{"id":2062,"date":"2025-09-10T20:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/?p=2062"},"modified":"2025-09-10T20:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:00:22","slug":"chasing-north-american-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/chasing-north-american-monsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Chasing North American Monsters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am EXCITED. Why? Because paranormal is back on the menu! It has been some time since I got to dig into some good old fashioned nerdy paranormal goodness, but now I have. Llewellyn was kind enough to send me a copy of \u201cChasing North American Monsters: A Guide to Over 250 Creatures from Greenland to Guatemala\u201d by Jason Offutt and yes, I am excited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, I\u2019m excited because it\u2019s been quite awhile since I read a book on the paranormal, and even longer when it comes to cryptids, but I\u2019m extra excited by the sheer volume of information Offutt put together in this book. Sure, the entirety of the United States is represented, but so is all of Canada and Mexico. There are also entries for countries rarely seen in these types of books, such as Cuba, Jamaica, and Belize. With that diversity of regions comes an impressive collection of creatures (And yes, there are illustrations)! Are you familiar with the cadejo, el comelenguas, or Chan del Agua? I wasn\u2019t, but now I am! And you could be too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250908_140306-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2064\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250908_140306-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250908_140306-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250908_140306-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250908_140306-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChasing North American Monsters\u201d Jason Offutt is a straightforward, slam dunk of a book for all lovers of cryptozoology. A fantastic resource for those on the hunt for fantastic creatures, or for those like me, who prefer to imagine from the comfort of my armchair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llewellyn.com\/product.php?ean=9780738778938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/24031\/9780738778938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get your own copy here.&nbsp;<\/a>(This is an affiliate link to my Bookshop, which supports independent bookstores throughout the United States. If you use this link to purchase the book, I will make a small commission at no additional cost to you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Do you enjoy The Magical Buffet? Considering supporting The Magical Buffet on Patreon! For only $5 a month you\u2019ll receive monthly tarot\/oracle forecasts, classes, and behind the scenes updates!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/magicalbuffet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/magicalbuffet<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you take away one thing from this review, it&#8217;s that I AM EXCITED.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2062"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2066,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062\/revisions\/2066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}