Nice article on the chupacabra in Mississippi's oldest newspaper that credits my research and book. I'm not even annoyed that they (like many others) used a copyrighted photo of mine. Check it out!
Books
My Appearance on ‘Radio Wasteland’
I was recently a guest on the Radio Wasteland show, talking about some of the cases in my new book "Big--If True: Adventures in Oddity." We discuss psychic detectives; why police rarely prosecute psychics; the idea that the government wants to keep Americans...
My Book ‘Big-If True: Adventures in Oddity’ Finalist for Two Awards!
Hey there! I'm pleased to announce that my most recent book, Big-If True: Adventures in Oddity is a Finalist in not one but two categories at the 2021 New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards, for General Nonfiction and Cover Design. You can of course buy the book at your...
I’m ‘Among the Top Lake Monster Authorities in the World’!
From a library press release: "Benjamin Radford and Joe Nickell are considered to be among the top lake monster authorities in the world. They discuss the different types of lake monster sightings, delve into explanations for those sightings, and examine hoaxes,...
Misha and the Wolves: Truth, Fiction, and The Perils of False Memoir
My new article is about the new Netflix documentary 'Misha and the Wolves,' which examines a famous and bizarre literary hoax: A woman claimed to have walked across Europe and been raised by a wolf pack while searching for her parents during the Holocaust. Her book...
My Chupacabra Research Lives On!
However improbably, my chupacabra research is quoted in a new journal article titled "The Isle is Full of Noises: Puerto Rico Strong, Hurricane Maria, and the Role of Memory in the Reimagination of a Boricua Nation." The reason is that my book is less about whether a...
See My ‘Tracking the Chupacabra’ Talk Live on June 15
Tuesday night the 15th at 5:30 MT / 7:30 ET, I will be giving a live Zoom talk for the Rio Rancho Public Library discussing my research into the famous Hispanic vampire el chupacabra and my book "Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and...
The Monkey Man Panic: 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago last month the capital of India was gripped in a panic. Early reports claimed that some mysterious monkey-like creature attacked many residents in New Delhi, leaving fear, scars, and ultimately even dead bodies in its wake. The Monkey Man, as it came...
Celestia Ward Interviews Richard Wiseman on ‘Hocus Pocus’
My friend and Squaring the Strange co-host Celestia Ward recently interviewed the great Richard Wiseman about his new skeptical comic Hocus Pocus for the Adventures in Poor Taste site... check it out HERE!
‘Big–If True: Adventures in Oddity’ reviewed!
There's a lovely review of my new book Big-If True: Adventures in Oddity at AIPTComics: "The perfect book for anyone that loves diving into mysteries or enjoys a good investigation. It’s a very quick read, easily broken up into chapters, or even chunks at a time....