It appears that the mystery books are not wanted by any publisher. From the UK I get "Is there much interest in these things" and TWICE "These things like bigfoot all sound very silly. I dont think our readers would take it seriously!"
From the United States...well, they want over the top sensationalism because it seems that is a hook to sell books. In a Skype follow up with one editor I was told that the truth "Just don't sell. You need the cover up or scare factor"!
I'm beginning to suspect that withdrawing the books is going to save me a lot of wasted time. I can't see truthful, well documented books ever being published. I waste far too much time and with the books gone I have less to worry about. Monday I'll be discussing a withdrawal date with others.
But....well, not sold a copy but these are the ones that I will need to delete and no more "don't delete yet ~I really want to get these books" because if any of those was truthful I would have sold 30 copies at the least last year!
By the 1700s the British fox was on the verge of extinction and about to follow the bear and wolf having been hunted for sport for centuries. The answer was to import thousands of foxes per year for sport. But foxes kept dying out so jackals were tried. Some were caught, some escaped. Even wolves and coyote were released for hunting and "country folk" were very far from "happy" -some even threatening local hunts -one intending to release a wolf for a hunt- with legal and other consequences. The summation of over 40 years research by the noted naturalist and former UK police forces exotic wildlife consultant reveals the damnable lie of "pest control" hunting but also reveals the cruelty the animals were subject to and how private menageries as well as travelling shows. Private menageries, or single exotic "pets" as well as travelling shows helped provide the British and Irish countryside with some incredible events such as the 1905 "vampiric" sheep killer of Badminton, the mystery hounds of Cavan and Coyotes of Epping Forest.
The Girt Dog of Ennerdale is also dealt with in detail -was it a tiger? A Tasmania Thylacine? This book gives the exact facts and details for the first time. Up-dated 2013 edition includes a section on sarcoptic mange in foxes and treatment plus a list of wildlife sanctuaries and rescue centres in the UK.
A4 FormatB&WPaperback358 pagesHeavily illustrated£20.00http://www.lulu.com/shop/terry-hooper-scharf/some-things-strange-sinister/paperback/product-14958906.html
After more than 40 years as an investigator and more than fifty as a naturalist,the author has opened some of the many files he has accumulated dealing with such things as..
The Terrifying Events At The Lamb Inn, The Ghosts Of All Saints Church, Dead Aquatic Creatures of Canvey Island, captured bigfoot like creatures in India -all exclusively presented for the first time and with new added research previously unseen.
PLUS a vastly expanded section on Spring-heeled Jack! Photographs, maps, line drawings and up-dated to make 358 pages looking at Things truly Strange and Sinister.
Cryptozoologist,Ghost Hunter,Ufologist or Fortean:this book has something for everyone -including the just plain inquisitive!
ContentsForeword by Travis L. WhitehurstIntroduction de occultis non judicat ecclesia The Bristol Rocking Horse The Terrifying Events At The Lamb Inn The Coonian Ghost The Ghosts Of All Saints Church His Luminous Chamber The Late Reverend Dr. Blomberg And More Ghost Stories The Thomas B. Cumpston Case The Chupacabra The Strange Case Of The Gotherington Gargoyle What’s Tall,Hairy And Vanishes? Mystery Beasts Of Ireland The Creature Of The Dump The Strange Creature Of Repton Woods The Bizarre Legends,Crimes And Truth About Spring Heeled Jack The Black Beast Of Darmstadt The Nameless Thing Of Berkley Square The Terrifying Case Of The U.S. Naval Transport The Case Of The Ghost Lear Jet Ghost Planes,Crashes And Dead Aquatic Creatures The Mitchison Loch Ness Monster Video From The Deep Below To The Air Above –USOs Aerial Encounters Over Austria A Crashed UFO In 1790? Angel Hair Quimper-Corentin:Where “Thunder Fell” Strange Aliens From Space The Llandrillo ‘Saucer’ And Other Crash Retrievals Transient Lunar Phenomena,Alien Structures And Moon Vegetation Whiddon Down-Saint-Jean-du-Guard:Impossible Correlations? The Venezuelan HorrorA Final Word.
Alleged piece of crashed UFO from Berwyn Mountains, Wales.
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Follow-up to Some Things Strange & Sinister. For those interested in Ufology, cryptozoology, hominology, unusual natural history, ghosts and mysteries in general. The secret history of gorillas in the UK -before they were officially 'discovered'.
The history of the Wild men of Europe, the UK and US: something that in the 1800s become very "pop culture" Very pop culture and totally forgotten today! Hominology. Sasquatch and Bigfoot -is there evidence for their existence?
No sitting on the fence here -the Patterson-Gimlin film is looked at as well as other evidence. The Author's conclusions?
You might be surprised. Giant snakes. Amazons. The Giant serpent of Carthage. The Girt Dog of Ennerdale -another big cult 'creature' amongst paranormal and cryptozoological circles. The Beast of Gevaudan -what was it and were there really descendents of the creature in the 19th century -one of which was actually brought to London? Believe it or not more than one incident of historical crocodiles cases in the UK. In fact, far more than even the Author had thought . And, after more than a century of claims by 'researchers' that it no longer exists: The Silent City of Alaska and the near legendary 'lost' photograph taken of it.
