North American Monsters: A contemporary legend casebookDavid J. Puglia (editor)2022, Utah State Univ Press356 pp If you are reading this website, you know that I believe we are well into the post-cryptid world of cryptozoology where these creatures are best studied by historians, folklorists, sociologists, and anthropologists, not biologists. This book crystallizes this position. Featuring… Continue reading North American Monsters – D. Puglia
Willy Ley’s Exotic ZoologyWilly Ley1959, Viking PressOriginally published in 1941 This book collected the cryptozoological material from Ley’s several books of scientific oddities. While some of the information is outdated, the book remains a fascinating and highly readable collection of zoological discoveries and mysteries. -Matt Bille This comprehensive book bridges the ideas of romantic zoology… Continue reading Exotic Zoology – W. Ley
Dragons: A Natural HistoryShuker, Karl P. N. 1995, Barnes and Noble120pp. A trip through dragons of myth, fable, and legend, mixed with cryptozoological reports of creatures that may have inspired dragon stories or been inspired by them. Somewhat light on scholarship.
Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance MapsChet Van Duzer2013, British Library144 pp.
Curious Creatures in Zoology John Ashton1890, Copyright expired
An Instinct For DragonsDavid E. Jones 2000, Routledge188 pp
Lake Monster Traditions: A Cross-Cultural Analysis Michel Meurger and Claude Gagnon 1988, Fortean Tomes 320pp.
Modern Cryptozoology 