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  • Lake Monster Mysteries

    Investigating the World's Most Elusive Creatures

    by Benjamin Radford, Joe Nickell ...
    Fun facts, folklore, and scientific studies about what really lurks in the cold, murky depths: "A most enjoyable read." —John Kirk, author of In the Domain of the Lake MonstersFor centuries, eyewitnesses around the world—from America to Africa, Argentina to Scotland—have reported sightings of dark, mysterious creatures that surface briefly from local lakes, only to quickly disappear. While the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Weird New Mexico

    More Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment

    by Benjamin Radford ...
    The author of Mysterious New Mexico returns to explore and explain another dozen strange stories of the mysterious and weird in the “Land of Enchantment,” including the infernal Taos Hum, the Dulce Alien Base, and the Hobbs Weeping Statue.New Mexico has a well-earned reputation as home to the mysterious and bizarre. It is a land of contradictions and stark contrasts, a place where the exceptional ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • Unreason

    Best of Skeptical Inquirer

    Edited by Kendrick Frazier, Benjamin Radford ...
    UNREASON: Exploring Pseudoscience, Conspiracies, and Extraordinary Claims is a collection of forty-five of the best articles the legendary Skeptical Inquirer magazine has published in the past decade. Featuring articles from writers including Neil deGrasse Tyson on the process of science, Richard Dawkins on the standards of truth, Elizabeth Loftus on memory, Steven Pinker on the notion of progress ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • America the Fearful

    Media and the Marketing of National Panics

    by Benjamin Radford ...
    National panics about crime, immigrants, police, and societal degradation have been pervasive in the United States of the 21st century. Many of these fears begin as mere phantom fears, but are systematically amplified by social media, news media, bad actors and even well-intentioned activists. There are numerous challenges facing the U.S., but Americans must sort through which fears are legitimate ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Tracking the Chupacabra

    The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and Folklore

    by Benjamin Radford ...
    Among the monsters said to roam the world’s jungles and desolate deserts, none is more feared than the chupacabra—-the blood-sucking beast blamed for the mysterious deaths of thousands of animals since the 1990s. To some it is a joke; to many it is a very real threat and even a harbinger of the apocalypse. Originating in Latin America yet known worldwide, the chupacabra is a contradictory and ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Bad Clowns

    by Benjamin Radford ...
    Bad clowns—those malicious misfits of the midway who terrorize, haunt, and threaten us—have long been a cultural icon. This book describes the history of bad clowns, why clowns go bad, and why many people fear them. Going beyond familiar clowns such as the Joker, Krusty, John Wayne Gacy, and Stephen King’s Pennywise, it also features bizarre, lesser-known stories of weird clown antics including ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Mysterious New Mexico

    Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment

    by Benjamin Radford ...
    New Mexico’s twin traditions of the scientific and the supernatural meet for the first time in this long-overdue book by a journalist known for investigating the unexplained. Strange tales of ghosts, monsters, miracles, lost treasure, UFOs, and much more can be found not far from the birthplace of the atomic bomb. Huge radio astronomy dishes search desert skies for alien life, and the world’s ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • American Monsters

    A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America

    by Linda S. Godfrey ...
    From pre-Columbian legends to modern-day eyewitness accounts, this comprehensive guide covers the history, sightings and lore surrounding the most mysterious monsters in America—including Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil, and more.Bigfoot, the chupacabra, and thunderbirds aren’t just figments of our overactive imaginations—according to thousands of eyewitnesses, they exist, in every corner of the United ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Real Wolfmen

    True Encounters in Modern America

    by Linda S. Godfrey ...
    What’s hiding in the woods? Here is the definitive account of today’s nationwide sightings of upright, canine creatures – which resemble traditional werewolves – and a thorough exploration of the nature and possible origins of the mysterious beast.“She has the ability to send chills up and down your spine.”—Brad Steiger, author of Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places“If you thought ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters, and Beasts from the Darkside

    by Brad Steiger ...
    Series series The Real Unexplained! Collection
    Over 250 of the most bloodcurdling and bone-chillingly fascinating and true monster stories. Not recommended for reading just before bedtime!Monsters have been spotted everywhere, not just slithering under a child’s bed or lurking in the closet. Paranormal researcher extraordinaire Brad Steiger, an author of thousands of books and articles on the mysterious and unknown, collects some of the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • On the Trail of the Jackalope

    How a Legend Captured the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer

    by Michael P. Branch ...
    The never-before-told story of the horned rabbit—the myths, the hoaxes, and the entirely real scientific breakthroughs it has inspired—and how it became a cultural touchstone of the American West.Just what is a jackalope? Purported to be part jackrabbit and part antelope, the jackalope began as a local joke concocted by two young brothers in a small Wyoming town during the Great Depression. Their ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Memoirs of a Monster Hunter

    A Five-Year Journey in Search of the Unknown

    by Nick Redfern ...
    The British paranormal investigator recounts his five-year journey through America in pursuit of the monstrous unknown in this memoir.For centuries, people across the world have had a fascination with monsters and strange creatures. They marvel at the tales and legends of the Bigfoot of the Pacific Northwest; of the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas; of the infamous and diabolical Moth-Man of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus