I've always had an interest in cryptids and the people who believe in them, but I'm not a believer myself, more like an optimistic sceptic.

When it comes to books on cryptids, I prefer those that at least make an attempt to follow the scientific method and consider all possibilities before pointing to the fantastical. This book doesn't do that. It's completely focused on anecdotal stories and personal experiences. 

The author not only believes in dog-men, bigfoots, and other cryptids but shares their own stories of encounters with bigfoots.

The author presents their interpretation of information as "common sense" and "obvious" when it is more often just a lack of imagination on their part.

For instance, in a story of a companion being hit on the head by a thrown object, the author presents the scenario as obviously pointing towards a creature throwing something at the man despite the fact that the man was "violently shaking" a tree at the time. The possibility of the object falling from the tree is never considered.

Despite this, the book is interesting in looking at the Appalachian region and the types of cryptids - mostly dog-men and bigfoots - that are believed to exist in that area.