The Vermont Monster Guide

by Citro Joseph a.

• ISBN13: 9781584657828
• ISBN10: 1584657820
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-25
• Publisher: Univ Pr of New England

Summary

Though not widely acknowledged, the Green Mountain state is home to more winged wonders, wet weirdoes, and crypto creatures than any other state in the country. You probably know about Champ, the elusive monster of Lake Champlain. But what about Northfield's Pigman? And Richford's The Awful? Wherever you are in Vermont--in town or country, river or lake, land or sky--you're never far from theunknown. Or the unexpected. Joseph A. Citro, respected monster hunter, brings to light over sixty Vermonsters, many captured in exquisite, ghoulish detail by the pen, brush, and ink of artist Stephen R. Bissette. Designed as both a cautionary tale and handy field manual for those who dare, The Vermont Monster Guide will be of interest to natives and tourists, to young and old . . . though it may not be suitable for readers with fragile constitutions. The authors' previous collaboration, The Vermont Ghost Guide, is a popular favorite and the perfect companion to this volume. WARNING: The authors and publisher are not responsible for any unfortunate encounters that may result from the reading of this book.

Author Biography

JOSEPH A. CITRO has written numerous novels, collections of arcane folklore, and ghost guides chronicling the dark side of Vermont and New England. His classic, Green Mountain Ghosts, Ghouls, and Unsolved Mysteries, is the most comprehensive collection of offbeat Vermont lore ever assembled. STEPHEN R. BISSETTE has been a professional cartoonist, illustrator and artist for over thirty years and is a teacher at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. He is best known for his award-winning collaboration with writer Alan Moore on DC Comics' Saga of the Swamp Thing.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Earth

Forest

Pigman

Monster Cats

Black Panthers

Old Slipperyskin

Goonyak

King Moose

His Snakeship

Old Ironsides

The Hopping Horror

Forest Wanderer

Shadow People

Bigfoot

Werewolf

Giant Red-Eyed Rabbits

Little People

Windigo

The Purple Hand

Quetzalcoatl

Mountain

Man-Eating Stone

The Monster of Rattlesnake Hill

Densmore Hill Monster

Steggy

Woodman

Sidehill Cronchers

Black Beast of Snake Mountain

Bennington Monster

Buck Mountain Whatzit

Town

Human-Faced Calf

Long-Leggedy Cats

Bighead

Bowman's Golem

Insectosaurus

Stomach-Dwelling Snakes

The Damned Thing

Vampires

"The Worms" Is Coming

Underground

Batboy

Demon Boy from Hell's Half Acre

King Bullfrog

Dummerston's Vampire Vine

Water

Lakes

Champ

Fur-Bearing Trout

Woodbury Water Witch

Willoughby Wisp

Mysterious Memphre

Seen in Bomoseen

Fish Story

Three-Hundred-Pound Bloodsucker

Rivers

Fanny's Fiend

Serpent of Dead Creek

Connecticut Crawler

Moore Lake Monster

Pseudosaurus

Swamps

Groton's Godzilla

Green Swamp Monster

Air

Pmola

The Awful

Thunderbirds

Orb of the Valley

Monsters from Outer Space

Monster Hunters

Index by Location

About the Creators

Map

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