Monsters of many types have long been the focus of rumors and folktales around the world. People tell stories about dragons in many cultures, and tales from the European Middle Ages speak of these giant lizards stealing livestock and fighting knights. Vampires of various sorts are also said to live in the midst of humans, existing for centuries. The chupacabra, also known as the "goat sucker," is a legendary creature of the Americas. It's a vampire-like...

Caleb Carr has had special relationships with cats since he was a young boy in a turbulent household, famously peopled by the founding members of the Beat Generation, where his steadiest companions were the adopted cats that lived with him both in the city and the country. As an adult, he has had many close feline companions, with relationships that have outlasted most of his human ones. But only after building a three-story home in rural, upstate...

In myths and legends, squids are portrayed as fearsome sea-monsters, lurking in the watery deeps waiting to devour humans. Even as modern science has tried to turn those monsters of the deep into unremarkable calamari, squids continue to dominate the nightmares of the Western imagination. Taking inspiration from early weird fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, modern writers such as Jeff VanderMeer depict squids as the absolute Other of human civilization,...

"A menagerie of monstrously cute creatures is about to invade your world! Unleash your creativity by crocheting 16 thrilling amigurumi patterns inspired by classic horror literature, film, and folklore. Create an army of cuddly yet fiendishly creepy sinister characters, including Frankenstein and his brilliant bride, Cthulhu, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Headless Horseman and his steed, a werewolf, and a zombie -- as treasured handmade keepsakes...

Creepy creatures have captured human imagination for hundreds of years. Stories of the Loch Ness monster have been told since the sixth century. People have claimed to see Bigfoot stalking the forests of North American since the early 1900s. Similarly, many people have claimed to witness UFOs and aliens, and Area 51 has been a hotspot for alien-seekers since the 1950s.

High school senior Magdalena Herrera already has adult responsibilities and a deadly secret hidden in the dark of the basement, one that drains her of energy and leaves her bleeding--until the return of her childhood friend, Nessa, forces her to face her secrets.

A collection of fifteen horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, face down death, and survive.

Og learns the value of teamwork as he builds a robot with Mog and Dog.

"As a Hungarian immigrant working as a studio hack writing monster movies in 1950s Hollywood, George Curtis must navigate the McCarthy-era studio system filled with possible communists and spies, the life of closeted men along Sunset Boulevard, and the inability of the era to cleave love from persecution and guilt. But when Madeline, a famous actress, offers George a writing residency at her estate in Malibu to work on the political writing he cares...

DJ and Gina are TOTALLY ordinary kids. But Hilo isn't! ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! Has our favorite space boy finally met his match? Not if D.J. and Gina can help it! Mega Robot Monsters are suddenly waking up all over and they're TOO BIG and TOO STRONG for Hilo to fight on his own! Luckily, he doesn't have to! He has GINA and some brand new SUPER POWERS on his side! Being heroes can be super fun-but it can also be SUPER dangerous! And the closer Hilo and...