Do monsters keep us sane? This month, volunteers from across the world will flock to Loch Ness to try to spot an ancient beast. Some think they might just be on to something.
Nessie hunters start biggest chase in history
Camera shy: The first ever photo of Nessie, taken in 1934, was later proved to be a hoax. Glossary
Monk - Monks are groups of religious men who live together and withdraw from the rest of the world.
Hoaxes - A plan to deceive or trick people.
Loch Ness - A long and narrow lake in Scotland. It is famous for the Loch Ness Monster, a huge creature that some believe lives in the lake.
Hydrophone - A microphone which records sounds underwater.
Portent - A sign that something is about to happen, especially a bad thing.
Qilin - A hooved creature from Chinese mythology.
Benevolent - Well-meaning and kind.
Perilous - Dangerous.
Mary Shelley - She wrote Frankenstein as part of a contest to write a ghost story. Lord Byron and her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley competed against her.