Nick Redfern's Monster Files
A look inside government secrets and classified documents on bizarre creatures and extraordinary animals.
*A version of his review originally appeared on the Monkeys book review blog.
Author: Nick Redfern
Cover Design: noir33
Publisher: New Page Books
Type: TPB
Pages: 285
Genre: Non fiction
Published: 2013
ISBN: 13978-1-60163-263-0
Source: Independently purchased
Have you ever wondered what role or knowledge the government has had in relation to mysterious beasts, and legendary monsters?
If you have, Nick Redfern's Monster Files may be for you.
The book itself has a nice colorful cover and is of high quality production. Some of the pages have an aged boarder and there are a good number of black and white pictures and photos thorough.
I only noticed one editing error in the entire 285 pages, and that was a repeated "the". The book also has a useful contents, extensive bibliography and well written index.
All in all judging by a book by the cover, the book looks great, but what about its contents?
This is a non fiction, no nonsense exploration into exactly that subject. This book touches on the big names in cryptozoology such as Bigfeet (thats plural for many Bigfoot), The Loch Ness monsters and the Yeti, But also explores alien big cats (ABCs), Bombbats and Psychic trained landmine detecting cats. All aspects of the topic are examined with particular interest in what uncovered government files can illuminate on the subjects.
The book itself has a nice colorful cover and is of high quality production. Some of the pages have an aged boarder and there are a good number of black and white pictures and photos thorough.
I only noticed one editing error in the entire 285 pages, and that was a repeated "the". The book also has a useful contents, extensive bibliography and well written index.
All in all judging by a book by the cover, the book looks great, but what about its contents?
This is a non fiction, no nonsense exploration into exactly that subject. This book touches on the big names in cryptozoology such as Bigfeet (thats plural for many Bigfoot), The Loch Ness monsters and the Yeti, But also explores alien big cats (ABCs), Bombbats and Psychic trained landmine detecting cats. All aspects of the topic are examined with particular interest in what uncovered government files can illuminate on the subjects.
Of particular interest is chapter 27 titled something dwells down under, which
looks at Australia own ABC phenomena, whether the Thylacine (Tasmanian
tiger) is truly extinct, and if our Giant monitor lizard exists at all.
While
i cant agree with every conclusion this book makes, like the Flatwoods
Monster, most of the other conclusions seemed very reasonable.
I found the book to be a very interesting read, and can highly recommend it for anyone interested in cryptozoology, ufology, or government conspiracy.
The
Topics included in this book are; The Abominable Snowman, Aliens, Alien
Big Cats, Almasty, Boss Snakes, Cats, Conspiracies, Coverups, Dogs,
Humanzees, Aswang, Wolfmen, Bigfoot, Flatwoods Monster, Lake Monsters,
Phantimals, Pigeons, Psychics, Sea Serpents, Tasmanian Tigers, Thylacine, Werewolves, UFOs, Yeti and many more in between.
I found the book to be a very interesting read, and can highly recommend it for anyone interested in cryptozoology, ufology, or government conspiracy.
Other
books by this author include The Worlds Weirdest Places, The pyramids
and the pentagon, Wildman!, Keep out!, Man-monkey, The Real Men In
Black, The NASA Conspiracies, Three Men Seeking Monsters, Contactees,
and Memoirs of a Monster Hunter. He has his own blogspot site; Nick Redfern's World of Whatever...
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