Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May or May Not Exist (Darby Creek Publishing)

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From Bigfoot to Mothman to the Loch Ness Monster, the world is full of legends about monsters that are living just out of sight.

Creepy fun to color, but without blood and gore, this book is a must-have for those who love the things that go bump in the night.Here’s a book series also for young readers, but this time presented as deeper dives into one creature at a time. Over time, Bigfoot discovers that the girl ran into the woods after her father died, her grief so extreme it rendered her speechless. For folklore, there are kelpies, selkies, cat sidhes, and grimalkins, along with the dobarchu and the vampiric pumpkin!

Ultimately, each entry seeks to answer why humans have a tendency to envision the forest as a threat and why we create monstrous creatures to inhabit it.When I was a pre-teen, my mom began to withdraw from friendships, church, and community, and she took me and my siblings with her. This campy horror novel offers a surprisingly perfect match — reality TV show contestants and lesbian (? Budd’s suggestions on how to spot these cryptids and what to do when around them are supplemented by illustrations based on eyewitness accounts. In these books, you’ll find curses and family trauma, monsters of the deep and monsters of the mind, Bigfoot and deadly deer, anthropomorphic animals and Frankensteined children, mermaids and vampires.

Both the forests and the monsters that dwell within them are the subjects here, and each author examines them through a different perspective from film studies to queer theory. This horror novel follows a reporter’s investigation into a bloody massacre that occurred in a small, remote community in Washington. The Beast You Are, the new story collection from horror legend Paul Tremblay, is filled with monsters and anthropomorphic animals, ghosts and spontaneously appearing buildings, mysterious letters and online communities.In this whimsical YA graphic novel that explores themes of colonialism, protectors Ts’ür’i and Aghay use language revitalization to save the Earth from evil pioneers and cyborg sasquatches. His new book blends horror with the myth of the American West, in a story about Adelaide, a woman who will go to extraordinary lengths to protect both herself and the secret of her family's curse. From Mothman to the Mongolian Death Worm, Shellycoat to Simurgh, Nessie to even Ningyo, this charming and creative collection of cryptids will fascinate readers for years to come. A 220+ page book filled with information and colourful illustrations of creatures from cryptozoology, folklore, and mythology.