r. arl . . huker

Author

• Mystery Cats of the World: From Blue Tigers To Exmoor Beasts (Robert Hale Ltd: London, 1989)
• Extraordinary Animals Worldwide (Robert Hale: London, 1991)
• The Lost Ark: New and Rediscovered Animals of the 20th Century (HarperCollins: London, 1993)
• Dragons: A Natural History (Aurum Press: London/Simon & Schuster: New York, 1995)
• In Search of Prehistoric Survivors: Do Giant 'Extinct' Creatures Still Exist? (Blandford: London, 1995)
• The Unexplained: An Illustrated Guide to the World's Natural and Paranormal Mysteries (Carlton Books: London/JG Press: North Dighton, 1996)
• From Flying Toads To Snakes With Wings: From the Pages of FATE Magazine (Llewellyn Publications: St Paul, Minnesota,1997)
• Mysteries of Planet Earth: An Encyclopedia of the Inexplicable (Carlton Books: London, 1999)
• The Hidden Powers of Animals: Uncovering the Secrets of Nature (Reader's Digest: Pleasantville/Marshall Editions: London, 2001)
• Historic Realms of Marvels and Miracles: Between Myth and Materiality [a thematic compendium of excerpts reprinted from The Unexplained] (Chelsea House: New York, 2001)
• Ancient Worlds, Ancient Mysteries: Legends of Many Millennia [a thematic compendium of excerpts reprinted from The Unexplained] (Chelsea House: New York, 2001)
• Lost Worlds and Forgotten Secrets: Riddles of Earth and Beyond [a thematic compendium of excerpts reprinted from The Unexplained] (Chelsea House: New York, 2001)
• The New Zoo: New and Rediscovered Animals of the Twentieth Century [fully-updated, greatly-expanded, new edition of The Lost Ark] (House of Stratus Ltd: Thirsk, UK/House of Stratus Inc: Poughkeepsie, USA, 2002)
• The Beasts That Hide From Man: Seeking the World's Last Undiscovered Animals (Paraview Press: New York, 2003)
• Extraordinary Animals Revisited: From Singing Dogs To Serpent Kings (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2007)
• Dr Shuker's Casebook: In Pursuit of Marvels and Mysteries (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2008)
• Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals on Stamps: A Worldwide Catalogue (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2008)
• Star Steeds and Other Dreams: The Collected Poems (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2009)
• Karl Shuker's Alien Zoo: From the Pages of Fortean Times (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2010)
• The Encyclopaedia of New and Rediscovered Animals: From the Lost Ark to the New Zoo - and Beyond (Coachwhip Publications: Landisville, 2012)
• Cats of Magic, Mythology, and Mystery: A Feline Phantasmagoria (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2012)
• Mirabilis: A Carnival of Cryptozoology and Unnatural History (Anomalist Books: San Antonio, 2013)
• Dragons in Zoology, Cryptozoology, and Culture (Coachwhip Publications: Greenville, 2013)
• The Menagerie of Marvels: A Third Compendium of Extraordinary Animals (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2014)
• A Manifestation of Monsters: Examining the (Un)Usual Subjects (Anomalist Books: San Antonio, 2015)
• More Star Steeds and Other Dreams: The Collected Poems - 2015 Expanded Edition (Fortean Words: Bideford, 2015)
• Here's Nessie! A Monstrous Compendium From Loch Ness (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2016)
• Still In Search Of Prehistoric Survivors: The Creatures That Time Forgot? (Coachwhip Publications: Greenville, 2016)
• ShukerNature Book 1: Antlered Elephants, Locust Dragons, and Other Cryptic Blog Beasts (Coachwhip Publications: Greenville, 2019)
• ShukerNature Book 2: Living Gorgons, Bottled Homunculi, and Other Monstrous Blog Beasts (Coachwhip Publications: Greenville, 2020)
• This Cryptid World: A Global Survey of Undiscovered Beasts (Herb Lester Associates: London, 2020)
• Mystery Cats of the World Revisited: Blue Tigers, King Cheetahs, Black Cougars, Spotted Lions, and More (Anomalist Books: San Antonio, 2020)
• Secret Snakes and Serpent Surprises (Coachwhip Publications: Greenville, 2022)
• ShukerNature Book 3: Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, Jungle Walruses, and Other Belated Blog Beasts (Coachwhip Publications: Greenville, 2023)
• ShukerNature Book 4: Tijuana's Zebras, Turkana's Dancing Worms, and Other Impossible Blog Beasts (Coachwhip Publications: Greenville, 2024)

