Cryptozoology

Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that aims to prove the existence of entities from the folklore record, such as Bigfoot, the chupacabra, or Mokele-mbembe. Cryptozoologists refer to these entities as cryptids, a term coined by the subculture. Because it does not follow the scientific method, cryptozoology is considered a pseudoscience by the academic world: it is neither a branch of zoology nor folkloristics. It was originally founded in the 1950s by zoologists Bernard Heuvelmans and Ivan T. Sanderson.

Scholars have noted that the pseudoscience rejected mainstream approaches from
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Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras & Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature
The Beasts that Hide from Man: Seeking the World's Last Undiscovered Animals
The Mothman Prophecies
Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creatures
On the Track of Unknown Animals
Abominable Science!  Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids
Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life
American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America
Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America
Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science
The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings
Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology
The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters
The Beast of Boggy Creek The True Story of the Fouke Monster
Monsters of the Sea
The Complete Books by Charles FortThe Tao of Physics by Fritjof CapraEntangled Minds by Dean RadinDancing Wu Li Masters by Gary ZukavQuantum Enigma by Bruce Rosenblum
The Fortean Bookshelf
321 books — 25 voters
Phantom Bigfoot Strikes Again by Simon OkillNobody Loves a Bigfoot Like a Bigfoot Babe by Simon OkillPhantom Bigfoot & The Haunted House by Simon OkillProgeny by Patrick C. GreeneKidnapped by Bigfoot by Shaw Hart
Sasquatch Books
114 books — 141 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate SummerscaleConspiracy Encyclopedia by Thom BurnettEncyclopedia of Urban Legends by Jan Harold Brunvand
Non-Fiction Monsters
98 books — 19 voters
All-the-Way House by Keith R.A. DeCandidoBreaking the Code by David Lee SummersAlone in the Muck by Anton KukalGone to Ground by Aaron RosenbergCryptozoology for Beginners by Matt Harry
Favorite All-Time Cryptid Books
62 books — 4 voters


Alan             Moore
Yes, there is a conspiracy, indeed there are a great number of conspiracies, all tripping each other up... The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theories is that conspiracy theorists actually believe in the conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is chaotic. The truth is, that it is not the Jewish banking conspiracy, or the grey aliens, or the twelve-foot reptiloids from another dimension that are in control, the truth is far more frightening; no-on ...more
Alan Moore

You can even hunt the Yeti or abominable snowman if you want to, in Nepal. Boris Lissanevitch or Tom Mendies of Nepal will arrange a Yeti hunt for you anytime that you want. Tom has never seen a Yeti track but Boris has seen several and will almost guarantee that you see a track and with any luck will see an abominable snowman. Actually they are more plentiful than generally believed. The main thing is to get up high enough in the mountains. This can be rugged and keeps most hunters from getting ...more
George Leonard Herter, How to Get out of the Rat Race and Live on $10 a Month

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