Snallygaster

Snallygaster
Author: Patrick Boyton
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2011-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0615250424

For several hundred years, tales of the Snallygaster have terrified the people of Frederick County, Maryland. Described as being half-reptile and half-bird, this winged creature is said to live deep in the caves of South Mountain. Legend has it, this mysterious monster swoops down from the sky and steals children and chickens from unsuspecting farm folk. Some say it's real. Some say it's a myth. But when they see it coming, they all say... "Better run and hide...the Snallygaster's comin' to get ya!"

Snallygaster

Snallygaster
Author: C.M. Johnson
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2017-12-13
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1684441927

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Each Origins: Urban Legends: Creatures eShort is a single chapter from the full Origins: Urban Legends: Creatures title, packaged as a mini eBook. Origins: Urban Legends: Creatures eShorts include Sasquatch, Snallygaster, Ogopogo, and Jersey Devil.

Weird Maryland

Weird Maryland
Author: Matthew Lake
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2006
Genre: Curiosities and wonders
ISBN: 1402739060

GET WEIRD! “Best Travel Series of The Year 2006”—Booklist What’s weird around here? Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman asked themselves this question for years. And it’s precisely this offbeat sense of curiosity that led the duo to create Weird N.J. and the successful series that followed. The NOT shockingly result? EveryWeirdbook has become a best seller in its region! ((Series Sales Points)) This best-selling series has sold more than one million copies…and counting Thirty volumes of the Weird series have been published to great success since Weird New Jersey's 2003 debut

A Guide to Sky Monsters

A Guide to Sky Monsters
Author: T. S. Mart
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2021-05-25
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1684351278

When a dark shadow passes overhead, do you stop? Or do you run? Infamous sky monsters have haunted our imaginations for centuries. The Thunderbird, steeped in Native American folklore, supposedly controls evil by throwing lightning. The Jersey Devil is said to roam the Pine Barrens of South Jersey, terrorizing anyone who crosses its path. And the cryptic warnings of Mothman have worried residents of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, since the 1960s. In A Guide to Sky Monsters: Thunderbirds, the Jersey Devil, Mothman, and Other Flying Cryptids, authors T. S. Mart and Mel Cabre introduce 20 flying cryptids with legends that span the United States. With 70 hand-drawn illustrations, A Guide to Sky Monsters details our fascination with these creatures and describes both historical evidence found in the fossil record and the specifics of modern-day sightings. By studying the fact, fiction, and pop culture surrounding these notorious beasts, Mart and Cabre help us lean into the question, "What if?" A Guide to Sky Monsters, perfect for the believer and skeptic alike, addresses the wider truths about flying cryptids and leaves us all to wonder whether that breeze was the wind or a wing.

Appalachian Folklore Unveiled

Appalachian Folklore Unveiled
Author: Darkness Prevails
Publisher: Wellfleet
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2024-10-08
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1577154401

Told by master storytellers Darkness Prevails and Carman Carrion, Appalachian Folklore Unveiled unveils the mysteries behind Appalachian folklore, ghosts, creepy creatures, superstitions, and omens, walking the reader through a little-known land of magic and lore that stretches from Canada to the Southern United States.

Creatures

Creatures
Author: Cheri M. Johnson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2017-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629206083

Explores the true history behind four legendary creatures. Includes glossary and quiz.

Monsters of Maryland

Monsters of Maryland
Author: Ed Okonowicz
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2012
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0811745759

Features . . . * Bigfoot * Sea Serpent Chessie * The Snarly Yow * The Bunnyman * Other stange beasts, including goatmen, swamp monsters, and others

Mysteries and Lore of Western Maryland

Mysteries and Lore of Western Maryland
Author: Susan Fair
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2013-07-16
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1625841272

In the shadows of the quiet mountain towns of Western Maryland, strange creatures are said to lurk in the woods while phantoms wander the foothills. The Hagerstown clock tower is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a young artist killed during the Civil War, while the low summit of South Mountain was once host to a mysterious spell-caster, the Wizard Zittle. Farther west, tales of legendary hunter Meshach Browning echo among the Allegany Mountains while visitors to Deep Creek Lake may feel the chilling presence of monks who never left their former monastery. From the 1909 hoax of the monstrous Snallygaster that terrorized the Middletown Valley to the doglike Dwayyo that was spotted near Frederick in 1965, local historian Susan Fair rounds up the bizarre beasts, odd characters and unsolved mysteries that color the legends and lore of Western Maryland.