Consultant and also Contributor

• Man and Beast (Reader's Digest: Pleasantville, New York, 1993)
• Secrets of the Natural World (Reader's Digest: Pleasantville, New York, 1993)
• Almanac of the Uncanny (Reader's Digest: Surry Hills, Australia, 1995)
• The Guinness Book of Records/Guinness World Records 1998-present day (Guinness: London, 1997-present day - life sciences consultant)
• Guinness World Records: Amazing Animals (Guinness: London, 2017)
• Guinness World Records: Wild Things (Guinness: London, 2018)

Consultant

• Monsters (Lorenz Books: London, 2001)

Contributor

• Fortean Times Weird Year 1996 (Fortean Times/John Brown Publishing Ltd: London, 1996)
• Mysteries of the Deep (Llewellyn: St Paul, 1998)
• Guinness Amazing Future (Guinness: London, 1999)
• The Earth (Channel 4 Books: London, 2000)
• Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained (Chambers: Edinburgh, 2007)
• Chambers Myths and Mysteries (Chambers: Edinburgh, 2008)
• The Fortean Times Paranormal Handbook (Dennis Publishing: London, 2009)
• Death Worm: Metamorphosis of the Allghoi Khorkhoi [in Russian] (Salamandra P.V.V.: Moscow, 2014)
• Folk Horror Revival: Field Studies (Wyrd Harvest Press/Lulu, 2015)

• Tales of the Damned: An Anthology of Fortean Horror (Fortean Fiction: Bideford, 2016)
• Fortean Times Presents Monster Hunters: In Search Of Unknown Animals (Diamond Publishing Limited: London, 2023)

Contributor (CD ROM Format)

• Of Monsters and Miracles (Croydon Museum Services & Interactive Designs Ltd: Oxton, 1995)

Editor

• Journal of Cryptozoology [currently the world's only peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to cryptozoology] (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2012-present day)

Contributor of Foreword to Other Authors' Books

• DOWNES, Jonathan, The Smaller Mystery Carnivores of the Westcountry (CFZ Publications: Exwick, 1996)
• SCREETON, Paul, Whisht Lads and Haad Yor Gobs: The Lambton Worm and Other Northumbrian Dragon Legends (Northeast Press Ltd: Pennywell, 1998)
• BEER, Trevor, Trevor Beer's Nature Watch (Halsgrove: Tiverton, 1998)
• BEER, Endymion, Down Ferny Lane (Edward Gaskell: Bideford, 2005)
• JAMES, Corinna, and DOWNES, Jonathan (eds) CFZ Expedition Report 2006 Gambia (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2006)
• ARNOLD, Neil, Monster! The A-Z of Zooform Phenomena (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2007)
• DOWNES, Jonathan, and DOWNES, Corinna (eds), CFZ Expedition Report 2007 Guyana (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2007)
• WOODLEY, Michael A., In the Wake of Bernard Heuvelmans: An Introduction to the History and Future of Sea Serpent Classification (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2008)
• DOWNES, Jonathan (ed.), CFZ Expedition Report 2008 Russia (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2008)
• MOLLOY, Nick, Predator Deathmatch (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2009)
• FREEMAN, Richard, CFZ Expedition Report 2010 India (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2010)
• PACIOREK, Andrew L., Strange Lands: A Field-Guide to the Celtic Otherworld (Andrew L. Paciorek: Howden-le-Wear, 2011)
• GERHARD, Ken, Encounters With Flying Humanoids: Mothman, Manbirds, Gargoyles and Other Winged Beasts (Llewellyn Publications: St Paul, Minnesota, 2013)
• LANG, Rebecca (ed.) The Tasmanian Tiger: Extinct or Extant? (Strange Nation Publishing: Sydney, 2014)
• MUIRHEAD, Richard, Muirhead's Mysteries (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2016)
• XU, David C., Mystery Creatures of China: The Complete Cryptozoological Guide (Coachwhip Publications: Greenville, 2018)

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