Author : Loren Coleman
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 47,32 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0811735966
This book presents stories of the best known of the Garden State's cryptid population.
Author : James F. McCloy
Publisher : B B& A Publishers
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 33,27 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780912608112
In the course of its extraordinary history, the Jersey Devil has been exorcised, shot, electrocuted, declared officially dead, and scoffed as foolishness--none of which has had any effect on it or the people who persist in seeing it!This mysterious creature is said to prowl the lonely sand trails and mist-shrouded marshes of the Pine Barrens, and emerge perioducally to rampage through the towns and cities of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, leaving many communities in near-hysteria.The authors show that while a few appearances have been out-right fraud and others have likely been the result of mass hysteria, this creature has been seen by enough sane, sober, and responsible citizens to keep the possiblity of its existence alive and tantalizing.Over 50,000 in print
Author : Brian Regal
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 39,37 MB
Release : 2018-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1421424894
"A fascinating and scholarly examination of the origins of the Jersey Devil, a mythical beast born in the colonial era and which lives on to this day. Written in a style suitable for general readers. Good regional trade and course adoption potential. Really interesting. Heavily researched and written in a lively narrative, The Secret History explodes the many myths surrounding the Jersey Devil. Provocative and entertaining and unlike any book written before on the subject, it finds the origins of New Jersey's favorite monster not in the realm of the occult, but in the bare-knuckled political and religious upheavals and fights of colonial America. The real story of the Jersey Devil's birth is far more interesting, complex, and important than anyone thinks. It is a product not of witchcraft, but innuendo, scandal, rumor mongering, and media hype. While a tale of early America, it could have been taken from the tabloids and internet gossip of today"--
Author : Cat Winters
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 43,72 MB
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1683351444
Gilded Age sisters face terrible monsters and their own haunted past in this “thought-provoking, atmospheric, and utterly bewitching” YA novel (Booklist, starred review). Growing up on their family’s Oregon farm, Trudchen Grey believed every word of her older sister Odette’s fantastical stories. But now that Tru’s gotten older, she’s starting to wonder if those tales of their monster-slaying mother were just comforting lies. There’s certainly nothing fantastic about Tru’s own life—permanently disabled and in constant pain from childhood polio. In 1909, after a two-year absence, Od reappears with a suitcase supposedly full of weapons—and a promise to rescue Tru from the monsters on their way to attack her. But it’s Od who seems haunted by something. And when the sisters’ search for their mother leads them to a face-off with the Leeds Devil, a nightmarish beast that’s wreaking havoc in the Mid-Atlantic states, Tru discovers the peculiar possibility that she and her sister—despite their dark pasts and ordinary appearances—might, indeed, have magic after all.
Author : Visionary Living, Inc.
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 21,55 MB
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0811745775
Find out about the bizarre creatures that live in West Virginia.
Author : James F. McCloy
Publisher : B B& A Publishers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 16,45 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780912608952
Emitting shrill cries and leaving its footprints in mud and snow, it has roamed the Pine Barrons of South Jersey for almost three hundred years. It is usually said to resemble a composite of several different animals, but it walks upright and us believed to be the child of a human mother.What is this mysterious creature? The Jersey Devil, of course! More than twenty years after their first book about the Jersey Devil was published, James McCloy and Ray Miller, Jr.'s, new research into this phenomenon continues to intrigue readers. Does the Jersey Devil actually exist? Or is it simply a hoax? Open Phantom of the Pines--if you dare--and decide for yourself.
Author : Elwood D. Baumann
Publisher : Franklin Watts
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 16,50 MB
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780531022467
Presents accounts of encounters with six unidentified creatures in the United States and Canada.
Author : Patricia A. Martinelli
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 46,50 MB
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1493045733
Phantom pirates, water monsters, and mythical snakes figure prominently in this collection of eerie tales from the Garden State. From this state’s bucolic, rolling farmland to its heavily populated shore come a variety of stories and legends, including a murderer whose body parts were used for medical (and other) experiments, the “White Pilgrim” who died of the disease he believed he could never get, and an Indian chief who used a swastika to protect a group of defenseless schoolgirls.
Author : John Michael Greer
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 35,84 MB
Release : 2011-09-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0738716006
Of course that monster hiding under your bed when you were little didn't really exist. Vampires, werewolves, zombies, demons—they're simply figments of our imagination, right? After all, their existence has never been scientifically proven. But there is one giant problem with such an easy dismissal of these creepy creatures: people keep encountering them. Join occult scholar John Michael Greer for a harrowing journey into the reality of the impossible. Combining folklore, Western magical philosophy, and actual field experience, Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings is required reading for both active and armchair monster hunters. Between these covers you'll find a chilling collection of fiendish facts and folklore, including: Why true vampires are the least attractive—and most destructive—of all monsters The five different kinds of ghosts Magical origins of the werewolf legends How to survive a chimera encounter (Jersey Devil, chupacabra, Mothman) The hidden connections between faery lore and UFOs Where dragons are found today How to investigate a monster sighting Natural and ritual magic techniques for dealing with hostile monsters This 10th anniversary edition of the quintessential guide to magical beings features a new preface, new chapters on chimeras and zombies, and updates on werewolves, dragons, and the fae.
Author : Loren Coleman
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 31,53 MB
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0811753050
Loren Coleman is the first and last name in cryptozoology. He's blazed the trail for so many of us. Massachusetts mysteries like the Dover Demon and the Bridgewater Triangle have names because Coleman discovered and named them. His years of research gathering the cryptid sightings, physical evidence, and details of these strange creatures and legends have paid off in a big way in Monsters of Massachusetts. --Jeff Belanger, author of Weird Massachusetts Bizarre beasts of the Bay State featured in this volume include . . . • Dover Demon • Gloucester Sea Serpent • Hockomock Swamp's Beasties • Pukwudgees • Bigfoot
