Thieves in the Night: A Brief History of Supernatural Child Abductions by Joshua Cutchin


Thieves in the Night: A Brief History of Supernatural Child Abductions
Title : Thieves in the Night: A Brief History of Supernatural Child Abductions
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ISBN : 1938398955
ISBN-10 : 9781938398957
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 470
Publication : Published June 25, 2018

Folklore has always warned of hidden dangers lurking in the shadows, otherworldly beings who seek to steal that which parents hold most dear. In the first book dedicated solely to the subject, Joshua Cutchin traces this primal concern from antiquity to the modern era-beginning with worldwide tales of faeries, changelings, spirits, demons, and monsters, before examining more contemporary phenomena such as Sasquatch kidnappings, alien abductions, and mysterious disappearances in national parks. Folklore, medicine, science, and spirituality come together for a uniquely scholarly perspective on the thieves in the night.

Thieves in the Night: A Brief History of Supernatural Child Abductions Reviews

  • Galina Krasskova

    multiple inaccuracies about indigenous religious practices including Yoruba practice and shamanism in general. Otherwise, it is an interesting comparison of faery vs ufo lore with numerous case studies but the devil is in the details and the sloppiness about things like the shaman's death / rebirth ordeal (no, shamans don't have mystical crystals implanted in them ffs) and inaccurately defining a babalawo as a "faerie doctor" make me seriously critical as to the accuracy of the rest of the text.

  • Norma

    I was really torn with giving it 4 stars. Very well researched but a little dry. I also didn’t realize it would mainly be about fairies, I thought it would be more of different creatures. But over all it was good.

  • Jim Sturgill

    Thoughtful and thought provoking

    Excellent exploration of various traditions related to child abduction and the lens societies view it through. Fair and equal coverage of both old and new traditions. Well written and researched.

  • Whisper

    Interesting book .. Unfortunately a lot of it is true ... How would I know ? Rack it up to experience 's on my part .

  • Frank

    Terrifying & Fascinating

    Could not be a better author in the field of the Fortean than cutchin & I could not be happier to see he will continue to write !!

  • Linda Weaver

    This book covered a lot of the same territory that 'Super Natural' covered. All in all, I think this is the better book.