--- product_id: 137850810 title: "Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids & Hairy Beasts (Chasing Monsters, 1)" price: "₱3372" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/137850810-chasing-american-monsters-over-250-creatures-cryptids-and-hairy-beasts store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids & Hairy Beasts (Chasing Monsters, 1) **Price:** ₱3372 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids & Hairy Beasts (Chasing Monsters, 1) - **How much does it cost?** ₱3372 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/137850810-chasing-american-monsters-over-250-creatures-cryptids-and-hairy-beasts) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description STEP RIGHT UP and BEHOLD a stupendous COLLECTION of over 250 FEARSOME and FANTASTICAL CREATURES from Every State in the Union! The Black Dog of Hanging Hills, the Tommyknockers of Pennsylvania, the Banshee of the Badlands―these beasts and hundreds more will hold you spellbound, unable to look away from their frightful features and their extraordinary stories. Come face to face with modern-day dinosaurs, extraterrestrials, dragons, lizard men, giants, and flying humanoids. This illustrated collection includes more than 250 monsters and cryptids that will make your hair stand on end when you hear something go bump in the night. From Alabama to Wyoming and everywhere in between, these enigmatic abominations lurk in the darkest corners and the deepest shadows. This eye-opening book details the origins, appearance, and behaviors of these bizarre creatures so that if you should come across a terrifying beast in the wild, you'll know exactly what you're dealing with. Praise: "Jason Offutt does a special service to the field of cryptozoology with this new book Chasing American Monsters . By keeping all of us up-to-date and incredibly informed―beyond the scope of lesser guidebooks―we have a better head start on knowing where to look for these cryptids. Highly recommended."―Loren Coleman, author of Cryptozoology A to Z and director of the International Cryptozoology Museum Review: A most excellent guide to cryptids - I honestly did not know that I needed a field guide to the cryptids of North America until I found this at my local library. I got halfway through it, then my mother stole it, the due date nearly passed, and I decided I had to have a copy of my own. This gem has (listed alphabetically, by state) a write-up on practically every kind of cryptid you could imagine, from sighting of dinosaurs to the frankly terrifying Native American creatures such as skinwalkers and wendigos to, of course, sightings of Sasquatch. Not only is this an invaluable resource for writers such as myself, seeking ideas for stories, but it's a fun guide to what kind of things people imagine going bump in the night. Or, you know, nightmare fuel, for the imaginative among us. Could be either; depends on the time of day or night that you read certain entries. I would call this an accessible and entry-level guide to cryptids, but there are certainly other works cited and of course the internet is great for researching follow-up questions. But seriously, don't read or tell stories about wendigos or skinwalkers after midnight, or you'll spend sleepless nights like my mother who, on a camping trip, heard tales of Bigfoot tearing off a local farmer's arm and got real twitchy at every breeze that moved the branches above our tent. Time and place, okay? Time and place. Review: The Britanica encyclopedia of bigfoot. - The author goes through all the 50 states, and lists all the monsters and cryptids native to that state. There were alot of stories about sea serpents and lake creatures which are possible. Then there were stories of vampires and werewolves, which are less believable. I actually learned a lot from this book. Who knew a herd of baboons was called a congress. So I guess that makes Nancy Pelosi Dr. Zaius. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #155,476 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #208 in Ghosts & Hauntings #316 in Supernaturalism (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 768 Reviews | ## Images ![Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids & Hairy Beasts (Chasing Monsters, 1) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/613gEEezP1L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A most excellent guide to cryptids *by E***. on April 4, 2026* I honestly did not know that I needed a field guide to the cryptids of North America until I found this at my local library. I got halfway through it, then my mother stole it, the due date nearly passed, and I decided I had to have a copy of my own. This gem has (listed alphabetically, by state) a write-up on practically every kind of cryptid you could imagine, from sighting of dinosaurs to the frankly terrifying Native American creatures such as skinwalkers and wendigos to, of course, sightings of Sasquatch. Not only is this an invaluable resource for writers such as myself, seeking ideas for stories, but it's a fun guide to what kind of things people imagine going bump in the night. Or, you know, nightmare fuel, for the imaginative among us. Could be either; depends on the time of day or night that you read certain entries. I would call this an accessible and entry-level guide to cryptids, but there are certainly other works cited and of course the internet is great for researching follow-up questions. But seriously, don't read or tell stories about wendigos or skinwalkers after midnight, or you'll spend sleepless nights like my mother who, on a camping trip, heard tales of Bigfoot tearing off a local farmer's arm and got real twitchy at every breeze that moved the branches above our tent. Time and place, okay? Time and place. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Britanica encyclopedia of bigfoot. *by A***5 on May 8, 2020* The author goes through all the 50 states, and lists all the monsters and cryptids native to that state. There were alot of stories about sea serpents and lake creatures which are possible. Then there were stories of vampires and werewolves, which are less believable. I actually learned a lot from this book. Who knew a herd of baboons was called a congress. So I guess that makes Nancy Pelosi Dr. Zaius. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lots of fun, if not much depth - 3.5 stars *by M***E on May 27, 2019* Jason Offutt clearly had a good time creating this tour of states and their monsters, and readers will happily come along. All fifty state entries have some interesting nuggets, even for a well-informed cryptozoology fan who's read collections like this before. In my favorite spot, Alaska, he mentions some recent sightings of the Lake Iliamna monster I'd forgotten, although he's another writer who refers to early Russian reports without details or sources. On Stellers' sea ape, Offutt expresses a healthy skepticism that's too often absent here. To get the nitpicks out of the way, Offutt repeats some falsehoods (e.g., that a monster photo appeared in a certain issue of the Tombstone Epitaph when it's long been disproved), and some misstatements like the wels catfish being a species from Spain, when the wels is not native (it has been introduced) and has a far greater range. There are few primary sources here: almost everything is from media and online materials. Nothing wrong with that, but a bit more investigation is warranted before giving us, say, the supposed Loess not-quite-human skeletons. Some creatures presented here are clearly just tales not meant to be taken seriously (pretty much no one believes in fish-eyed Night People, complete with clothes and children) , but many are treated as animals, and it's not always certain which is which (to which the author would no doubt reply that's part of the fun.) All that said, this isn't meant to be a zoological text book,but it succeeds handsomely in being an enjoyable romp through monsters both familiar (Bigfoot shows up a lot) and obscure. Who knew a California woman had reported human-size roaches, or that a Georgia woman was shot as a werewolf, or that a lizard bigger than a Komodo dragon was once reported from Kentucky? Who has heard of the giant amphibious ape that supposedly attacks cars near Dewey Lake, Michigan? Oklahoma is home to more than just football and cows - it has a wolfman, an elkman, and a boarman! Vermont has a pigman, and West Virginia a big primate called the Stone Man. Getting to Wyoming, I never knew that anyone had claimed to see an actual live jackalope. You too, will have a great time reading through these tales. Offutt comments at the end he thinks a few of the monsters are real,but you don't need to believe in any of them to enjoy this book. 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