Book description
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.
Benjamin Radford is managing editor of Skeptical Inquirer science
magazine and a Research Fellow with the nonprofit educational
organization the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. The author of five
books and hundreds of articles, he is a regular columnist for
Discovery News
and LiveScience. com. He lives in Corrales, New Mexico.
