Cryptid Conception: How Collective Belief Brings Monsters to Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798269854267)

What if monsters are real, not because nature made them, but because we did? In Cryptid Conception: How Collective Belief Brings Monsters to Life, Beth Mosby takes readers on a mind-bending journey through science, myth, and consciousness. From Bigfoot and the Mothman to Slender Man and the Chupacabra, this book explores a radical possibility: that shared attention and emotion can blur the line between imagination and reality. Drawing from quantum physics, global folklore, and psychological research, Mosby reveals how the world's most persistent mysteries may emerge from the collective mind. Could focused belief summon phenomena into being? Could fear and fascination give form to the unknown? Equal parts scientific inquiry and philosophical adventure, Cryptid Conception invites skeptics and believers alike to reconsider what "real" means. Because if consciousness shapes reality, then every legend, every sighting, and every shiver in the dark might just be evidence that belief itself has power.