A recent video taken at British Columbia's Lake Okanagan, said to be of the Ogopogo monster, recently surfaced. I wrote up an analysis of the video for MSNBC, and the Daily Mail newspaper (U.K.) quoted my research on the beastie. You can read it HERE.
Investigation
‘Best Case’ For Psychic Detectives- Audio Interviews Available
I investigated the best case for psychic detectives, offered by Skeptiko podcast host Alex Tsakiris, in 2008. It was claimed to be one of the strongest cases in history, due in part to the fact that (according to a TV show Alex watched) two police detectives support...
Interviewed by Columbus Dispatch on Ghost Hunters
I was interviewed last week by a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch on ghost hunting science and pseudoscience. It seems a local ghost hunting team asked him to participate in a ghost hunt, and he wanted the real deal on the science end of things. You can read it...
Salon.com References My Work on Sex Offender Panic
In a Halloween article on Salon.com, writer Tracy Clark-Florey wrote a very good piece on the panic over sex offenders at Halloween (coincidentally, the subject of Chapter 29 in my new book The Martians Have Landed!). In it she referenced some of my work on the topic;...
My New Book ‘The Martians Have Landed!’ Now Released
I'm pleased to announce that my sixth book, The Martians Have Landed! A History of Media-Driven Panics and Hoaxes, is now available. The book is co-authored with sociologist Robert Bartholomew (who also co-authored my first book back in 2003, Hoaxes Myths, and Manias:...
Team of Researchers in Russia Claim Indisputable Yeti Evidence
Russian researchers looking for the yeti — the Asian version of the North American Bigfoot — claim to have found "indisputable proof" of the long-sought mystery beast in Siberia. My article on this appeared recently on MSNBC, and you can read it HERE.
European ‘Wild Child’ Mystery Grows
Last month a teenager walked into the City Hall in Berlin, Germany, and told office workers, "I'm all alone in the world, I don't know who I am. Please help me.” Those words launched an international investigation and mystery that continues to this day.... Read the...
Catch My “Folklore of the Chupacabra” Presentation Online 10/14
In case people are interested, my presentation at the American Folklore Society on Friday Oct. 14 will be available to the public. A number of sessions, including all the plenary addresses and my presentation “Folklore of the Chupacabra,” part of the “Fairy Animals,...
UFOs Sighted Over Utah- My Analysis on MSNBC
On the evening of Oct. 1, a series of strange lights were seen in the skies over the city of Washington Terrace, in northern Utah. The UFOs — more than a dozen in all — were first seen just after 11:30 p.m. and glowed a strange fiery red as they as they headed north...
Appearance at the American Folklore Society Conference on Chupacabra
I will be attending the American Folklore Society's conference in Bloomington, Indiana, Oct. 12 to 14. I will be on a panel titled "Fairy Animals, Demonic Beasts, and Fantastic Creatures in International Tradition." My topic will be "Folklore of the Chupacabra," based...