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Whatever it was that William Bartlett and two other teenagers sighted from April 21 to 23, 1977, in Dover, Massachusetts, was real. The “thing” that has become known as the Dover Demon was seen by Bartlett as it crept along a low stone wall on the side of the road. It stood about four feet tall and carried its hairless, rough-textured body on two spindly legs. Its arms were also thin and peach-colored. The creature’s huge, watermelon-shaped head was disproportionate in size to its relatively small torso, and it had two large, glowing, red-orange eyes.

Bartlett, who has made his career as a painter, told the Boston Globe (October 29, 2006) that he definitely saw something weird that night. “I didn’t make it up,” he said. “It’s a thing that’s been following me for years. Not the creature—the story.”

In Real Monsters, Creepy Creatures, and Nightmarish Beings, we shall meet these frightening Top Ten fiends, devils, and monstrosities and many, many others. Be thankful that you can encounter them from the safety of your own home. Just ignore those shadows and strange noises that might occur while reading this book.