CRU-INT / COMMAND
ERLSIVEL “ERL” ELLISON
FIELD DIRECTOR
Directs International field operations and coordinates scientific, containment, logistical, and regional-partnership resources. Erl retains mission command.
INDEPENDENT FIELD OPERATIONS / CASE REPOSITORY
THE UNEXPLAINED
DOESN'T WAIT.
Across forests, mountains, marshes and places best left off the map, there are reports no one knows how to explain. The Cryptid Response Unit goes looking for answers.
SCROLL TO INVESTIGATE▼CRU / SIGNAL 01—22
◉ FIELD REPORTS22 MAINLINE MISSIONSCASE ARCHIVESCLASSIFIED FICTIONAL WORLDOPERATIONS CONTINUE
01 / DECLASSIFIED MATERIAL
THE CASE ARCHIVES.
Twenty-two numbered investigations. Browse the archive by title or mission number.
ARCHIVE INDEX CRU-001—022
22 FILES INDEXED
02 / GEOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE
INCIDENT ATLAS.
Explore the geographical settings of CRU's numbered investigations. Select a signal to open its case file.
TACTICAL MAP REGION OVERVIEW
MISSION THEATER INDEX
PROJECTION / SCHEMATIC
REGIONAL LOCATIONS / APPROXIMATE
REGIONAL LOCATIONS / APPROXIMATE
INDEXED CASE SETTINGSELECT A SIGNAL
SELECTED THEATERNORTH AMERICA
INDEXED CASES20
This is a stylized index of story settings, not an assertion of real-world cryptid activity or precise mission coordinates.
03 / PERSONNEL ACCESS
BEHIND THE BADGE.
Meet the people at the heart of the Cryptid Response Unit universe.
PERSONNEL INDEX REVIEW IN PROGRESS
PERSONNEL FILE / CRU
ETHAN COLE
Central operative in the CRU mainline series. His case history—and the people around him—unfolds across the novels.
CRU INTERNATIONALBeyond borders.
Beyond borders.
Beyond the ordinary.
International operations are led by a seasoned field team working alongside regional scientific and operational partners.
VIEW FIELD TEAM DOSSIERSFIELD ROSTER / INTERNATIONAL DIVISION / ACTIVE
PERSONNEL FILES 03 / ACTIVE
CRU INTERNATIONAL — FIELD OPERATIONS DIVISION
Established CRU field leadership operating internationally in coordination with local authorities and regional specialists.
CRU-INT / SCIENCE
DR. NIRAN CHAIYASIT
WILDLIFE VETERINARIAN / COMPARATIVE BIOLOGIST
Leads comparative biology, organism physiology, and behavioral assessment, with a central role in ethical, evidence-based containment decisions.
CRU-INT / SUPPORT
FARID RAHMAN
CONTAINMENT / LOGISTICS
Plans containment systems, field routes, communications, equipment placement, and evacuation measures that keep operations practical and safe.
04 / STORY-WORLD CATALOG
ENTER THE STORIES.
Explore the mainline missions, CRU International, and bundled editions. Publisher-supplied Amazon Associates links are available where provided.
LIBRARY CATALOG 37 COVERS / 37 TITLES
MAINLINE / READING ORDERCRYPTID RESPONSE UNITEXPLORE SERIES ON AMAZON ↗
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35 PUBLISHER-SUPPLIED PRODUCT LINKS / 2 PURCHASE LINKS PENDINGSITE USES YOUR PROVIDED COVER ARTWORK
05 / READ BEYOND THE UNIT
THE MISSION ENDS.
THE ADVENTURE DOESN'T.
More stories for readers who like complicated teams, dangerous assignments and mysteries with teeth.
RECOMMENDATION DESK COMING INTO FOCUS
RELATED SERIES / 01
NERO DOCTRINE
For readers drawn to CRU's military and investigative dimension.
CATALOG LINKS TO FOLLOW ↗RELATED SERIES / 02
PROBLEMS SOLVED
For readers who enjoy unconventional teams taking on unusual assignments.
CATALOG LINKS TO FOLLOW ↗RELATED SERIES / 03
MIDNIGHT METROPOLIS
Five published horror collections, one upcoming volume, and places you may never want to visit after dark.
EXPLORE ALL VOLUMES ↗STAY IN THE LOOP
THE NEXT CASE
IS OUT THERE.
The future CRU dispatch list will carry release alerts, supplemental case material and new assignments.
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