[Bibliography, Sources, Knowledge Base.]

• Please note: This page will be a continuous WIP, its mostly a list of books i own/stuff I’ve read, links i enjoy & Friends who’s content I’ve enjoyed especially. – in other words, it is not a full or complete source list! – A lot of what i learn is told to me first hand by research, investigations & from friends abroad too! – I’ll try to Update this monthly-ish. – Let me know if you have recommendations or if i missed anything!!  :)]

•[Cryptids, UFO, Fearsome Critters ]•

•[Bibliography, Books, Recommended Reading.]

  • Fearsome Creatures.  [William T Cox. 1910.]
  • YARNS OF THE BIG WOODS. [Art S Childs 1922-1925.]
  • The Hodag. [Luke S Kearny 1928.]
  • Paul Bunyan Natural History. [C.E.Brown 1935.]
  • Ol Paul the mighty logger [Glen Rounds 1936.]
  • Haunting of Cheshens gap. – [1936.]
  • Fearsome Critters – [ Henry H Tryon 1939.]
  • Idaho Lore by Fisher, V. ed. [1939.]
  • The American Imagination at Work.  [Alfred A. Knopf 1947.]
  • Gremlin Americanus  – [ Eric Sloane 1942.]
  • The Book of Imaginary Beings – [Jorge Luis Borges 1957.]
  • HOAXES – [Curtis D MacDougall 1958]
  •  “Ballads and Tales of the Frontier Folklore of America part V” – [LIFE 1960.]
  • “They Knew too much about flying saucers” [Gray Barker  1967]
  • Mythical Creatures of the USA and Canada- [Walker D Wyman, 1969]
  • Gilly Galloos and Gollywoppers [Ennis rees, 1969]
  • Monsters giants and little men from mars. – [Daniel Cohen 1975]
  • Kickle Snifters & Other Fearsome Critters- [Alvin Schwartz 1976.]
  • “BUFORA journal.” [1978].
  • Tall tales of British Columbia. [Michael Taft 1983]
  • Weird America  [Jim brandon. 1978.]
  • Snake bites: Lives and Legends of central Pennyselvania.  [Glimm. 1991]
  • Dont tell anyone, but UFO experiences in Canada. [Vicki Cameron 1995]
  • The Goetia – lesser key of solomon the king. [Samuel Liddel Macgregor Mathers. 1995]
  • The Feild Guide to Extraterrestrials. [Paterick huyghe 1996.]
  • From flying toads to snakes with wings –  [Shuker 1997]
  • Cryptozoology A to Z – [ Loren Coleman & Jerome Clark 1999.]
  • Bigfoot! the true story of apes in america [Loren Xoleman 2003]
  • Be Afraid, Be very afraid: the book of scary Urban Legends – [Jan Harold Brunvand 2004]
  • Monster Spotters Guide to North America – [ Scott Francis.  2007.]
  • Celestial secrets: The hidden history of the Fatima Incident. – [2007.]
  • Fearsome critters of Florida. [ John Henry Flemming. 2008]
  • Fearsome Critters! by Richard Svensson. [2008]
  • Snallygaster: the Lost Legend of Frederick County [Patrick Boyton 2008.]
  • Appalachian Bestiary: Wondrous and Fearsome creatures of the southern wild. [Gary Carden 2011]
  • Mysterious Beasties of the Northwoods: Creatures from North American Folklore. – [2011.]
  • AMERICAN MONSTERS – [2014]
  • A Field guide to the Cryptids of North America. [Dr Courney A Shepard. 2017]
  • Monsters in print. [2019]
  • Gef! the talking mongoose, The eighth wonder of the world – [Tim R Swartz 2019]
  • Gray Barkers Book of monsters. – [Tony Breeden 2020]
  • Collected issues of The Saucerian [Gray barker 1953-1955] – [2020]
  • Mythological Creatures of Main. – [Chris Packard. 2021]
  • On the tracks of the Skunkape.  – [David Shealy. 2021]
  • United states of Cryptids. – [J.W.Ocker 2022]
  • Connecticut Cryptids. [2023]
  • Never whistle at night [2023]
  • UFO is a bucket of Shit. – A Gray Barker Zine. [Mothboys 2023]
  • Newspapers.com & Internet Archive [various] (my main source for all old news papers clippings & out of print books from the 1800s onwards.)

