Here is a partial bibliography of works that might be of use to anyone looking to contribute to our New England Bestiary project (or the topically generally). We have favored works that are primarily focused on New England.

Regional Guides

• Cahill, Robert.  New England’s Marvelous Monsters.  Chandler-Smith Publishing, 1983.
• Citro, Joe. The Vermont Monster Guide, The University Press of New England, 2009.
• Coleman, Loren.  Monsters of Massachusetts: Mysterious Creatures in the Bay State.  Stackpole Books, 2013.
• Forest, Christopher. Curious Creatures of New England.  Schiffer, 2013.
• Packard, Chris. Mythical Creatures of Maine. Down East Books, 2021.
• Scalisi, Patrick. Connecticut Cryptids. Self Published, 2023.
• Skinner, Charles M. Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 04 : Tales of Puritan Land; 1896.
• Weatherly, David. Monsters of the Green Mountain State: Cryptids & Legends of Vermont. Eerie Lights Publishing, 2023.
• ___________.  Monsters of the Pine Tree State: Cryptids & Legends of Maine. Eerie Lights Publishing, 2023

Topical Guides

• Baker, Emerson W. The Devil of Great Island. Palgrave MacMillan, 2007
• Bell, Michael E.  Food for the Dead.  Carroll and Graf, 2002.
• ___________.  The Vampires’ Grasp: The Hidden History of Consumption in New England. Warren County Historical Society, 2024.
• Cahill, Robert.  New England’s Visitors from Outer Space.  Chandler-Smith Publishing, 1985
• Coleman, Loren.  Field Guide to Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents, and Other Mystery Denizens of the Deep.  Putnam, 2003.
• Leland, Charles G. The Algonquin legends of New England : or, Myths and folk lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot tribes. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1884. (N.B. This book was written with the specific intention of finding traces of Norse legend preserved in Native American folklore.)
• Plumb, Taryn. New England UFOs: Sightings, Abductions, and Other Strange Phenomena. Down East Books, 2019.
• Warburton, Andrew. New England Fairies: A History of the Little People of the Hills and Forests. The History Press, 2024.