Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-380) and index.
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Big cats: predators out of place -- Bigfoot: North America's King Kong -- Black dogs that herald disaster -- Bogey man: he doesn't just live under your bed -- Demons from the darkside -- Dinosaurs that live and prowl in the jungles -- Flying humanoids over cities and farms -- Giant snakes from your worst nightmares -- Goblins and other nasty wee folk of land and sea -- Headless horsemen and other phantom midnight riders -- Hollow earth: a haven for ancient beings -- Howlers and night prowlers -- Jersey Devil and other unnatural spawn of darkness -- Jungle apemen of South America, Africa, and Asia -- Lake monsters: sightings from around the world -- Lizard man and other swamp creatures -- Metch Kangmi: foul snowman of the Himalayas -- Monsters from flying saucers -- Mothman: harbinger of death -- Reptilians: invaders from other worlds -- Sea serpents: monsters from the deep -- Shadow people: mysterious entities with missions unknown -- Thunderbirds: giant birds of legend that are real -- UFO abductors: seeking to create a hybrid species of alien and human -- Vampires: their hunger for blood is eternal -- Werewolves: shapeshifters forever among us -- Zombies, voodoo, and the undead.
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This collection of over 250 of the most bloodcurdling and bone-chillingly fascinating and true monster stories includes everything from encounters with bizarre freaks of nature to spine-tingling paranormal entities. Each outlandish tale within this book is taken from newspaper accounts and first-person interviews.