Which came first–the monster or the myth? Journalist Linda Godfrey investigates present-day encounters with mystical creatures of aged.

The monsters of ancient mythology, folklore, and more contemporary urban legend possess long captured the popular imagination. Some people in the usa today relegate monsters to simply that–our imaginations–we continue being fascinated by the unidentified. Linda Godfrey is one of the country’s leading specialists on modern-day monsters and has interviewed about I Know What I Noticed: Modern-Day Encounters with Monsters of New Urban Legend and Old Lore countless eyewitnesses to strange phenomena. Monsters evolve, taking on both new and familiar forms over time and across ethnicities. Within this well-researched publication, Godfrey explores uncanny encounters with werewolves, goatmen, Bigfoot, and even more.

In more than twenty-five years spent ‘chasing’ monsters, Godfrey has discovered that it frequently remains unclear if the sightings are simply mistaken animals, hoaxes, or coincidence. When all the speculation is said and carried out, one question continues to be for supporters and research workers: Are the animals ‘real,’ or are they completely ‘other-world?’ Godfrey suspects that it isn’t an either/or question–our actuality operates on the size from dense matter to realms the human eye cannot see.

As Godfrey investigates unexplained phenomena, her search for answers will fascinate casual observers and aficionados alike.