User:Tripodero/Fearsome Critters (Reworked)

Fearsome Critters is a collective noun coined in early lumberjack folklore for a category of mythical beasts that were said 'to inhabit' the frontier wilderness of Anglo-America.[1][2][3]

The hugag, a typical fearsome critter.
  1. ^ Dorson, Richard M. Man and Beast in American Comic Legend. (Bloomington, IN: Indiana Univ. Press, 1982.)
  2. ^ Leach, Maria. Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary Of Folklore, Mythology and Legend. (New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1949.)
  3. ^ South, Malcolm. Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Source Book and Research Guide. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1984.)