Across continents, humanity has shared stories about figures that dwell on the margins of reality-creatures that watch from the forest's edge, rise from the depths, or survive in the echoes of legend.Cryptids: Legends and Chronicles Around the World combines anthropological depth with the narrative power of human testimony, revealing how every culture transforms fear into myth.From the misty forests of the Pacific Northwest where Bigfoot's footsteps still echo, to the icy Himalayas where the Yeti guards ancient secrets; from the Caribbean mangroves where the Chupacabra prowls, to the silent ruins of Chernobyl where some swear they have seen the Mothman-each story offers an intimate glimpse into the frontier between the real and the impossible.