May's Bigfoot Book Round-Up

May's Bigfoot Reading

I had officially declared last month Bigfoot Month.  All throughout May, I spent every spare second I had reading about Bigfoot, watching documentaries/webinars/online lectures about Bigfoot, and listening to podcasts about Bigfoot. I shared several historical Bigfoot articles here on Theresa's Haunted History.  I even attended an awesome hands-on Bigfoot workshop at Kanawha State Forest, hosted by Wild and Weird West Virginia. I fully immersed myself in Bigfoot research, and I learned a TON. Of course, now that I've exposed my mind to so many different theories from so many different people in the field, and heard so many different personal encounters, I find myself having MORE questions about the topic than I did coming into it, lol. 

Anyway, I've kept a list of every piece of Bigfoot media that I consumed last month, with the intention of sharing it with you all.  It's pretty massive, so I'm gonna have to break it down into categories, starting with my favorite: Bigfoot Books!

Having a well-stocked personal paranormal library really came in handy for this project. I was able to raid my own shelves for quite a few Sasquatch/Bigfoot/Yeti books. Some I had read before, and others were part of my never-ending TBR pile. I pulled what I thought would be the most relevant, but unfortunately....I didn't make it too far into the stack.  I did, however, manage to read four books this month. 

1. Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot: Everything You Need to Know by Martha Brockenbrough

This was the first book I chose because I thought it would be a quick introduction to the Bigfoot phenomenon. I was wrong, lol.  This book took me forever to get through, not because it was boring or anything, but because it was just so densely packed with information. It covers the history of Bigfoot, current research and researchers, the science behind Bigfoot, and just about anything else you'd want or need to know. It's based around the show of the same name, and it's definitely a great companion piece if you're a fan of the show, but even if you've never seen Finding Bigfoot, this is still an extremely useful book. It's written for a younger audience, but honestly, anyone from a complete novice to a Bigfoot expert will probably find something in this book of interest. I took so many notes and got so many ideas of topics to delve a little deeper into. 

2. Mindspeak: Tapping into Sasquatch and Science by Christopher Noel

This is the only book I bought especially for this month's research. I had heard Christopher Noel on a podcast and was curious about his ideas of both the link between autism in humans and Bigfoot behavior, as well as Bigfoot's ability to communicate telepathically. Obviously, these beliefs are pretty fringe in an already fringe topic, but I wanted to read more about it because I had recently had my own experience that may have included a telepathic communication. I was in Kanawha State Forest, sitting at a picnic table down in the Dunlop Hollow area. I had had a rough therapy appointment that morning, and just wanted to get out in nature and relax. So, I was sitting out there, reading a book and just enjoying the solitude of the surrounding woods. Before I left, I decided to clean up the area a little bit---someone had been out there recently, and there was quite a bit of trash strewn around. After gathering up as much as I could find and depositing it in the trash can, I heard a deep voice say 'thank you.' I looked around, thinking that maybe a park employee was in the area, but didn't see or hear anyone. I realized I heard the voice more in my head than I did with my ears. I could have easily imagined the voice, but I'd like to think there was a Bigfoot out there, appreciative of my efforts.  

3. Sasquatch: North America's Enduring Mystery by Rupert Matthews

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I didn't have super high-hopes for it, but it was actually a really thorough look into the major Sasquatch/Bigfoot events in history. It was a quick read, and really helped me personally start making sense of all this data that I was being inundated with. I'd hear something being mentioned in a documentary or during a lecture and then come to a mention of it in this book. 

4. Bigfoot: On the Track of the Sasquatch by John Green

I wanted to make sure that I got in at least one book written by one of the classic, iconic authors of Bigfoot research, and luckily, I had this on my shelf. I THINK I had read it before, but it was nice taking another look now that I had a much better understanding of the events and people discussed in the book. My brittle, yellowed paperback copy contained both 'books' under this title and as I was reading it, I couldn't help thinking about what the original owner of this book thought when it was bought in the 1970's. I loved hearing John Green's own words on the topic, and I'm really glad that I made the time to include this one. 

A few of the other Bigfoot books I was hoping to get to in May