This and much more. Updated with extra pages and photographs.
Terry Hooper-ScharfPaperback,A4249 Pages£20.00
http://www.lulu.com/shop/terry-hooper-scharf/pursuing-the-strange-weirda-naturalists-viewpoint/paperback/product-21307125.html
UP DATE -From Dead Aquatic (Humanoid) Creatures, the giant squid and yet undiscovered sea creatures; submarine and ships crews encountering true leviathans.
There is a fully expanded section which also refers to the so-called ‘Ningen’ sightings and video footage.
Extinct animals at sea that have been re-discovered. The subject of Sasquatch and other mystery Hominids around the world is dealt with including a look at the “Sasquatch-killer”, Justin Smeja.
Dr. Bryan Sykes and his DNA test results for TVs The Bigfoot Files as well as the controversial Erickson Project and Dr. Melba Ketchum’s Even more controversial Sasquatch DNA test results.
Also included are two early French UFO entity cases that still baffle. Ghosts, strange creatures and the Star-Child hoax. All dealt with by the naturalist and pursuer of the strange and weird *******************
Terry Hooper-ScharfPaperback, 53 Pages Dimensions (centimetres) 20.98 wide x 29.69 tall (A4)fully illustrated and referenced£10.00http://www.lulu.com/shop/terry-hooper-scharf/the-truth-about-spring-heeled-jack/paperback/product-21259526.html
The terror and mystery created by “Jack The Ripper” has been the subject of countless books, magazine articles as well as movies and TV documentaries. Ask anyone if they have ever heard of Jack The Ripper and it is doubtful anyone would respond with a “no idea.”
By that same token, ask people who “Spring-heeled Jack” was and you would be lucky to find anyone who had ever heard of him.
Spring-heeled Jack was the subject (loosely) of a film The Curse of the Wraydons (1946) and Dominic Keating also appeared as Spring Heeled Jack in the 2010 film Sherlock Holmes by The Asylum film company. The character has also featured in both American and British comic books and a number of books, for both children and adults.
But the fact that the Springald held the country –not just London– in a grip of terror much longer that the Ripper did is all but forgotten except for some half-truths and fanciful theories.
Now be prepared to read the full story of Spring Heeled Jack
From the United States...well, they want over the top sensationalism because it seems that is a hook to sell books. In a Skype follow up with one editor I was told that the truth "Just don't sell. You need the cover up or scare factor"!
I'm beginning to suspect that withdrawing the books is going to save me a lot of wasted time. I can't see truthful, well documented books ever being published. I waste far too much time and with the books gone I have less to worry about. Monday I'll be discussing a withdrawal date with others.
But....well, not sold a copy but these are the ones that I will need to delete and no more "don't delete yet ~I really want to get these books" because if any of those was truthful I would have sold 30 copies at the least last year!
Mystery Canids, Chupacabra, Strange Sea Creatures, UFOs and much MUCH More!
The Red Paper: Foxes, Coyotes, Jackals, Arctic Foxes and Wolves in the UK
One for those interested in Wildlife -or cryptozoology!
Terry HooperThe Red Paper: CanidsPaperback, A4 (21 x 30cms)202 Pages Photographs, illustrations and maps
By the 1700s the British fox was on the verge of extinction and about to follow the bear and wolf having been hunted for sport for centuries. The answer was to import thousands of foxes per year for sport. But foxes kept dying out so jackals were tried. Some were caught, some escaped. Even wolves and coyote were released for hunting and "country folk" were very far from "happy" -some even threatening local hunts -one intending to release a wolf for a hunt- with legal and other consequences. The summation of over 40 years research by the noted naturalist and former UK police forces exotic wildlife consultant reveals the damnable lie of "pest control" hunting but also reveals the cruelty the animals were subject to and how private menageries as well as travelling shows. Private menageries, or single exotic "pets" as well as travelling shows helped provide the British and Irish countryside with some incredible events such as the 1905 "vampiric" sheep killer of Badminton, the mystery hounds of Cavan and Coyotes of Epping Forest.
The Girt Dog of Ennerdale is also dealt with in detail -was it a tiger? A Tasmania Thylacine? This book gives the exact facts and details for the first time. Up-dated 2013 edition includes a section on sarcoptic mange in foxes and treatment plus a list of wildlife sanctuaries and rescue centres in the UK.
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Some Things Strange & Sinister (2013 -up-dated)
After more than 40 years as an investigator and more than fifty as a naturalist,the author has opened some of the many files he has accumulated dealing with such things as..
The Terrifying Events At The Lamb Inn, The Ghosts Of All Saints Church, Dead Aquatic Creatures of Canvey Island, captured bigfoot like creatures in India -all exclusively presented for the first time and with new added research previously unseen.
