Raiju Cryptomundo

While noted cryptozoologist Loren Coleman has been on the lecture circuit, Brent Swancer has filled in with analysis of a legendary Japanese cryptid. The Raiju, literally "thunder beast," is one of the most popular legendary creatures of Japan, and Swancer expands on the creature's attributes in Raiju - Part II. With classic illustrations. Swancer also offers another look at cryptids from the Land of the Rising Sun in Giant Snakes of Japan. Meanwhile, at Cabinet of Wonders, the subject is The Dog-Headed Man of Southern California.