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
Hunting monsters - cryptozoology and the reality behind myths
Darren Naish
2017
Mořské příšery
Richard Ellis
2000Czech
Paranormal claims : a critical analysis
Michael Shermer, Stephen Barrett, Barry L. Beyerstein, Susan Blackmore, Geoffrey Dean, Bryan Farha, Ray Hyman, Joe Nickell, Benjamin Radford, James Randi, Linda Rosa, Carl Sagan
2007
Pseudoscience
Brian Regal
2009
Pseudoscience and deception : the smoke and mirrors of paranormal claims
Bryan Farha, Michael Shermer
2014
Psychology and Science of Pseudoscience
Terence Hines
2025
Strange stories, amazing facts
Carol Alway
1976
Strange world
Frank Edwards
1964
The great sea-serpent controversy
Paul Lester
1984
The meaning of the Loch Ness monster
Roger Grimshaw, Paul Lester
1976
The rival monster
Compton Mackenzie
1952
World of the weird
Brad Steiger
1966
Mochi et compagnie
Hiromu Shinozuka
2020French
Histoires naturelles des animaux imaginaires
Hélène Rajcak, Damien Laverdunt
2012French
Sasquatch
Jeff Meldrum
2007
- Read free
Biblia sacra - BSB Clm 4627
2. Hälfte 13. Jh. / frühes 15. Jh.Latin
- Read free
Compilationes antiquae decretalium cum glossis - BSB Clm 3879
1. Hälfte 13. Jh.Latin
- Read free
Psalterium - Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg 2 Cod 5
Anfang 13. Jh.Latin
- Read free
Stundenbuch - BSB Clm 10095
Ende 15. Jh.Latin
- Read free
Stundenbuch - BSB Clm 10101
2. Hälfte 15. Jh.Latin
- Read free
ʿƎnzira sǝbḥat wa-qarna zammǝro. - Äthiopische Handschrift - BSB Cod.aethiop. 173
Date unknown
Critical Rationalist Zoology
Alexander Ohnemus
2024
A guide to sky monsters
T. S Mart
2021
L'affaire Hibagon
Grégory Beaussart
2024French