Product Description
16 stories of adventure, mystery, and horror, involving unknown species and mystery animals. Authors include Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, William Hope Hodgson, Ambrose Bierce, A. Hyatt Verrill, and others. ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: Dragon, Cryptozoology, Phantom Kangaroo, Mylodon, Woolly Mammoth, List of Cryptids, Behemoth, Gef, Kting Voar, Living Dinosaur, Elasmotherium, Rat King, Cryptofiction, Man-Eating Tree, Kallana, Gnome of Girona, Mapinguari, White River Monster, Axehandle Hound, Umdhlebi, Dingonek, Pickled Dragon, Lavellan, Minhocão, Gazeka, Bonnacon, Monoblastozoa, Mountain Fennec, Demon Cat, Manatee of Helena, Piatek, Usiququmadevu, Tapire-Lauara, Muwa, Pogeyan, Dwayyo, Nabau. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 155. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), also called the tundra mammoth, is an extinct species of mammoth. This animal is known from bones and frozen carcasses from northern North America and northern Eurasia with the best preserved carcasses in Siberia. They are perhaps the most well known species of mammoth. This mammoth species was first recorded in (possibly 150,000 years old) deposits of the second last glaciation in Eurasia. They were derived from steppe mammoths (Mammuthus trogontherii). It disappeared from most of its range at the end of the Pleistocene (10,000 years ago), with a dwarfed race still living on Wrangel Island until roughly 1700 BC. Skull of a woolly mammoth discovered in May 1999 in the North Sea at the coast of the Netherlands.The woolly mammoth is common in the fossil record. Unlike most other prehistoric animals, their remains are often not literally fossilised - that is, turned into stone - but rather are preserved in their organic state. This is due in part to the frozen climate of their habitats, and also to their massive size. Woolly mammoths are therefore among the best-understood prehistoric vertebrates known to science in terms of anatomy. Woolly mammoths lived in two groups which are speculated to be divergen...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17369680 ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: List of Cryptids. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 137. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The following is a list of cryptids and alleged relicts, those animals studied under the field of cryptozoology. Their presumptive existence has often been derived from anecdotal or other evidence, considered insufficient by mainstream science. Every animal on this page is marked as one of the following: Animals no longer considered cryptids are marked: ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23229685 ... Read more

Product Description
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The wild man or woodwose is a mythical figure that appears in the artwork and literature of medieval Europe. Images of wild men appear in the carved and painted roof bosses where intersecting ogee vaults meet in the Canterbury Cathedral, in positions where one is also likely to encounter the vegetal Green Man. The wild man, pilosus or "hairy all over," and often armed with a club, was a link between civilized humans and the dangerous elf-like spirits of natural woodland, such as Puck. The image of the wild man survived to appear as supporter for heraldic coats-of-arms, especially in Germany, well into the 16th century. Early engravers in Germany and Italy were particularly fond of wild men, wild women, and wild families, with examples from Martin Schongauer and Albrecht Düreramong others. ... Read more

Product Description
The Great Sea-Serpent, first published by A. C. Oudemans in 1892, is a foundational text in cryptozoology. Oudemans did more than just compile a lengthy list of sighting reports-he used those accounts to thoughtfully develop one of the most interesting theories in the historical investigation of mystery animals. While we may or may not agree with his conclusions, we can see the direct influence his methodology had on the pioneers of cryptozoological research. Even today, there are few studies that match the scope, detail, and effort of The Great Sea-Serpent. It is worth a space on any cryptozoology enthusiast's bookshelf. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

less than I expected, but okay as a non-game-specific source
I had high hopes for this book, but was a little disappointed.I bought conspiracy x, expecting great stuff, and it met with my expectations.Cryptozoolgy didn't.First, it's set up with information divided into two parts: the gamers information, and the GM's information.the result is that you have to look in two different areas for information on different "supernatural creatures".Most of the regular freaks of nature are covered--Loch Ness monster, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, etc.I was pleased to see a few others like the Mokole. The writing is a lot more pendantic than I'd like--but that may be a direct result from being written in character, where teh character is old, stuffy, and bombastically long-winded. If your game will run into a supernatural creature, it might be worth checking this beek out.If not, I wouldn't bother. ... Read more

Product Description
Fifteen stories of cryptozoological creatures from the past, surviving in remote corners of the modern world: living dinosaurs, mammoths in the Far North, giant flightless birds, and more. Authors include Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, H. G. Wells, Jack London, among others. ... Read more

