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North american lake monsters the series probably wont share the same name as the collection. North american folklore a book of creatures page 2. Nathan ballingrud born december 31, 1970 is an american writer of horror and dark fantasy. Hulu recently picked up a book for an anthology series that should please horror fans. Jul 26, 20 the reader is left with the scarcely bearable knowledge that in the end, the subjects ofnorth american lake monsters are human.

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