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Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and Folklore

Among the monsters said to roam the world's jungles and desolate deserts, none is more feared than the chupacabra — -the blood-sucking beast blamed for the mysterious deaths of thousands of animals since the 1990s. To some it is a joke; to many it is a very real threat and even a harbinger of the apocalypse. Originating in Latin America yet known worldwide, the chupacabra is a contradictory and bizarre blend of vampire and shapeshifter, changing its appearance and characteristics depending on when and where it is seen. Rooted in conspiracy theory and anti-American sentiment, the beast is said to be the result of Frankenstein-like secret U.S. government experiments in the Puerto Rican jungles.

Combining five years of careful investigation (including information from eyewitness accounts, field research, and forensic analysis) with a close study of the creature's cultural and folkloric significance, Radford's book is the first to fully explore and try to solve the decades-old mystery of the chupacabra.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 216
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780826350152
  • Genres
  • folklore, cryptozoology, science
  • Release date
  • 2011