Monsters in Print: Review

“What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams.” 
This quote, spoken by master of film, Werner Herzog, serves as a prelude to Monsters in Print: A Collection of Curious Creatures known mostly from Newspapers. 

Adam Benedict of the Pine Barrens Institute, has boldly gone, where few people and even fewer cryptozoologists have dared to go: the past. In a hefty 415 page tome, Mr. Benedict has painstakingly transcribed newspapers to ensure no details are lost to time. Stretching back as far as the 1800’s, Monsters in Print is organized by decade and covers a range of topics from mermaids to UFOs, it is sure to satisfy cryptozoological and paranormal interests alike. In many ways, it is a quintessential volume of any person’s fortean library, for not many books like this exist. A compilation of over 170 articles takes tremendous dedication and a desire for the preservation of the monstrous side of American history. 

If nothing else, this book highlights the human fascination with monsters, the desire to find that troll in a spooky cave, to shine a light on that monster hiding under the bed, to open the door on the beast in the closet. And while camping outdoors may be fun, it is much more fun when there’s a Sasquatch just outside of the fire’s light. This book is a dedication to the monsters that exist within the ever evolving societal psyche and to the ones that have been left behind in older dreams.

10/10
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