Tracking the Chupacabra : The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction and Folklore Paperback / softback
by Benjamin Radford
Paperback / softback
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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.
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- Pages:288 pages, 45 halftones
- Publisher:University of New Mexico Press
- Publication Date:30/03/2011
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- ISBN:9780826350152
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages, 45 halftones
- Publisher:University of New Mexico Press
- Publication Date:30/03/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780826350152