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Monsters at the Crossroads: Cryptids & Legends of Indiana is a 2020 cryptozoological book by David Weatherly covering the cryptids of Indiana in the United States. It is part of a series which also includes Silver State Monsters (2019), Copper State Monsters (2019), and Monsters of the Last Frontier (2020). It carries a foreword by Chad Lewis.
Cryptids covered include bigfoot, the Beast of 'Busco, oil pit squids, mud mermaids, the Lake Manitou monster, the green clawed beast, devil dogs, and the Crawfordsville monster.
Official description[]
| “ | Indiana, the Crossroads of America. Rich land, fresh water and... monsters. From Oscar the giant turtle, to phantom cats and out of place gorillas, the midwestern state has a long history of weird creatures and unusual beasts. Did a Confederate soldier turn into a werewolf? Does Sasquatch lurk in the state's forests? And what is the bizarre tale of the Oil Pit Squids? Explore the strange cryptids of the Hoosier state in Monsters at the Crossroads.
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Species List[]
Rogue Reptiles and Watery Wonders[]
- Mud Mermaid
- Silver Lake Monster Fish
- Lake Manitou Monster
- The Green Clawed Beast
- Beast of 'Busco
- Wayne Township Snake
- His Snakeship
- Pete the Python
- The Ghoul Snake
Indiana's Hairy Creatures[]
- The Boonsville Monster
- Thorntown Gorilla
- Bigfoot
- Parke County Beast
- Roachdale Monster
- Mill Race Monster
Cryptid Cats and Phantom Panthers[]
- Black Forest Creature
- Dresser Wildcat
- The Varmint
- Black Panther
A Strange Menagerie[]
- Crawfordsville Creature
- Evanasville Tiger Dog
- Jerome Devil Dogs
- Werewolf
- Confederate Werewolf
- Shelbyville Werwolf Hallow
- Anderson Creature
- The Great What-is-it
- New Columbus Creature
- Jefferson County Eagle
- Phantom kangaroo
- Pukwudgie
- Green Men
- Nightcrawler
- Oil Pit Squid
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