Nicholas Redfern

"Exploring ... history, movies, and literature, the conspiracy theorizing, and the world of the supernatural, [this book] is a comprehensive resource to the man-beast. With nearly 200 entries and 120 photographs, drawings, and illustrations, it is [a] guide to understanding, hunting, and avoiding the brute, as well as discovering the facts behind the sightings and horrifying tales"--Amazon.com.

An A-to-Z guide to hundreds of sometimes sinister and coercive groups, packed with details on organizations, religions and cults, government plots, and personalities, including their histories, beliefs, intentions, and impact. Redfern deals with the facts-- and the fictions-- of the groups. He debunks the myths of conspiracy theorists, while also exposing the deep reach that some of the organization maintain in today's world.