Nightmares and Dreamscapes discussion

You spectacular people know a lot about the myths and folklore of all of the genres we are reading. We want to hear the stories and see the links to all of the information you all know! Educate us!

The Dover Demon:

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Dove...



I really didn't know much about the Dover Demon till I read a fiction book by author Hunter Shea. So I googled it and there is lots of stuff about it.

If you like vampire lore, Jonathan Maberry's V-Wars is about a virus that causes some people to turn into vampires, but they're different depending on their ancestry & the specific vampire legends of that culture, JM is basically a supernatural lore scholar, so it's really fascinating. He collaborated with other authors, so each volume of V-Wars is an anthology in a shared story.

The Jersey Devil. New Jersey's only official state monster. Not kidding!

https://pinelandsalliance.org/learn-a...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_...

Papaphilly wrote: "The Jersey Devil. New Jersey's only official state monster. Not kidding!

https://pinelandsalliance.org/learn-a...

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I have heard of this lore and one of my horror authors that I follow wrote a fiction book about it too. But I didn't realize that it was considered New Jersey's official state monster! That is an eye opener! Wow! Thank you for the links, Papa! That made for some very interesting reading! :)

Marie wrote: "Papaphilly wrote: "The Jersey Devil. New Jersey's only official state monster. Not kidding!

https://pinelandsalliance.org/learn-a......"

It is a tourist thing no doubt. But it is kind of cool we have an official state monster.

Papaphilly wrote: "It is a tourist thing no doubt. But it is kind of cool we have an official state monster...."

I totally agree that is cool! :)

I wish Utah had a state monster.