PLUS a vastly expanded section on Spring-heeled Jack! Photographs, maps, line drawings and up-dated to make 358 pages looking at Things truly Strange and Sinister.
Cryptozoologist,Ghost Hunter,Ufologist or Fortean:this book has something for everyone -including the just plain inquisitive!
ContentsForeword by Travis L. WhitehurstIntroduction de occultis non judicat ecclesia The Bristol Rocking Horse The Terrifying Events At The Lamb Inn The Coonian Ghost The Ghosts Of All Saints Church His Luminous Chamber The Late Reverend Dr. Blomberg And More Ghost Stories The Thomas B. Cumpston Case The Chupacabra The Strange Case Of The Gotherington Gargoyle What’s Tall,Hairy And Vanishes? Mystery Beasts Of Ireland The Creature Of The Dump The Strange Creature Of Repton Woods The Bizarre Legends,Crimes And Truth About Spring Heeled Jack The Black Beast Of Darmstadt The Nameless Thing Of Berkley Square The Terrifying Case Of The U.S. Naval Transport The Case Of The Ghost Lear Jet Ghost Planes,Crashes And Dead Aquatic Creatures The Mitchison Loch Ness Monster Video From The Deep Below To The Air Above –USOs Aerial Encounters Over Austria A Crashed UFO In 1790? Angel Hair Quimper-Corentin:Where “Thunder Fell” Strange Aliens From Space The Llandrillo ‘Saucer’ And Other Crash Retrievals Transient Lunar Phenomena,Alien Structures And Moon Vegetation Whiddon Down-Saint-Jean-du-Guard:Impossible Correlations? The Venezuelan HorrorA Final Word.
Alleged piece of crashed UFO from Berwyn Mountains, Wales.
**************
Some More Things Strange & Sinister
Paperback,A4327 Pages Heavily illustrated£20.00http://www.lulu.com/shop/terry-hooper-scharf/some-more-things-strange-sinister/paperback/product-18763730.html
Follow-up to Some Things Strange & Sinister. For those interested in Ufology, cryptozoology, hominology, unusual natural history, ghosts and mysteries in general. The secret history of gorillas in the UK -before they were officially 'discovered'.
The history of the Wild men of Europe, the UK and US: something that in the 1800s become very "pop culture" Very pop culture and totally forgotten today! Hominology. Sasquatch and Bigfoot -is there evidence for their existence?
No sitting on the fence here -the Patterson-Gimlin film is looked at as well as other evidence. The Author's conclusions?
You might be surprised. Giant snakes. Amazons. The Giant serpent of Carthage. The Girt Dog of Ennerdale -another big cult 'creature' amongst paranormal and cryptozoological circles. The Beast of Gevaudan -what was it and were there really descendents of the creature in the 19th century -one of which was actually brought to London? Believe it or not more than one incident of historical crocodiles cases in the UK. In fact, far more than even the Author had thought . And, after more than a century of claims by 'researchers' that it no longer exists: The Silent City of Alaska and the near legendary 'lost' photograph taken of it.
This and much more. Updated with extra pages and photographs.
*********************
Pursuing The Strange And Weird -A Naturalist's Viewpoint (2014 up-date)
Terry Hooper-ScharfPaperback,A4249 Pages£20.00
http://www.lulu.com/shop/terry-hooper-scharf/pursuing-the-strange-weirda-naturalists-viewpoint/paperback/product-21307125.html
UP DATE -From Dead Aquatic (Humanoid) Creatures, the giant squid and yet undiscovered sea creatures; submarine and ships crews encountering true leviathans.
There is a fully expanded section which also refers to the so-called ‘Ningen’ sightings and video footage.
Extinct animals at sea that have been re-discovered. The subject of Sasquatch and other mystery Hominids around the world is dealt with including a look at the “Sasquatch-killer”, Justin Smeja.
Dr. Bryan Sykes and his DNA test results for TVs The Bigfoot Files as well as the controversial Erickson Project and Dr. Melba Ketchum’s Even more controversial Sasquatch DNA test results.
Also included are two early French UFO entity cases that still baffle. Ghosts, strange creatures and the Star-Child hoax. All dealt with by the naturalist and pursuer of the strange and weird *******************
The Bizarre Legends, Crimes And Truth About Spring Heeled Jack (2014
The terror and mystery created by “Jack The Ripper” has been the subject of countless books, magazine articles as well as movies and TV documentaries. Ask anyone if they have ever heard of Jack The Ripper and it is doubtful anyone would respond with a “no idea.”
By that same token, ask people who “Spring-heeled Jack” was and you would be lucky to find anyone who had ever heard of him.
Spring-heeled Jack was the subject (loosely) of a film The Curse of the Wraydons (1946) and Dominic Keating also appeared as Spring Heeled Jack in the 2010 film Sherlock Holmes by The Asylum film company. The character has also featured in both American and British comic books and a number of books, for both children and adults.
But the fact that the Springald held the country –not just London– in a grip of terror much longer that the Ripper did is all but forgotten except for some half-truths and fanciful theories.
Now be prepared to read the full story of Spring Heeled Jack