Product Description
Vol. 1, Winter 1982, 100 pp., photos, figs. ... Read more

Product Description
Freakshow......A caravan proclaiming itself Captain Omaha's Cryptozoological Fair and Freak Show pulls into the town of Crowley's Point, bearing cargo that is both deadly and highly intelligent......A broken family embarks on a day of fun to try and repair all of the damage that adultery has wrought, unaware that there are things loose in the world that can tear a family apart which have nothing to do with infidelity.....A storm is brewing that will pit man against beast and beast against something much, much worse.....In the span of a few hours the zoo known as The Preserve will become a breeding ground for atrocity and bloodshed. The family trapped inside will forget all about their own inner turmoils and focus on fending off the cryptozoological monsters that a raging storm has let loose. The zoo has become much more than a zoo. It has become a cage, and humans are now the ones being held captive by Mother Nature and her bloodthirsty children.....Will any of them survive as The Chupacabra, The Jersey Devil, and The Beast of Exmoor run wild, seeking delicate human morsels to devour?....Will any of them escape The Cage? ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

Good monster book
This is a gruesome tale about a traveling freak show.Creatures only thought to exist in legend are real.Omaha, a monster hunter, has found these creatures.Everything from the Loch Ness monster's babies to The Chupacabra is on display here.When these creatures get loose in a zoo full of people the carnage begins.It's fast paced, real fast.But upon reading the first page I was hooked and had to know how this ended.

While everyone is dieing the monster hunter himself and a family trying to mend broken hearts are the main characters.There are 2 other characters that put a good twist to the story, a cop gone wrong and a psychic ex-nun.

This book isn't for the squeamish and I must say, after reading it I have this urge to play Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection and let the animals out on the little zoo goers.It's a great book, it's easy to see it play out in your head and I'm sure it'd make a decent movie.

Book has potential, but . . .
The action of this book occurs too fast paced.Characters (& especially the monsters) are not completely fleshed-out.Readers would like to know more about them, what makes them be what they are.The story & premise are good.Perhaps the author will rework this someday into a very good novel.It might also make an awesome movie.But readers need more background for story.

Very Cool!
The Cage by Jason Brannon is a brutal shocking horror story that entwines fantasy, fiction, and a whole lot of fear together to make an amazing read. Brannon's descriptions and details of his characters is like watching a movie. I can clearly picture all that is going on, and I have to say my favorite part is Sister Mary when she "goes along for the ride," with Teddy. There were a few minor typo's but that didn't deter me from reading this great story, and let me tell you I really loved Jason's view of these creatures.

Captain Jack Omaha and his Cryptozoological Fair and Freak Show is out to mess up the lives of an uncountable amount of people. Jack himself had experienced such trauma when tracking a creature that was unknown to existence, that he sought out people who were looking for the thrill of the hunt to feed his own sick ego. After meeting 5 rich office type hunters, Jack unleashed the Sasquatch for the men to hunt down; unbeknownst to the men, he also let loose a second creature, The Dragon of Bone Island.

Grant Peters is trying to piece together his relationship with his wife and kids. They are now at The Preserve trying to have a nice family weekend. Jack Omaha has once again unleashed his creatures into the world, The Dragon of Bone Island tracked him down, releasing some of the most dangerous creatures in the world. The Windego, The Beast of Exmoor, and The Chupacabra are all wondering around in the zoo, maiming and eating whatever or whoever they can get a hold of. Now Grant's daughter, Crissy has been snatched up by one of the creatures and he's playing games with her... dangerous games.

All the while Teddy is trying to be a hero, he was one out of the group of guys that actually survived The Dragon and was now out to make this all come to an end. He must take down The Dragon, as well as the rest of Omaha's creatures. But he does have a little help, the ex-nun Sister Mary is along for the ride, providing him with the info he needs... only she is riding along in his brain. Curious? Get a copy and find out what I'm not telling you!

4.5 Hearts

[...]

Let me clear something up
I want to echo that this is a fun read and it hooks you and keeps you in the action.I do want to clarify one statement from the previously posted comment.The Cage is not a self-published book.KHP is a legit small press publisher.Wanted to clear this up in case any other readers out there might be hesitant of picking this book up if they think it is self-published.Pick up a copy and see if you can escape...THE CAGE!

No one escapes The Cage
Captain Jack Omaha has a traveling sideshow. He sometimes can be hired to provide a specimen for a hunting party, unfortunately, the hunters become the huntees. Omaha shows up at a zoo, hawking his attractions, but he also has other plans for them. Omaha wants people to suffer the way he has when he captured these beasts. See, Captain Jack deals with the cryptozoological style of specimens. Some of his creatures are the wendigo, a Jersey Devil, Beast of Exmoor, Sasquatch, lizardmen, merfolk, and the nastiest of all - El Chupacabra. He tortures them ruthlessly and then sets them loose on others. Today he selected a zoo and the unfortunate dysfunctional Peters clan is in for a day of horror they will never forget.

