Genre: Folklore & Mythology, Curiosities & Wonders, United States - State & Local - General, Encyclopedias, Unexplained Phenomena Published: October 11, 2022 Previous Rank: n/a Buy at Bookshop.org ...

Folklore expert Ricky Cox sheds light on folklore in Appalachian culture, exploring how stories of cryptids like this shape local identity and connect people to the wild landscapes around them.

“Cryptid: The Swamp Beast” mixes legends with eyewitness accounts and crafts them into an entertaining and scary fictional story that speaks to America’s macabre history of folklore.

Pennsylvania’s ugliest creature is a depressed fictional pig called the Squonk who will take center stage at a festival ...