Lurkling

Bedtime stories for creatures that don't exist. Probably.

Cryptids, monsters, and urban legends told as darkly funny illustrated storybooks. Real facts included. Nightlight not included.

The Creatures

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Woodcut print of a massive shadowy Bigfoot figure in a misty Pacific Northwest forest

The Mostly True Tale of Bigfoot

Eight feet tall, perpetually blurry, and suspiciously camera-shy.

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Victorian engraving of Loch Ness at dusk with a serpentine shadow beneath the surface

Nessie: A Love Story (With Sonar)

Scotland's most famous resident has never paid taxes.

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Noir comic book illustration of a dark winged silhouette with glowing red eyes perched on a building in the rain

Mothman: The Worst Omen in West Virginia

Red eyes, big wings, zero social skills.

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Mexican folk art illustration of a stylized Chupacabra crouching on a moonlit hillside above a farm

El Chupacabra: A Goat's Worst Nightmare

It came for the goats. The goats were not consulted.

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Edward Gorey pen and ink illustration of a tall faceless figure in a suit standing at the end of a hallway

Slenderman: Born on a Tuesday, Ruined a Decade

The internet made a monster. The monster did not appreciate it.

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Retro pulp magazine illustration of the Jersey Devil silhouetted against a full moon over the Pine Barrens

The Jersey Devil: New Jersey's Other Problem

Born in the Pine Barrens. Never left. Very on-brand for New Jersey.

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Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print of a massive kraken rising from churning ocean waves

The Kraken: Everything Below Is Worse

The ocean is 36,000 feet deep. We have explored about 5% of it. Sleep well.

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Gothic illuminated manuscript of a towering skeletal antlered figure in a frozen boreal forest

The Wendigo: Hunger That Walks

In the north woods, some appetites cannot be satisfied.

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Soviet propaganda poster of a massive white-furred Yeti standing atop a Himalayan peak against a red sky

The Yeti: Cold Case (Literally)

Somewhere above 20,000 feet, something large is not interested in being found.

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1950s B-movie poster of the Flatwoods Monster towering over terrified people with neon green and purple colors

The Flatwoods Monster: Small Town, Big Alien, Bad Smell

It was ten feet tall, it glowed, and it smelled like a mechanic's worst nightmare.

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