I'm leery of self published books but this one hits home with enough pow to make it worthwhile. There's a few things that bothered me in the details such as the inexplicable way of how fast the corpses of dead things are rotting or how there's a nasty storm yet the flies are still present outside. None-the-less, this is a fairly quick paced story and if you like the crypto-critters, this is one heckuva fun read. Could be easily turned into a good horror movie. Glad I decided to buy this one. ... Read more

Product Description
Henry Lee's short work is one of the earliest analyses of sea serpents from a biological perspective. Published in 1883 in conjunction with the International Fisheries Exhibition in London, Henry Lee treats the subject seriously and with enthusiasm. Lee was open to the possibility of large unknown marine animals, but felt that many, if not most, could be explained as sightings of rarely encountered giant squids of the deep ocean. ... Read more

Product Description
Book Description:

"The core of the book is about dragons: Western, Chinese, and Japanese, although it also covers the Sea-serpent, the Unicorn, and the Chinese Phoenix. Gould hypothesized that the dragon was based on an unknown, very rare animal, a huge reptile with wings, which became extinct in historical times. He also concluded that persistent sea-serpent sightings were also due to an undiscovered surviving prehistoric marine animal. He drew on the then-emerging body of fossil evidence for prehistoric megafauna, from flying lizards to whale-sized aquatic dinosaurs.

In context the proposal was not all that outrageous. Darwin had 25 years earlier proposed that humans are part of a huge web of biological relationships over vast realms of time and space. So what other paradigms were about to be shattered?

Gould leads off with a discussion of some other 'earth mysteries:' the world-wide flood myth, cultural diffusion, and Atlantis; readers looking for the cryptozoology will want to skip forward to Chapter VI. Extensive illustrations, translations from rare documents, and historical accounts from newspaper articles, make this a must-have book for anyone interested in this subject. " (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Preface; Introduction; On Some Remarkable Animal Forms; Extinction Of Species; Antiquity Of Man; The Deluge Not A Myth; On The Translation Of Myths Between The Old And The New World; The Dragon; The Chinese Dragon; The Japanese Dragon; The Sea-serpent; The Unicorn; The Chinese PhŒnix; Appendix I. The Deluge Tradition According To Berosus ; Appendix ii.the Dragon; Appendix iii. Original Preface To "wonders By Land And Sea" ("shan Hai King"); Appendix iv. A Memorial Presented By Liu Hsiu, By Order Of His Imperial Majesty The Emperor, On The "book Of Wonders By Land And Sea"; Appendix V. After Preface To The "book Of Wonders By Land And Sea"; Appendix vi. Extracts From "social Life Of The Chinese"; Appendix vii. Extracts From The "pan Tsaou Kang Mu"; Appendix viii. Extract From The "yuen Keen Lei Han"; Appendix ix. Appendix To The Chapter On The Sea-serpent; Endnotes

About the Publisher:

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org

Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes. ... Read more

Product Description
First comes the fog, then you see these two red flames coming for you. As the monster grows near you realize that those flames are eyes. Twelve feet long. The face of a catfish, the nose of a great white and the body of a fish, and the tail of a snake. Sp ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: International Society of Cryptozoology, National Institute for Latino Policy, Ludwig Von Mises Institute, Nicotine Anonymous, Wolf Haven International, Enterprise Football League, Alliance Quebec, Historians of American Communism, Mega Society, Kissinger Associates, National Vaccine Information Center, Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems, Orbis International, Institute for Archaeologists, Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services Foundation, Sexual Compulsives Anonymous, Karta Center, Cocaine Anonymous, Alzheimer's Association, Central New York Chapter, Southern Michigan Railroad Society, Rutherford Institute, Super Free, Gay Men's Health Crisis, Betty Ford Center, Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, International Student Volunteers, Transitional Learning Center, International Institute for Research and Education, Ibm Tokyo Research Laboratory, Survivors of Incest Anonymous, Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, Tarrant Area Food Bank, Fund for Wild Nature, Seattle Girls Choir, British Taekwondo Control Board, Midwives Alliance of North America, Fafo Foundation, Prelinger Archives, Australian Children's Television Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, International Association of Astronomical Artists, Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth, G D Goenka Public School, Nanda, European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Association of International Marathons and Distance Races, Quantum Learning Network, the Raptor Trust, Irish Council for Social Housing, International Federation for Choral Music, Bank Employees Federation of India, Handicap International, Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications, Islamic Amal Movement, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, Native Earth Performing Arts, Iaysg, California Trolley and Railroad Corporation, South Asia Co-Operative Environment Programme, Saint Camillus Foundation, Bat Conservation International, Women's Aid Organisatio...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=6078553 ... Read more