Hellhounds and Hero Horses

The book contains 245 international stories, anecdotes and incidents about exotic and ordinary creatures, both benevolent and malicious. Among this ultranatural menagerie are urcos, púcas, the Simurgh, shape-shifters and shape-changers, the Moddey Dhoo, Black Shuck, speaking equine advisors, Bucephalus, Buraq, Babieca, the Phantom White Stallion of Skull Valley, demon cats, the Peruvian Chullachaqui and the Chilean Tue-Tue, fish-people, Laelaps, the Hedley Kow, kelpies, and Irish rat-charmers.