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The ten best books produced on cryptozoology in 2018 were dominated by personalized collected discussions of cryptids.

Here are this year’s top ten books in cryptozoology.

 

 

The Top Cryptozoology Book of 2018

Mystery Creatures of China: The Complete Cryptozoological Guide

by David C. Xu

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Best Loch Ness book of 2018

When Monsters Come Ashore: Stories of the Loch Monster on Land

by Roland Watson

 

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Best Sea Serpent book of 2018

The Seal Serpent 

by Rob Cornes and Gary Cunningham

 

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Best Bigfoot book of 2018

Far-Out, Shaggy, Funky Monsters: A What-It-Is History of Bigfoot in the 1970s

by Daniel S. Green

 

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Best Bigfoot Film book of 2018

The Weirdest Movie Ever Made: The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film 

by Phil Hall

 

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Top Two Regional Bigfoot books of 2018

Buckeye Beasts: Historical Accounts of “Gorillas,” “Wild Men,” and Other Hairy Monsters in Ohio

by Tyler Houck

 

 

Bigfoot: West Coast Wild Men ~ A History of Wild Men, Gorillas, and Other Hairy Monsters in California, Oregon, and Washington State

by Timothy Renner

 

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Best Youth Cryptozoologist Training book of 2018

Ramblings of Teenaged Cryptozoologists

by Colin Schneider and Tyler Houck

 

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Best Mystery Cat book of 2018

Shadow Cats: The Black Panthers of North America 

by Michael Mayes

 

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Best Lake Monsters book of 2018

On Aquatic Monsters of the Great Lakes: An Investigation into the Legends and Sightings of Unknown Animals

by Ronald L. Murphy Jr.

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Best Headless Valley book of 2018

Legends of the Nahanni Valley

by Hammerson Peters

 

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Best UK Cryptozoology book of 2018

The Cryptozoology Files

by Mike Covell

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Extra Extra: Top Juvenile fiction book announces junior cryptozoology club.

The Cryptid Catcher

by Lija Fisher

 

Other recommended links:

 

Attend, Support, and Sponsor the International Cryptozoology Conference 2019

 

The Top Cryptozoology Obituaries of 2018

 

Cryptozoologist of the Year: Anna Nekaris

 

 

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[Caveat lector: As with past “top book lists” on cryptozoology, the chosen books are picked from review copies received or titles bought. These are strictly nonfiction adult books. This list does not contain juvenile, comedic, fictional, supernatural, paranormal, contactee, and/or speculative titles, nor does it include exclusive ebook and wireless volumes. Journals (such as the notable Animals & Men, Journal of Cryptozoology,  and Wood Knocks II), revised editions, pamphlets (such as Jeff Meldrum’s two-page foldout Sasquatch, Yeti and Other Wildmen of the World), and similar items are excluded from this book list.]