The stories told in this book may set many readers thinking. For instance, the Massacuraman, the Water Baby, and the Moon Gaser all have some relevance to creatures here in the United States-namely Big Foot, mermaids, and the Moon Gaser, as related to old cotton pickers of the South. The others have relevance to countries like Venezuela, where I saw shrunken men. It is therefore up to the reader to determine whether these stories are fact or fiction.