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At first, it was hailed as a miracle of science. In reality, it was a catastrophic mistake. Dr. Elliot Alere never imagined his greatest achievement would become his greatest regret. Driven by ambition and the promise of medical breakthroughs, he accomplished the impossible: resurrecting an extinct marine predator—the cameroceras. He believed the ancient cephalopod could unlock new frontiers in science. Instead, he unleashed a monster. When the creature escapes mid-transport, it vanishes into the waters surrounding Green Pastures, a quiet island off the West Coast.

Six months after the Cryptid Zoo tragedy gained national attention, violent creatures still terrorize the country. Nick and Meg Wells continue to deal with the horrifying experience having to institutionalize their catatonic son, Gabe, in a facility for the mentally disturbed.

Living on in his master's castle, an aging Vidor finds it falling down around him, but continues his nightly assignations and experiments. Added to this is an ever-increasing stream of animal refugees. With no idea how to feed them all, he decides to go into business to make ends meet. Helped by his wise-talking raven Alban, Vidor must thwart a greedy development company from destroying the animals' home. But is he already out of time?

Semi-retired cryptid hunter Miguel Walla, his wife, Maria and their 9-year-old daughter, Sophia travel to New Mexico to visit Sophia’s grandmother, Camilla, a recluse who lives out in the desert. Raised in the traditions of her ancestral past in “The Land of Enchantment,” Camilla is a shaman and true believer that legendary creatures thought to roam the remote southwestern region do exist—especially as she has one of her own.

In the darkest depths of the St. Johns River, a legend awakens from the shadows of the past. For half a century, the elusive river monster known as Pinkie has remained hidden, its monstrous presence a chilling mystery. Now, just as a politician stands on the banks of the St. Johns River, the beast resurfaces with a vengeance, igniting a cataclysmic rampage that plunges the unsuspecting citizens of Jacksonville, Florida into a nightmarish battle for survival!

It was a dreary winter afternoon in Ayer, Massachusetts, a quintessential New England town, the type that is romanticized in Robert Frost’s poems. But on January 30, 1979, a woman’s scream was heard piercing the northeast tempest wind. In an unassuming apartment building on Washington Street, Elaine Tyree, a mother, wife, and US Army soldier, had her life brutally ripped from her. Her husband, William Tyree, a Special Forces soldier, was convicted of this heinous murder, which he has always vehemently denied.

Before Derek Christian became the confused hero, pawn of the universe, and reluctant cosmic adventurer of the Intergalactic novels, he was a simple copywriter at a radio station in Atlanta, WRFA: Radio Free America. This story tells how his writer's block set off a domino effect of murder and cosmic intrigue as The Fear chases him to his breaking point, and how he manages to escape into a world not of his own making.

East coast mobster on the run for over twenty years. He settled in Big Sky Montana and turned a new leaf. But you can't hide forever. Cowboys and Indians and Mobsters, oh my. East meats west at high noon. You can run from everything, except a bullet.

Two years after the horrific disaster at Cryptid Zoo, sinister creatures created by bio-geneticist Dr. Joel McCabe from his hidden underground bunker laboratory overrun the nation. Cryptid hunters, Jack Tremens and Miguel Walla with the help of cryptozoologist Professor Nora Howard must hunt the madman down and stop the scourge. Meanwhile, Allen Moss and his wife, Laney battle the ruthless pharmaceutical giant run by billionaire Carter Wilde who is also using his influential powers to legislate a congressional bill to protect all cryptids under the Endangered Species Act.

The Most Amazing Show in the World is coming to the sleepy border town of Buckhorn, New Mexico with incredible creatures never before seen under any big top. When word gets out there’s a circus is in town, everyone flocks to the show for what they believe will be the time of their lives filled with breathtaking acts and amazing monsters. But soon the night of thrills will turn into bloodcurdling chills when the circus is sabotaged and monstrous creatures run wild in CRYPTID CIRCUS.

In Spectral Whispers, history-loving storyteller Harper McGarity turns their attention from creatures in the woods to things that go bump a little closer to home. This second volume digs into the stories behind Georgia’s most talked-about hauntings - hotels, theaters, graveyards, back roads, and more - where legend and history blur.

Cryptozoologist Professor Nora Howard and cryptid hunter Jack Tremens are on the verge of giving up hope of ever finding Lennie—Nora’s pet twelve-foot tall Yeren—after his abduction when by chance, they discover he’s been taken halfway around the world.

From the shadowy depths of the Altamaha River to the whispering pines of rural Georgia, Things That Go Bump in the Night takes listeners on an engaging journey into the heart of the Peach State’s most elusive and enigmatic creatures.

Allen Moss experiences an unexplainable and horrifying metamorphosis so shocking he might lose his sanity if it weren’t for his trusted wife, Laney, as he copes with his ever-changing body. Soon they realize Allen’s true potential and purpose when they embark on a perilous journey in a struggle to preserve the planet.