I recently gave a live presentation on Phantom Clown Panics for the Folklore Podcast. Cost is a reasonable £5, which supports the podcast... Most evil clowns are fictional, but some bad clowns are reported to roam streets and parks looking for innocent children to...
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On the Dos Spookqueños Show Talking New Mexico Mysteries
I was recently interviewed on the Dos Spookqueños show, talking about ghost investigations, New Mexico mysteries, and other weirdness. Check it out HERE! You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben Radford") on Vimeo,...
Squaring the Strange #129: Faked Abductions
New episode of Squaring the Strange is out! I've researched faked abductions for almost two decades now, and on the new show discuss patterns, motivations, and examples of people pretending they've been kidnapped. From the runaway bride to the McDonald's worker who...
Guest Appearance on Dos Spookqueños!
I was recently interviewed on the Dos Spookqueños show, talking about ghost investigations, New Mexico mysteries, and other weirdness. Check it out HERE! You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben Radford")...
Upcoming Talk, Sept. 5: Phantom Clown Panics
Hey everyone! On September 5 I'll be giving a live presentation on Phantom Clown Panics for Mark Norman and his delightful Folklore Podcast. It's at 8 PM--if you're in London, otherwise it's early afternoon in the States. Cost is a reasonable £5, which supports the...
Upcoming Talk, September 5: Phantom Clown Panics
Hey everyone! On September 5 I'll be giving a live presentation on Phantom Clown Panics for Mark Norman and his delightful Folklore Podcast. It's at 8 PM--if you're in London, otherwise it's early afternoon in the States. Cost is a reasonable £5, which supports the...
Labyrinths and New Age Feminism
Across America—and indeed across the world—curious designs are appearing on the landscape. The patterns have spread from back yards to churches, public parks, and even medical centers. Thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of people have created and used the...
‘Covid Parties’ Rumor Resurfaces
For those who didn't see my previous posts on so-called "cover parties," here's an overview: Recent rumors and news reports have circulated claiming that COVID-19 is being spread intentionally in clandestine “covid parties.” In mid-March, Kentucky...
The Blue Whale Game Resurfaces–Again!
A folklore colleague sent me a news story about the sinister-yet-fictional Blue Whale Game rumor, which is once again circulating after I and others debunked it back in 2017... I'm not going to link to it, to avoid rewarding poor journalism with clicks, but the...
Wrinkles the Clown!
So this is very cool: Many of you may remember that I was featured in a documentary last year, "Wrinkles the Clown," about a mysterious creepy clown in Florida who threatened (and was threatened by) kids (sometimes at their parents' request). The director sent me a...