Four teenage boys are dragged to their deaths by a
reptilian monster that emerges from a fog-bound sea off
the coast of Florida. In the north-east of England, a
shadowy cult is rumoured to have sacrificed human
victims to a dragon-god well into the 20th century.
In New Guinea, giant lizards with huge teeth and
claws kill dozens of villagers and send the natives into
a panic. In the Gambia, an enraged dragon smashes a
bridge, tipping people to their doom. These all
sound like the scripts for horror films or novels, but
they are all alleged to have actually happened - and
furthermore, well within living memory. From our
earliest childhood, we are taught that dragons are
imaginary beasts; the stuff of myths and legends, yet
these most ancient of monsters are still being reported
from all corners of the globe in this, the age of
reason. Could the dragon legends have a basis in fact?
Richard Freeman, cryptozoologist, author, explorer,
adventurer, and Zoological Director of the world’s
largest mystery animal research organisation, follows
this uber-monster right across the globe, from
prehistory to the present day. He tracks it from the
steamy jungles of the Congo, to the desolate lakes of
eastern Siberia. The dragon rears its scaly head in
every culture on Earth; from the Indians to the
Australian Aborigines, and from the Vikings to the
Pygmies. The inescapable conclusion is that there are
very real beasts at the core of these fantastic stories.
The dragon has its teeth and claws deep into the
collective psyche of mankind, and it’s not about to let
go. Our most ancient fear still stalks the earth today.
Beware. This is no fairytale! When your parents told you
that there were no such things as dragons, they
lied!
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