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Richard Estep is the author of more than 30 books, including Visible Ink Press’ Dark Spirits: Monsters, Demons and Devils; Ghostly Encounters: Terrifyingly True Hauntings; Serial Killers: The Minds, Methods, and Mayhem of History's Most Notorious Murderers; The Serial Killer Next Door: The Double Lives of Notorious Murderers; and Family, Friends and Neighbors: Stories of Murder and Betrayal. Additionally, he’s written numerous paranormal nonfiction titles, including The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm: Unraveling the History & Hauntings of a Serial Killer’s Home. He is a regular columnist for Haunted Magazine and has also written for the Journal of Emergency Medical Services. Richard appears regularly on the TV shows Haunted Case Files, Haunted Hospitals, Paranormal 911, and Paranormal Night Shift. British by birth, Richard now makes his home a few miles north of Denver, Colorado, where he serves as a paramedic and lives with his wife and a menagerie of adopted animals.

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Meet the Monsters That Thrill, Chill, and Fascinate!!



From the creeping undead thirsting for blood to the giant serpent-like creatures inhabiting lakes, rivers, and seas, Monsters: Myths, Legends and Real Encounters dives into the unexplained tales and frightening folklore of beasts that inhabit the land, sea, and air. You’ll encounter winged humanoids with glowing red eyes, dragons and devils, werewolves and water-horses, chupacabras, tommyknockers, and many, many more. With master storyteller and seasoned paranormal investigator Richard Estep as your guide, you will meet … 
 the Vampire of Alnwick, a medieval bloodsucker
Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yowie
Bunyip, an Australian water monster
Chedipe, the tiger-riding naked woman of India who crawls into chimneys to prey on the blood of unsuspecting men
the Grafton Monster, a nocturnal hulk from West Virginia
the Jersey Devil
Kraken, Krampus, and Lilith
Manananggal, the bat-winged vampire women
Morgawr, Mothman, and Nessie
the Werewolf of Cannock Chase
And numerous other prominent and lesser-known monsters of fact, myth, and legend!



Whether you’re a monster hunter, a skeptic, or simply looking for a fun read, you will find plenty of strange, fascinating stories and explorations of histories of mysterious creatures that inspire fear and wonder within the pages of Monsters. It’s the (im)perfect bedtime read!!

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About the Author

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Dr. Karen Stollznow, author and host of Monster Talk

Introduction



1. Hunting Hodag

2. Hungry Like the Wolf

3. Krampus: The Nightmare before Christmas

4. The Kraken Arises

5. Morgawr

6. Loch, Stock and Barrell: Nessie

7. Monsters Down Under

8. Creatures of the Night

9. Beyond the Vampire

10. The Fresno Nightcrawlers

11. The Dead Shall Rise

12. The Grafton Monsters

13. The Flatwoods Monster

14. Mothman

15. Speak of the (Jersey) Devil

16. The Goat Sucker: El Chupacabra

17. Seeking Sasquatch

18. On the Bigfoot Trail



Further Reading

Index