If you’re the type of person who obsesses over Mothman, has a favorite local Bigfoot story, or lives to find out what happened to the Lizard Man of South Carolina, J.W. Ocker has the next book you need in your hot little hands. The United States of Cryptids is a compendium of monsters, unexplained creatures, and stories of the bizarre, all divided into individual regions. You can read about the mysterious Flatwoods Monster, Batsquatch (which supposedly flew out of Mount Saint Helens).
I enjoyed this book immensely, though I am a huge fan of cryptids so was familiar with almost every story in the book. For the hardcore Cryptid reader who is obsessed with one or two major figures, this might seem like a beginner’s course. For those who are more interested in the weird stories of the entire United States or just getting into cryptids, this is definitely the book to pick up.
The United States of Cryptids is available October 11, 2022 from Quirk Books.
