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Marty and Grace O'Hara's globe-trotting parents disappeared while on assignment for a nature magazine, and now they're living with their Uncle Wolfe, a scientist fascinated by cryptids--creatures that appear in myths but haven't been proven to exist, such as the Loch Ness Monster. Wolfe is planning an expedition to New Zealand to track a giant squid, and he's rented a huge (and possibly haunted) freighter for the... (more)

Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May or May Not Exist (Darby Creek Publishing)

Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May or May Not Exist (Darby Creek Publishing)

by Kelly Milner Halls, Roxyanne Young

Everyone loves the stories of legendary creatures that just might really exist. This book relies on the latest information from cryptozoologists, experts who study these mysterious beings, and the counter-arguments are explored from experts who strongly believe they do not exist. Stories from eyewitnesses are recounted, as well. Included in the book are Bigfoot (Sasquatch), Loch Ness monster, Mokele Mbembe... (more)

Cryptid Hunters

by Roland Smith

After their parents are lost in an accident, thirteen-year-old twins Grace and Marty are whisked away to live with their uncle Wolfe—an uncle that they didn’t even know they had! Intimidating Uncle Wolfe is an anthropologist who has dedicated his life to finding cryptids—mysterious creatures believed to be long extinct. Just as the twins and their uncle are getting to know one another, Wolfe finds out that his... (more)

Cryptid Hunters

by Roland Smith

After their parents are lost in an accident, thirteen-year-old twins Grace and Marty are whisked away to live with their uncle Wolfe—an uncle that they didn’t even know they had! Intimidating Uncle Wolfe is an anthropologist who has dedicated his life to finding cryptids—mysterious creatures believed to be long extinct. Just as the twins and their uncle are getting to know one another, Wolfe finds out that his... (more)

Sasquatch

by Roland Smith

Thirteen-year-old Dylan follows his father into the woods on the slopes of Mount St. Helens, which is on the brink of another eruption, in an attempt to protect the resident Sasquatch from ruthless hunters.

Cryptids and Other Creepy Creatures: The World of Unsolved MysteriesJohn D. Wright

Cryptids and Other Creepy Creatures: The World of Unsolved Mysteries

by John D. Wright

Discover the stories behind the world's scariest cryptids, from the Loch Ness Monster to alligators in the New York sewers. A collection of the most unusual, scary, and exciting stories of cryptids from around the world. Includes more than 40 creepy creatures, each with full-color artwork and locator maps. Information boxes describe fascinating facts about each terrifying creature.

by J. Kent Holloway

If you think monsters are scary, you don't know Jack! Wise-cracking cryptozoologist Dr. Obadiah Jack Jackson has hunted plenty of dangerous creatures over the years. But he finds a lot more than he bargained for when he travels to Malaysia to save a beautiful missionary and her village from being ravaged by ghoulish, blood-feeding monsters straight from local legend...creatures known as the jenglot...creatures... (more)

The Mothman Prophecies

by John A. Keel

West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare that culminates in a tragedy that makes headlines around the world. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged apparition that becomes known as the Mothman, trouble this ordinary American community. Mysterious lights are seen moving across the sky. Domestic animals are found slaughtered ... (more)

Mothman and Other Curious Encounters

by Loren Coleman

Mothman and Other Curious Encounters is an intriguing look at the legend behind The Mothman Prophecies, the new motion picture featuring Richard Gere, Debra Messing, Will Patton and Laura Linney. A new Hollywood blockbuster, an amazing companion documentary, and thousands of web pages in its honor--what's all the fuss about? In a word--Mothman! On November 15, 1966, this huge, red-eyed creature with wings... (more)

Haven

by Don D'Ammassa

Wes Avery came to the planet Meadow to recuperate from a serious illness. The pastoral town of Haven seemed like just the quiet place he needed to get his strength back. That all changed when he stumbled across a body while walking in a field, a body that was mysteriously gone when he returned with a police official. Avery teams up with Dona Tharmody, a computer technician, and the two attempt to discover what... (more)

Dark Woods

by Jay C. Kumar

One of the country's premier outdoors writers makes his chilling fiction debut. It came out on the night of the hunters. Deputy Frank Vaughn is tracking a strange, wounded beast. But there's only one thing more terrifying than what he's hunting. It's what's hunting him.

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Tentacles

by Roland Smith

Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May or May Not Exist (Darby Creek Publishing)

by Kelly Milner Halls, Roxyanne Young

Cryptid Hunters

by Roland Smith

Cryptid Hunters

by Roland Smith

Sasquatch

by Roland Smith

Cryptids and Other Creepy Creatures: The World of Unsolved Mysteries

by John D. Wright

by J. Kent Holloway

The Mothman Prophecies

by John A. Keel

Mothman and Other Curious Encounters

by Loren Coleman

Haven

by Don D'Ammassa

Dark Woods

by Jay C. Kumar