Tradition 21 of 33
Cryptozoology and Forteana
Cryptids, Bigfoot, lake monsters, anomalous animals, Fortean collections, and unexplained phenomena.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 665
- Earliest
- 1101
- to 2026
- Read free
- 30%
- 201 with public full text
- With covers
- 69%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match558
- Metadata match9
- Query match98
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- Cryptozoology131
- Curiosities and wonders131
- Loch Ness monster95
- Cryptozoologie80
- KRYPTOZOOLOGIE73
- Monsters68
- Juvenile literature48
- Fiction37
- Folklore32
- History25
- Mythical animals25
- Sasquatch24
- Juvenile fiction19
- Monsters, juvenile literature19
- Sea monsters19
- Social Sciences18
- Ungeheuer18
- Zoology18
- Curiosities and wonders, juvenile literature17
- Bigfoot16
- Children's fiction16
- Animals15
- Animals, Mythical15
- Text15
Top languages
- English335 · 50%
- German121 · 18%
- French58 · 9%
- Latin45 · 7%
- NOT32 · 5%
Notable authors
All authors- Bernard Heuvelmans11 books
- Ernst Probst8 books
- Loren Coleman8 books
- Seanan McGuire7 in this tradition9 books
- Brad Steiger5 in this tradition18 books
- Chad Arment5 books
- Christian Oeser5 books
- Joel Levy4 in this tradition9 books
- Frank Edwards4 in this tradition8 books
- Michael Newton4 in this tradition8 books
- Hartwig Hausdorf4 in this tradition7 books
- Michael Shermer4 in this tradition6 books
665 books
Mythical beasts
Incorporated Wright Group
1999
Nagual
Frank Holes
2009
Nessie
Nick Redfern
2016
Non è terrestre
Peter Kolosimo
1969
Now I know
Dan Lewis
2013
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke
2020
Pocket Apocalypse
Seanan McGuire
2015
Project Water Horse
Tim Dinsdale
1975
Real monsters, gruesome critters, and beasts from the darkside
Brad Steiger
2011
Return of the Straight Dope
Cecil Adams
1994
Ripley's believe it or not!
James Proud
2012
Scottish myths and legends
Judy Hamilton
2007
Searching for Hidden Animals
Roy P. Mackal
1980
Shadow of the thunderbird
D. L. Tanner, Loren Coleman
2002
Shadows of existence
Matthew A. Bille
2006
Some hairy monsters
Paul Lester
1985
Story in the snow
Lunetta Woods
1996
Strange & unexplained mysteries of the 20th century
Jenny Randles
1994
Strange Creatures From Time & Space
John A. Keel
1970
Strange People
Frank Edwards
1961
Strange Stories, Amazing Facts
Reader's Digest Association
1981
Stranger Than Fiction
Chuck Palahniuk
2004
Stranger than science
Frank Edwards, Edwards F
1959
Strangest of All
Frank Edwards
1958