• [UFO + Cryptid Web, Sources, Friends.]

• [Blogs, Magazines, Podcasts] •

•[ Yokai, Urban Legends, UMA ]•

•[Bibliography, Books, Recommended Reading.]•

  • Tsukumogami Emaki [1333-1573*]
  • The Harikikigaki [1568*]
  • Buson Yokai Emaki [1754-57]
  • Ino Mononoke Roku [1746]
  • Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien [1776-81]
  • BakemonoE [late 17th-Early 18th Century*]
  • How to Travel Safely in Japan by Yasumi Roan. [1810, 2021]
  • Hyakki Yagyo Emaki (Matsui Bunko) [1832]
  • Ehon Hyakku Monogatari [1841]
  • Chin Chin Kobakama by Lafcadio Hearn. [1925]
  • Tanuki tales of awa – 阿波の狸の話 – [1927]
  • KWAIDAN by Lafcadio Hearn [ Tuttle CO, 1971]
  • Yokai Encyclopedia by MIZUKI SHIGERU [1981, 2015]
  • The Midnight Urban Legend: 3 legged liccachan. [2003]
  • The Midnight Urban Legend: Sukimaonna [2004]
  • An Introduction to yokai culture. Komatsu Kazuhiko [2006, 2012]
  • “Animating objects” & “Tsukumogami emaki”  by Noriko T Reider. [2009]
  • Something Wicked from Japan [2011]
  • Yokai Manga vol 1 & 2. Ukiyoe of monsterous creatures. [2012]
  • Yokai & Yurei Attack by Matt alt & Hiroko Yoda. [2008, 2012]
  • Yokai Museum. YUMOTO KOICHI [2013]
  • The Book of Yokai by Michael Dylan Foster  [2015]
  • The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons by Matthew Meyer. [2015]
  • The Hour of meeting evil spirits by Matthew Meyer [2015]
  • Yurei: the japanese ghost by Zack Davisson [2015]
  • Nihon yokai daijiten. Shigeru Mizuki [2015]
  • JAPANDEMONIUM: the works of Toriyama Sekien [2016]
  • Kibyo: the supernatural cats of japan – Zack Davisson – [2017]
  • “HELL in Japanese Art.” – [2017]
  • REIKAN: the most haunted locations in Japan. by Tara A Devlin. [2018]
  • TOSHIDEN: exploring Japanese urban legends. by Tara A Devlin. [2018]
  • The Illustrated guide to the fantastic edo era by Zonyoji Sumusu. [2018]
  • Yokai Wonderland: YUMOTO Koichi collection. [2018]
  • 日本のおかしな現代妖怪図鑑 [2018]
  • 大迫力! 日本の都市伝説大百科, [2019]
  • The Mystery of the Utsurobune by Shoichi Kamon. [2019]
  • The Book of the Hakutaku. by Matthew Meyer [2019]
  • 稲生物怪録 (角川ソフィア文庫) [1749, 2019]
  • 戦国時代のハラノムシ―『針聞書』のゆかいな病魔たち [ 2019?*]
  • Yokai Storyland: YUMOTO Koichi collection. [2019]
  • Ghostly tales of Japan Andi Brooks. [2020]
  • ムー認定! 最恐!! 都市伝説ビジュアル大事典 [2021]
  • Strange Japanese Yokai [2023]
  • 図解大事典日本の都市伝 [2023]
  • The Samurai Encyclopedia [2023]

*some dates are approximate or otherwise unknown, some of the earliest entries can also be easily found online, via the sites linked below!

•[Museums, Archives & Librarys]•

• [English Web, Sources & Yokai Friends.]•

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