Monsters Of West Virginia

Download or read book Monsters of West Virginia written by Visionary Living, Inc. and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out about the bizarre creatures that live in West Virginia.

Download or read book Monsters of Virginia written by L. B. Taylor and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2012-01-18 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out about all the strange phenomena that abounds in Virginia.

Download or read book The Mothman Prophecies written by John A. Keel and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2002-02-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translated into over thirteen languages, John Keel's The Mothman Prophecy is an unsettling true story of the paranormal that has long been regarded as a classic in the literature of the unexplained. West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare culminating in a tragedy that makes headlines around the world. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged apparition that becomes known as the Mothman, trouble this ordinary American community. Mysterious lights are seen moving across the sky. Domestic animals are found slaughtered and mutilated. And journalist John Keel, arriving to investigate the freakish events, soon finds himself an integral part of an eerie and unfathomable mystery. The Mothman Prophecy is the basis of the 2002 film starring Richard Gere. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Monsters of Pennsylvania written by Patty A. Wilson and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010-03-11 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pennsylvania is home to an assortment of odd creatures, and this volume features the best of the bunch. Bigfoot looms large here, trudging the wilds all throughout the state. Other cryptids featured are the gigantic Broad Top Snake, the bizarre Dogman of Westmoreland County, and Bessie, Lake Erie's resident monster. Reports of big cats, giant attacking thunderbirds, bloodsucking wolfmen, and mischievous, mine-dwelling--Tommyknockers are included.

Download or read book A Guide to Sky Monsters written by T. S. Mart and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a dark shadow passes overhead, do you stop? Or do you run? Infamous sky monsters have haunted our imaginations for centuries. The Thunderbird, steeped in Native American folklore, supposedly controls evil by throwing lightning. The Jersey Devil is said to roam the Pine Barrens of South Jersey, terrorizing anyone who crosses its path. And the cryptic warnings of Mothman have worried residents of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, since the 1960s. In A Guide to Sky Monsters: Thunderbirds, the Jersey Devil, Mothman, and Other Flying Cryptids, authors T. S. Mart and Mel Cabre introduce 20 flying cryptids with legends that span the United States. With 70 hand-drawn illustrations, A Guide to Sky Monsters details our fascination with these creatures and describes both historical evidence found in the fossil record and the specifics of modern-day sightings. By studying the fact, fiction, and pop culture surrounding these notorious beasts, Mart and Cabre help us lean into the question, "What if?" A Guide to Sky Monsters, perfect for the believer and skeptic alike, addresses the wider truths about flying cryptids and leaves us all to wonder whether that breeze was the wind or a wing.

Download or read book Monsters of Maryland written by Ed Okonowicz and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features . . . * Bigfoot * Sea Serpent Chessie * The Snarly Yow * The Bunnyman * Other stange beasts, including goatmen, swamp monsters, and others

Download or read book America's Very Own Monsters written by Daniel Cohen and published by Dodd Mead. This book was released on 1982 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses such creatures as Bigfoot, the Demon Cat, and Mothman which, though never proven, are said to exist in the United States.