Here follows a list of notable researchers and writers in the field of cryptozoology: * Erik Beckjord, Bigfoot researcher - deceased * John Bindernagel, Bigfoot researcher; author of North America's Great Ape: the Sasquatch * Tom Biscardi, Bigfoot researcher * Maurice Burton, Loch Ness Monster researcher; author of The Elusive Monster - deceased * Mark Chorvinsky, creator of Strange Magazine - deceased * Jerome Clark, co-author of Cryptozoology A to Z * Ronan Coghlan. author of "Dictionary of Cryptozoology" * Loren Coleman, author of Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America, Tom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology, Mysterious America, Mothman and Other Curious Encounters; coauthor of Cryptozoology A to Z, The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery Prima