Haunted Valley Paperback – May 21, 2012

'Haunted Valley' is author and noted Bigfoot researcher William Jevning's firsthand account of his investigation of several Sasquatch type creatures that were repeatedly sighted by quite a few witnesses in the Yacolt Valley (in the southwest corner of Washington State), throughout the summer and fall of 1989. Although the book does suffer from the usual eBook style punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors (and apparent overall lack of sufficient editing), its author still manages to not only come off as quite a competent storyteller, but he also does a more than admirable job of capturing the reader's interest and very firmly holding it, from the first sentence to the very last.I really enjoyed reading Haunted Valley, and despite it being such a short book, I honestly could read it again and again. In fact, before writing this review, I actually read it twice. And although it isn't a particularly in depth look at the overall Bigfoot phenomenon, per say (given that it mostly only focuses on the Yacolt, aka "Haunted Valley" incidents), there is still quite a lot of interest within these fascinating pages. Mind you, there's nothing particularly fanciful or far fetched about Mr. Jevning's level headed and matter of fact approach to the subject matter, but that doesn't stop the book from including quite a few intriguing and decidedly hair raising Bigfoot encounters.The content should be sufficiently eerie for most casual readers, of course, and given that Mr. Jevning once worked with early Bigfoot research pioneers John Green and Rene Dahinden, AND started his own investigation team (the Pacific Coast Sasquatch Investigation Team, or PCSIT) way back in 1975, I would say that all of the above lends even more credibility to this brief, but exceptional account. An updated edition of Haunted Valley is reportedly on the way from the author, but until then, don't hesitate to read this great little book. It's a definite must for anyone even vaguely interested in cryptid creatures, or the paranormal in general.

Haunted Valley is a tiny book written by William Jevning, founder of the then Pacific Coast Sasquatch Investigation Team, who was a protege of Rene Dahinden, a famous Sasquatch investigaror. The main story line is that of an investigation by William Jevning in 1989 of fairly long-term encounters with a sasquatch family visiting local farms for food. The book is written in a matter-of-fact, call-it -for- what-is manner and style, which some have found boring, but I did not. I prefer the more factual based accounts of sasquatch encounters rather than the personal narratives of sasquatch encounters, which are very common today.What I liked about Haunted Valley is that it shed some light on sasquatch encounters in the Yacolt Valley in Skamania County in the Mt. St. Helens region, an area reputed to have had numerous sasquatch encounters in the past and today.What I did not like was the lack of page numbers for reference, the lack of publishing information inside both covers, the tiny size of the book, and the formating of the last page where the final paragraph and a half were situated in the middle of the page. Haunted Valley is okay, but I recommend that it be purchased as a Kindle e-book if possible. This book could be an excellent source of fact-based stories of sasquatch encounters if it were updated and expanded considerably as I suspect that the sasquatch encounters in the Yacolt Valley have not diminished with time.

Haunted Valley is a short Bigfoot book filled with details of investigations in the Yacolt Valley of Washington state. Mr. Jevning is an experienced Bigfoot investigator mentored as a teenager by the late Rene Dahinden.. His vast experience is shown in the thorough investigations he conducts. He has written other Bigfoot books that are also very informative. As a constructive criticism, there are numerous spelling and punctuation errors in this book. Not everyone remembers English rules from school, but why not have someone knowledgeable proof-read a book before publishing it? The plural of sasquatch is sasquatches, not sasquatch's. Although the book is relatively short at 48 pages, I think it would be easier to read if it were broken down into several chapters. Having said all of this with constructive intentions, I do encourage Mr. Jevning to continue to share his Bigfoot investigations with us in future books.

I liked reading about these events. I appreciated learning more about that area’s experiences with the Sasquatch. I thought Will and his team showed wisdom and skill as they approached the work of gathering info on the behavior of the Sasquatch under less than ideal conditions. I would recommend this book to anyone who is curious, enthusiastic or skeptical about the existence of this elusive creature. In at least a few tribe’s lore, this being has been associated with the quality of honesty. I hope one day that the authorities will allow more honesty to emerge on this topic

The entire story is 50 double spaced pages with large margins. The author dedicated a disproportionate percentage of the story to putting down others (apparently he dislikes people with college degrees) and declaring himself an expert. Even going so far to say that the Yacolt Valley could have been Bluff Creek.

This is a specific case study by noted and quietly famous Bigfoot researcher and podcast host Will Jevning. He covers Skamania County in Washington state, which is notorious for all its Bigfoot history. The Yakolt Mountain valley in particular gets an in-close study which should cause much thought in people who buy into the "lone wanderer" popular version of Sasquatch. The only true criticism is that it needs an expanded and detailed second edition. But for a Kindle price of ninety-nine cents (just under 1 U.S. dollar) , it is a real bargain.

Another great tale from William Jevning's archive of material. Told with personal passion in a down to Earth style that seems honest and humble throughout, we share an insight into the squatchy shadows of the haunted valley in the late 80's and the experiences of a family on their new property. What they experience and discover is the presence of creatures that led to the native tribes giving 'haunted valley' a wide birth from fear of the hairy giants that lived within.Again, the book appeared to have formatting issues and would have benefited from editing, but the story telling is gripping and the price good value overall.

Thought the book was o.k but a bit short.

Ich bin fasziniert vom Thema "Bigfoot" und dachte dass dieses Buch viele Informationen enthalten würde. Der Author, Bill Jevning, gillt als Experte auf dem Gebiet, hauptsächlich weil er von Größen wie Rene Dahinden und John Green in diesem Thema eingeführt wurde. Jevning hat schon mehr als 30 Jahre Erfahrung in diesen Themenbereich. Daher erwartete ich ein eher informatives Buch.Leider wurden meine Erwartungen nicht erfüllt. Jevning beschreibt wie er zum Thema kam und wie er mit seinen Freunden eine "Begegnung" mit einem Bigfoot hatte. Weiter beschreibt er welche Folgen dies hatte und wie er seine Organisation gründete. Obwohl dies sicherlich interessante Information ist, hätte ich mir mehr erwartet. Das Buch ist recht kurz und wurde offensichtlich durch "self-publishing" publiziert. Es gibt gravierende Schreibfehler im Buch. Es gibt sogar eine Passage die sich wiederholt. Offensichtlich gab es kein Redakteur außer Jevning selber.

very good