Curious Creatures of New England

by Christopher Forest

Overview

The New England region is filled with tradition, culture, and history. Some of that history is well-known, but other elements remain hidden or spoken about only in whispers. Hairy beasts that remind us of Bigfoot…large sea monsters that swallow ships whole…mythical creatures that taunt passersby – this history is explored through stories of experiences, both earthly and supernatural, that people have had with cryptids and wild creatures of unknown origin. From the White Mountains, to the lakes of Massachusetts, to the coasts of Maine, and Southern New England, tales abound of the odd, the strange, and the sublime that have been spotted in the backwoods and hillsides of New England. Read on and see if you believe in these curious creatures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764344664
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	12/28/2013
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	10.90(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Christopher Forest is a writer from Massachusetts. He has written books about the supernatural and local history for Schiffer Publishing, including Boston’s Haunted History, North Shore Spirits of Massachusetts, and The Lost History of the North Shore.

Table of Contents

Foreword 8

Introduction 9

Ascutney Alligator 10

Ap'cnic Water Monster 12

Bigfoot of New England 14

Black Cats of New England 25

The Black Flash of Provincetown 28

The Block Ness Monster 31

Cassie, the Casco Bay Sea Serpent 35

Champ: The Monster of Lake Champlain 38

Chicken Eating Fish of Stratford Light 47

Connecticut's Phantom Dog 50

Connecticut's River Sea Monster 54

Dover Demon 57

Durham Gorilla 63

Monster of Glastenbury Mountain 66

Glawackus 69

Hockomock Swamp Monsters 72

Memphre of Lake Memphremagog 77

Mountain Lions of Connecticut 80

Natick Piranha 82

North Shore Mastodon 84

Pigman of Vermont 86

Plum Island Kraken 89

Pomoola 92

Ponik, Lake Monster of Pohengamook 95

Provincetown Sea Monster 98

Pukwudgie 100

The Sea Monster of Gloucester 104

Sea Snake of Cape Cod 111

Sidehill Gouger 114

Slipperyskin of Vermont 117

Springheel Jack 122

Thunderbirds of New England 124

The Turner Creature 126

Ware Swamp Monster 129

Werewolf of Dogtown Common 132

White Moose of Maine 136

Creature of Willoughby Lake 139

Winstead Wildman 142

Woods Devil 144

Appendix: List of New England Water Creatures 147

Glossary 148

Resources 149

Index 160