Description
Book SynopsisWhether scaly or slithery, massive prehistoric dinosaurs or mutant serpents, Monsters of the Deep catalogs nearly 100 accounts of eels, alligators, reptiles, giant squids, snakes, worms, deadly fish, and cold-blooded creatures of all manner and ilk. It reveals the astonishing extent to which lake monsters and sea serpents have surfaced throughout history to terrify, perplex, and amaze those who have crossed paths with monsters of the unknown.
Trade Review“☆☆☆☆☆ Karl Shuker praises a compendious collection of aquatic cryptids … I [have] been thoroughly entertained and educated reading this fine work …” –
Fortean Times“… provides about 100 accounts of monsters that live in water, including ocean creatures; the Loch Ness and related monsters; other inland water monsters; dragons and wurms; snakes and eels; creatures inhabiting caves, tunnels, and sewers; water gods, spirits, and mythological creatures; humanoids of the water; reptilians and alien influences; and theories, categorizations, and monsters and environmental pollution.” —
Protoview Book News““
Monsters of the Deep” by Nick Redfern. This book is more cryptozoology than biography, but for fishing fans, that’s fine.” –
Bookworm SezTable of ContentsAbout the Author
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1: Jonah, a Mysterious Whale, and the Leviathan
2: Mermaids and Mermen
3: The Mighty Kraken
4: Tales of 19th Century Sea Serpents
5: Into the 20th Century
6: African Lake Monsters
7: Freaky Frog People
8: Anarchy in the U.K.
9: Giant Snakes
10: The Loch Ness Enigma
11: Monsters from a Land Down Under
12: South America’s Super-Sized Snakes and Other Creatures
13: Alligators and Crocodiles in the Sewers
14: Giant Insects and Cattle Mutilations
15: Monster Madness and Media Mayhem
16: Massive Eels on the Rampage
17: The Biggest Squids of All
18: Godzilla-Sized Octopuses
19: Not Extinct, After All
20: Reptilians on the Loose
21: Mysterious Creatures in the USA and Canada
22: Bizarre Beasts and Government Conspiracies
23: Bigfoot, Water, and its Secret Underground
24: Secret Caves and Shadowy Caverns
25: Mysterious, Massive “Worms”
26: Cthulhu Lives?
27: A Deadly Fish in the Heart of Wales
28: Hidden Below the Surface
29: Serpents, Human Sacrifice, and Secrets
30: A Catalog of Creepy Creatures
31: 2Modern Day Monsters and Environmental Pollution
32: Conclusions
Further Reading
Index
