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" Real monsters, gruesome critters, and beasts from the darkside / "
Brad Steiger.
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BL
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948755
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b703125
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| Main Entry
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Steiger, Brad.
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Real monsters, gruesome critters, and beasts from the darkside /\ Brad Steiger.
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| Publication Statement
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Detroit, MI :: Visible Ink Press,, ©2011.
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xxvii, 398 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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1448746213
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: 1578592208
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: 9781448746217
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: 9781578592203
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-380) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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Cryptozoology.
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Cryptozoology.
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001.944
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QL88.3.S84 2011
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