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1. Monsters You Should Know — a delightfully illustrated tome full of some lesser-known creatures worth your attention.
2. A coffee mug to give passersby a glimpse at Mothman's good side. Hint: it's every side!
3. A Nessie ladle that sits on the bottom of your pot and emerges from the depth of your stew, Loch Minestrone.
4. And a monstrously cute bookmark you'll appreciate once you finally surface from your good read.
5. A Kraken tentacle ring sure to strike fear in every sailor who sees it.
6. A Pusheen-mermaid charging cable because you'll never make the mistake again thinking that cute charging cables don't exist. They exist!
7. And on the flip side — Into The Drowning Deep, a novel that'll have you abandoning any plans you may have to go out and see some mermaids with your own eyeballs around the Mariana Trench.
8. A dad cap you can wear and sing "These are a few of my favorite things...."
9. A Nessie costume so you can go out and be the monster you wish to see in the world.
10. A Jersey Devil shirt — it'll really be-hoof you to get this so you can connect with your fellow Cryptid Society members!
11. A DIY Fiji Mermaid skeleton kit so you can start a miniature collection of oddities in your own home.
12. A tentacular shower curtain that'll really get you Kraken on perfecting your nautical bathroom decor scheme.
13. Don't Eat Me, Chupacabra!, an adorable kid's book that can also help that lil' cryptid fan hone their Spanish skills.
14. A set of mermaid brushes you'll think are pretty neat and with them, your collection will be complete.
15. A lil' horde of mythical creatures who'll stick with you in a variety of situations.
16. An abominable snow monster plush because he was always your fave in Rudolph and you'd never leave an old buddy out in the cold.
17. A booklet of Big Foot sticky notes to add some flair to your field notes.
18. An adult coloring book where you can scribble in that swamp monster as a shades of orange if ya' want. You make the rules in this paper animal kingdom!
19. Cryptid Creatures: A Field Guide, a very helpful book to have on hand if you want to have any hope of tracking down the elusive Dover Demon.
20. A caged Mothman brooch for anyone who is bored with more traditional pets.
21. A fine art print as an adorable but helpful wall art addition. Next time someone's confused about which cryptid is which, you can just point them this way.
22. Jackalope socks that'll provide some extra cushion while you're on the hunt for the lil' creature.
23. A winged and pointy tailed ring for fans of devils, dragons, imps, and general trouble-makers.
24. A printable Fresno Nightcrawler card you can slip to your sweetie.
25. A ~surprise~ cryptid-theme haul with a variety of goodies you'll barely believe because they're so good!
26. A Cryptid Mash hoodie or shirt you can wear long after the Monster Mash season ends.
27. A wooden jackalope push toy so you can teach your kid to chase after mysterious creatures at a young age.
28. And Destination Truth, a reality TV show where host Josh Gates travels to all the far-flung places you haven't made it to just yet to investigate the likes of Chupacabra sightings in Chile, a sea monster in Vietnam, an abominable snowman in Nepal. Y'know, toooootally typical vacations!
When we finally find Bigfoot:
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