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Ness, Loch

(Encyclopedia) Ness, LochNess, Lochlŏkh [key], lake, 22 mi (35 km) long, Highland, N central Scotland, in the Great Glen. More than 700 ft (213 m) deep and ice free, it is fed by the Oich and other…

Menacing Monster Guide

Fact Monster'sMenacing Monster Guide by David Johnson Loch Ness Monster For 1,500 years Nessie, the monster of Loch (or lake) Ness, has intrigued—and frightened—the world. In 1933…

The Monster Guide

Fact Monster'sMenacing Monster Guide   by David Johnson   The Monster Guide Abominable Snowman Banshees Chupacabras The Cyclopes Demons…

Brodgar, Ness of

(Encyclopedia) Brodgar, Ness of, and Ring of Brodgar: see under Stenness, Loch of.

Eliot Ness

federal agentBorn: 4/19/1903Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Leader of the “Untouchables”, Eliot Ness is remembered as the fearless lawman who helped bring down Al Capone in Chicago. Starting in 1929 he…

Loch

(Encyclopedia) LochLochlŏkh, lŏk [key]. For names of Scottish lakes and inlets beginning with “Loch,” see second part of element; e.g., for Loch Awe, see Awe, Loch. See also lake.

gila monster

(Encyclopedia) gila monstergila monsterhēˈlə [key], venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, found in the deserts of the SW United States and NW Mexico. It averages 18 in. (45 cm) in length, with a…

Ness, Eliot

(Encyclopedia) Ness, Eliot, 1903–57, American law enforcement officer, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Chicago (1925), famous as the leader of the “Untouchables,” the Justice Dept. squad who fought the…

Menacing Monster Guide

Fact Monster'sMenacing Monster Guide by David Johnson Goblins From their birthplace in France, these nasty, hideous cousins of gnomes have spread all over Europe. When they…

Menacing Monster Guide

Fact Monster'sMenacing Monster Guide by David Johnson Vampires A vampire is a corpse that is not really dead. It arises at night to drink the blood of the living to replenish…