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STEP RIGHT UP and BEHOLD a stupendous COLLECTION of over 250 FEARSOME and FANTASTICAL CREATURES from Every State in the Union!
The Black Dog of Hanging Hills, the Tommyknockers of Pennsylvania, the Banshee of the Badlandsthese beasts and hundreds more will hold you spellbound, unable to look away from their frightful features and their extraordinary stories. Come face to face with modern-day dinosaurs, extraterrestrials, dragons, lizard men, giants, and flying humanoids. This illustrated collection includes more than 250 monsters and cryptids that will make your hair stand on end when you hear something go bump in the night.
From Alabama to Wyoming and everywhere in between, these enigmatic abominations lurk in the darkest corners and the deepest shadows. This eye-opening book details the origins, appearance, and behaviors of these bizarre creatures so that if you should come across a terrifying beast in the wild, youll know exactly what youre dealing with.
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Jason Offutt does a special service to the field of cryptozoology with this new book Chasing American Monsters. By keeping all of us up-to-date and incredibly informedbeyond the scope of lesser guidebookswe have a better head start on knowing where to look for these cryptids. Highly recommended.Loren Coleman, author of Cryptozoology A to Z and director of the International Cryptozoology Museum
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About the Author
Jason Offutt grew up on a farm near the town of Orrick, Missouri. In his life, hes been a farmhand, journalist, photographer, bartender, and the mayor of a small town.
Jasons books include the novels Bad Day for the Apocalypse , its sequel Bad Day for a Road Trip , and A Funeral Story ; the collection of short horror Road Closed ; the parody survival guide How to Kill Monsters Using Common Household Objects ; the humorous travelogue Through a Corn-Swept Land: An epic beer run through the Upper Midwest ; and the paranormal titles Haunted Missouri , What Lurks Beyond , Darkness Walks: The Shadow People Among Us , and Paranormal Missouri . Jason also writes a weekly syndicated humor column.
He lives with his family in northwest Missouri where he teaches college journalism and keeps humanity safe from the inevitable invading Martian space army.
Llewellyn Publications
Woodbury, Minnesota
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Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids, and Hairy Beasts 2019 by Jason Offutt.
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First e-book edition 2019
E-book ISBN: 9780738760063
Book design by Samantha Penn
Cover design by Kevin R. Brown
Cover illustrations by Michael Koelsch / Shannon Associates, LLC
Editing by Holly Vanderhaar
Interior illustrations by Ty Derk
Project management by Samantha Lu Sherratt
Llewellyn Publications is an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Offutt, Jason, author
Title: Chasing American monsters : over 250 creatures, cryptids, and hairy beasts / Jason Offutt.
Description: First edition. | Woodbury, MN : Llewellyn Publications, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018053960 (print) | LCCN 2018059921 (ebook) | ISBN 9780738760063 (ebook) | ISBN 9780738759951 (alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: MonstersUnited States. | AnimalsFolklore. | AnimalsUnited StatesFolklore.
Classification: LCC QL89 (ebook) | LCC QL89 .O35 2019 (print) | DDC 001.944dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018053960
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Acknowledgments
Writing a book is an arduous process. It is highlighted, of course, by the exciting research and writing portion where the author sits in front of a computer with a cup of coffee and cries.
Im joking. We only cry sometimes.
There are people who make the process easier. In my case, its my family that (occasionally) gives me the time to sit in front of my computer without a toddler in my lap. I cant say the same about the family cat. Gary, youre a detriment to the creative process. There. I said it.
Id like to thank the wonderful people Ive worked with at Llewellyn Worldwide, Amy Glaser and Holly Vanderhaar, without whom you wouldnt be reading these words.
Id like to thank Ben Grundy and Aaron Wright at Mysterious Universe who gave me the forum to share my original monster stories. Check out all the great content at mysteriousuniverse.org. Seriously. And dont forget to listen to the MU podcast. Its amazing.
And lastly, a shout-out to podcaster Tim Binnall, who not only has been gracious enough have me appear on his show Binnall of America Audio multiple times, he once challenged me to use his name in all my books, hence making him a permanent fixture in the Offuttverse. Heres mention number one, Tim. Youre welcome.
For my mother,
who suffered silently through a young Jason Offutts monster fascination. I never outgrew it, Mom. Sorry about the Bigfoot thing.
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Foreword
When Jason Offutt asked me if I would be interested in writing the foreword for his new book, I immediately said Yes! I have followed Jasons work for more than a few years and it has always proved to be captivating and intriguingand written in an entertaining and atmospheric style. Jasons new book is no different. So, with that said, what will you discover in the pages of Chasing American Monsters ? A more accurate question might be: what wont you discover? Ill tell you: not much!
Jasons new book is packed with tales that range from the creepy to the spine-tingling, and from the bizarre to the amazing. Of course, it helps when the writer has a flair for keeping his audience entranced, which is exactly what Jason does. In less capable hands, a state-by-state study of the monsters of America might come across as tedious and repetitiveand quickly, too. Fortunately, you can dispel all such thoughts from your mind.
From page one onward, Chasing American Monsters is guaranteed to grab you (by the claws and jaws, of course). As for the contents, what we have here is a book that addresses matters relative to the field of cryptozoology (the study of unknown animals, such as Bigfoot and the Yeti), the domain of the supernatural, and the world of monster-huntingand blends them all into a fascinating story of incredible proportions.
Tales of rampaging werewolves comfortably sit next to wild accounts of long-necked lake monsters. Stories of living, mighty mammoths; of ferocious, winged humanoids; of creepy, evil gnomes; and of savage Wildmen of the woods, will make you ponder on just how much we know (or dont know) about the United States and what really lurks in its forests, rivers, lakes, woods, and caves.
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