Discover cryptid books from the UK and Ireland, covering mysterious creatures, strange animal sightings, local legends and unexplained encounters. The collection brings together regional reports, folklore and investigations into creatures said to inhabit the British and Irish landscape.
6 books found
Cover unavailableMonster! - The A-Z of Zooform Phenomena
Monster! - The A-Z of Zooform Phenomena catalogues reported entities that appear in animal or quasi-animal form, occupying an uncertain space between folklore, apparition accounts and cryptozoology. Neil Arnold presents the material alphabetically, covering cases…
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Cover unavailableMysteries and Sea Monsters
Mysteries and Sea Monsters gathers reports of ghost ships, phantom crews and creatures said to inhabit the world’s oceans. Graham Faiella examines traditions surrounding the Flying Dutchman, sea serpents and the many-tentacled kraken, placing these…
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Cover unavailableMysteries of Planet Earth
Mysteries of Planet Earth: An Encyclopedia of the Inexplicable surveys reported mysteries across three broad areas: the natural world, the supernatural world and the vanished world. Karl P. N. Shuker gives particular attention to lesser-known…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Northumberland
Mysterious Northumberland gathers reports, traditions and stories linked to the county’s supernatural and unexplained lore. Rupert Matthews covers ghosts, witchcraft, big-cat sightings, folklore and accounts of the little people, arranging the material by subject while…
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Cover unavailableMystery Animals of the British Isles: Kent
Neil Arnold examines Kentish reports of strange creatures, folkloric monsters and animals that resist straightforward identification. The book brings together accounts of phantom hounds, dragon traditions, exotic-cat sightings and other reported beasts associated with the…
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Cover unavailableMystery Animals of the British Isles: London
Neil Arnold gathers reports of anomalous animals linked with London, bringing together older traditions, newspaper stories and more recent eyewitness accounts. The cases range from alleged exotic big cats and covert menageries to giant rats…
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