Severed Press, an independent publisher of horror and sci-fi since 2008, is one of the most prolific homes for Bigfoot fiction, giving the cryptid a key role in what are essentially B movie creature features in book form. Based in Tasmania, Australia, Severed Press was honored by This Is Horror Awards as Publisher of the […]
Severed Press, an independent publisher of horror and sci-fi since 2008, is one of the most prolific homes for Bigfoot fiction, giving the cryptid a key role in what are essentially B movie creature features in book form. Based in Tasmania, Australia, Severed Press was honored by This Is Horror Awards as Publisher of the Year in 2014.
Severed Press boasts an impressive stable of more than 200 writers – past and present – published under its brand, including Bram Stoker Award-winning authors Tim Waggoner, Gabino Iglesias, and Adam Cesare. Severed Press’s most productive authors are Eric S. Brown (72 titles) and Michael Cole (60 titles), according to its website.
I’ve read quite a few Severed Press titles, so I generated a Top 10 list to give readers of cryptid horror fiction a sample of what the publisher offers. All but one of the books are free for Amazon Kindle Unlimited subscribers or 99 cents for the e-book.
If you like low-budget Saturday night creature features, then you will probably enjoy many of the Bigfoot books on this list. Clicking on the titles will take you to their Amazon pages where they can be purchased.
1. Shadow of the Sasquatch by J.H. Moncrieff
When a desperate family in the Oregon wilderness appeals to former unsolved mysteries podcast host Nat McPherson for help, she isn’t the slightest bit interested. But Nat can no longer ignore the call of duty when the family’s young daughter calls her screaming in the middle of the night.
Extras: Read The Bigfoot Files review of Moncrieff’s Shadow of the Sasquatch and Return to Dyatlov Pass.
2. Bigfoot: The Sumatra Encounter by Gayne C. Young
A professional tiger hunter, a warlord’s army, and a beautiful woman seeking her lost archeologist husband all collide in the rainforest of Sumatra and come face to face with the as yet undiscovered Gigantopithecus blackii, the creature that will come to be known as Bigfoot. The discovery turns into a massacre that throws all involved into an epic battle for survival and the hope of escape from one of the most inhospitable places on earth.
3. Rogue: A Bigfoot Thriller by C.G. Mosley
With Halloween mere days away, a young boy is suddenly taken by a wood ape and later found dead in the nearby forest. What follows is a no-holds-barred effort by Sheriff Ray Cochran and two government agents to locate the rogue wood ape and destroy it before any else gets hurt. Will they find it before the streets of Dunn are crawling with costumed children eager to trick-or-treat for candy? If they don’t, more blood will almost certainly be shed.
Extras: Read The Bigfoot Files review of Mosley’s Wood Ape.
4. The Blood of the Bigfoot by Michael Cole
A string of disappearances puts the police on high alert. Animals are found mangled and stripped of flesh. People enter the woods and never return. Blood covers the autumn leaves. And the forest is unusually quiet. With dusk casting its gloomy shade over Oak Grave, Shane Alter leads a band of police officers into the forest in search of the missing persons. What they find instead is a carnivorous humanoid. Its eyes are full of hatred, its body full of hunger, and its blood full of murder.
5. Bigfoot War by Eric S. Brown
Adapted into a feature film from Origin Releasing, Bigfoot War is a collection of all three core books of the Bigfoot War series. This book chronicles the original war between man and beast from the initial battles in Babblecreek through the apocalypse to the wastelands of a dark future world where Sasquatch reigns supreme and mankind struggles to survive.
Extras: Read The Bigfoot Files reviews of Brown’s The Sasquatch Murders, Hunting Bigfoot, and Bigfoot Trail.
6. The Cryptid Files: Bigfoot by P.K. Hawkins
Agent George Crag and his new young partner Agent Bradley Tennyson investigate the disappearance and murder of a couple of college kids in a remote mountain town. Evidence is mounting that the murderer may just in fact be the legendary Bigfoot.
7. Bigfoot in the Bronx by Hunter Shea
It’s deer hunting season in the Catskills for best friends Shay and Vito. But what they get is an unconscious Bigfoot that has been shot by someone with a tranquilizer dart. Shay and Vito load it into their truck and head home with the potentially life-changing discovery. However, the drugged and confused Bigfoot awakens in a cramped shed in Shay’s backyard, breaks loose in the middle of the night, and goes on a rampage.
Extras: Read The Bigfoot Files reviews of Shea’s Bigfoot in the Bronx and Swamp Monster Massacre.
8. High On Bigfoot by Armand Rosamilia
Two friends think they’ve found the perfect summer job on top of a mountain. What they’ve really found is death and destruction. A monster lives in a cave above a marijuana compound. For years the rumors of a murderous creature have kept everyone working the fields away. Until now. Can Buck and Aiden survive once the Bigfoot comes down from his lair?
Extras: Read The Bigfoot Files review of Rosamilia’s The Beast.
9. The Bloody Tracks of Bigfoot by David Irons
Venturing up Onion Mountain in Portland, Oregon, an independent film crew attempts to make a low-budget slasher movie titled Mountaintop Madman Massacre. When a special FX shot goes wrong, the crew brings the legendary Bigfoot’s wrath upon them, and a desperate battle for survival begins.
10. Maryland Sasquatch Massacre by Ethan Richards
Military and security contractor Ebenezer “Eerie Eb” Edwards agrees to search deep into the heart of Savage River State Forest for the missing sister of Cora Rhodes, a wealthy heiress with a fierce determination. With Eb leading the way, they’re joined by a band of mercenaries and must navigate treacherous terrain. But something brutal and ancient lurks in the shadows – a creature long thought to be myth.
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