Believer-agnostic, on purpose
This almanac doesn't try to prove or disprove anything. Every page gives what witnesses and researchers report, then what skeptics and scientists suggest, and leaves the rest to you.
How every story is labeled
Investigated report Logged and followed up by an investigating group.On the record In a newspaper, police, government or court record, or from a named public witness.Told story Folklore, oral tradition or a story passed along.Proven hoax Proven or confessed hoax.
A label is about the paper trail, not about whether the creature is real. A proven hoax is labeled as one because someone confessed or the fake was shown.
Sources
Every entry lists its sources: newspapers, investigating groups, books, museums, scholarly papers and encyclopedias. Where sources disagree, we leave the disputed detail out rather than pick a side.
Indigenous traditions
Some beings in this almanac, like the Wendigo and the skinwalker, come from living Indigenous traditions, and many people in those nations consider them inappropriate to discuss. Those entries stay with the modern sighting stories and leave sacred detail alone.
Visit safely
Many hot spots are private land, active railroads or wild country. Respect closures and no-trespassing signs. People have died at the Pope Lick trestle in Kentucky looking for its monster.