Recommendations for your Crypto Library

Are you looking to start your own crypto/Fortean library? Have you ever wondered where it all began, or where it's headed, but didn't know where to start? Then check out these handy recommendations provided by some of the giants in the field, including Lyle Blackburn, Karl Shuker, Ken Gerhard, and Matt Bille!

Lyle Blackburn recommends:

1. Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupucabras and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature – Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark

2. Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide – Michael Newton

3. Sasquatch the Apes Among Us – John Green

4. Bigfoot! The True Story of Apes in America – Loren Coleman

5. Unexplained! Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences, and Puzzling Physical Phenomena – Jerome Clark

Karl Shuker recommends:

1. Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology (2 Volumes) – George M. Eberhart

2. Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide – Michael Newton

3. On the Track of Unknown Animals – Bernard Heuvelmans

4. The Encyclopedia of New and Rediscovered Animals – Karl Shuker

5. Still on the Track of Unknown Animals (forthcoming) – Karl Shuker

Ken Gerhard recommends:

1. On the Track of Unknown Animals – Bernard Heuvelmans

2. Searching for Hidden Animals: An Inquiry Into Zoological Mysteries – Roy P. Mackal

3. In Search of Prehistoric Survivors: Do Giant 'Extinct' Creatures Still Exist? - Karl Shuker

4. Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupucabras and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature – Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark

Craig Woolheater recommends:

1. Know the Sasquatch/Bigfoot (Sequel & Update to Meet the Sasquatch): Astounding Evidence of Bigfoot or Sasquatch in North America! – Christopher L. Murphy

2. Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science – Jeff Meldrum

3. North America's Great Ape: the Sasquatch (A Wildlife Biologist Looks at the Continent's Most Misunderstood Large Animal) – John A. Bindernagel

4. The Discovery of the Sasquatch: Reconciling Culture, History, and Science in the Discovery Process – John A. Bindernagel

5. Sasquatch the Apes Among Us – John Green

Marc Dewerth recommends:

1. Sasquatch the Apes Among Us – John Green

2. Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science – Jeff Meldrum

3. Big Foot-Prints: A Scientific Inquiry Into the Reality of Sasquatch – Grover Krantz

4. North America's Great Ape: the Sasquatch (A Wildlife Biologist Looks at the Continent's Most Misunderstood Large Animal) – John A. Bindernagel

5. The Discovery of the Sasquatch: Reconciling Culture, History, and Science in the Discovery Process – John A. Bindernagel

Matt Bille recommends:

1. In Search of Prehistoric Survivors: Do Giant 'Extinct' Creatures Still Exist? - Karl Shuker

2. Monsters of the Sea – Richard Ellis

3. Abominable Science: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids – Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero

4. The Enigma of Loch Ness: Making Sense of a Mystery – Henry H. Bauer

5. Shadows of Existence: Discoveries and Speculations in Zoology – Matthew A. Bille

6. Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science – Jeff Meldrum

7. On the Track of Unknown Animals – Bernard Heuvelmans

Nick Redfern recommends:

1. The Mothman Prophecies: A True Story – John A. Keel

2. Alien Animals: A Worldwide Investigation (Lake Monsters, Giant Birds & Birdmen, Black Dogs, Mystery Pumas, Bigfoot) – Janet & Colin Bord

3. Encounters With Flying Humanoids: Mothman, Manbirds, Gargoyles & Other Winged Beasts – Ken Gerhard

4. In Search of Lake Monsters – Peter Costello

5. Bigfoot! The True Story of Apes in America – Loren Coleman

Chad Arment recommends:

1. Strange Creatures Seldom Seen - John Warms

2. Mystery Creatures of China by David Xu

3. Still in Search of Prehistoric Survivors - Karl Shuker

4. Far-out, Shaggy, Funky Monsters - Dan Green

5. Historical Bigfoot - Chad Arment

6. Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science - Jeff Meldrum

7. The Discovery of the Sasquatch - John Bindernagel

8. Out of the Shadows - Paul Cropper and Tony Healy

9. Various CFZ releases by Lars Thomas

Jim Whitehead recommends:

1. Bigfoot Casebook updated: Sightings And Encounters from 1818 to 2004 - Janet and Colin Bord

2. Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science - Jeff Meldrum

3. Shadows in the Woods: A Chronicle of Bigfoot in Maine - Daniel S. Green

4. Do Abominable Snowmen of America Really Exist? - Roger Patterson

5. The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster - Lyle Blackburn

6. The Historical Bigfoot: Early Reports of Wild Men, Hairy Giants, and Wandering Gorillas in North America - Chad Arment