Chasing American Monsters
Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids & Hairy Beasts

I'm so disappointed in this book, and I'm not even sure if it's fair for me to be this disappointed, but here we are. I love cryptid stories and literally spent countless late nights as a kid/teen (okay, who am I kidding, I'm 26 and it still happens frequently) digging through cryptid forums and sit......more

I don't have too much to say about this book. It could have been entertaining I think, but it was dry. One reason for this is that Offut organized the material by U.S. state. In a sense, this was interesting, because he opened each chapter with a little bio of each state-- some history, culture, fam......more

Listing the states in alphabetical order and certifying that you're terrible at remembering all of the states in that manner, Offutt has arranged a breezy read that references (notable?) legendary monsters and the like, assigning a chapter to each state. The book is quite inclusive in its variety of......more

Cataloging the monster sightings across America, Jason Offutt provides a comprehensive list of monsters organized by state. In this book, you will find anything from the many Bigfoot sightings to mysterious lake monsters and human sized talking cockroaches. Not one to skip over hoaxes, Offutt also i......more

Jason Offutt’s Chasing American Monsters is an entertaining and interesting book cataloguing the spooky creatures inhabiting the United States. There’s everything from the well-known Bigfoot who is sighted in nearly every state to Maryland’s lesser-known Snallygaster and California’s horrifying gian......more