids & Hairy Beasts (Chasing Monsters, 1)
Under Loch and Key
I Know What I Saw: Modern-Day Encounters with Monsters of New Urban Legend and Ancient Lore
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Cryptofiction
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