Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida

by Greg Jenkins

Overview

Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida explores the unknown for those who wish to look beyond the confines of everyday life to discover the truly unusual. It explores Florida's darker avenues for evidence of the extraordinary and the fantastic. Investigate sightings of flying saucers, extraterrestrials, and strange aerial phenomena. Meet skunk apes, chupacabras, and other creatures of the night. And in Florida's lakes and seas, meet aquatic abnormalities like sea monsters, the Everglades water serpent, and the three-toed beast of Clearwater Beach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561644773
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	10/15/2010
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Greg Jenkins is the author of the three-volume series Florida's Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore, as well as Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida. Since an early age, Greg has had a profound interest in the supernatural and fringe science, and after a personal experience with the unknown in 1987, he embarked on a journey into the realms of parapsychology and all things mysterious. A mental health counselor and case manager, Greg is also a folklorist and collector of oral traditions and urban legends. He is an associate member of England's Society for Psychical Research and the founder of the Florida Psychical Research Group.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• UFOs, Cryptozoology and Fortean Research: Exploring the Unknown
• Chapter 1: Flying Saucers, Extraterrestrials and Strange Aerial Phenomena
• Historical Accounts of UFOs across Florida
• Recent Sightings — They’re Still Here
• Ongoing Investigations: Theories and Opinions
• Chapter 2: Skunk Apes, Chupacabras and other Frightening Creatures of the Night
• The Skunk Ape in Florida Folklore
• Famous Skunk Ape Sightings
• El Chupacabra—Legend of the Goat Sucker
• The Horrible Pig Man of Deerfield Beach
• The Spanish-Moss Monster of Red Reef Park
• The Phantom Clown Enigma
• Florida’s Vampyre Legends
• Chapter 3: Sea Monsters, Lake Creatures and Aquatic Abnormalities
• St Augustine’s Giant Octopus—Fable to Fact
• The Famous Everglades Water Serpent
• The Case of the Three-Toed Beast of Clearwater Beach
• The Everglades Gatorman
• The Saga of Pinky—Florida’s Dinosaur
• Legendary Sea Serpent Sightings
• Epilogue
• Appendix A: Research Organizations
• Appendix B: Glossary and Terminology
• Bibliography
• Index