I can't reveal any details but I was recently in a secret Los Angeles location filming a popular TV show. More later! I feel like I'm being watched...
Media Appearances
‘Science Friction’ Documentary Now Out!
The long-awaited documentary SCIENCE FRICTION, which is pretty good despite my involvement, is now available on Prime Video! It's about how scientists are deceptively edited on TV, and available now on Amazon Prime and Tubi, find it at...
Squaring the Strange #174: A Musical History of the Devil
New episode of Squaring the Strange is out! This time the devil's not in the details, he's in the music! From violinists centuries ago to hard rock and even country music, the devil shows up quite a lot. Pascual takes us on a diabolical tour of musical folklore...
Chapter in New Book: ‘North American Monsters’
I'm delighted to have contributed a chapter in this new book on the folklore of monsters! I haven't read it yet but many of the other authors are brilliant friends and colleagues, and I'm looking forward to it. Mining a mountain of folklore publications, North...
Squaring the Strange # 170: Pet Psychics and Psychic Pets
In case you missed our recent Squaring the Strange, we talk about people who think they can talk to animals. Or people who think their animal can talk to them -- psychically, of course. Yes, it's Pet Psychics and Psychic Pets time... Listen HERE!
Searching for Cressie, the Crescent Lake Monster
The UK Skeptics have a fun piece I wrote about investigating Cressie, a lake monster in Newfoundland. Check it out, and for more on this see my book "Lake Monster Mysteries," co-written with Joe Nickell! An excerpt is below, and you can read the rest HERE! ...
Guest on ‘Paranormal Now’ Talking Chupacabras!
I was recently a guest on the Paranormal Now show, talking about my 5 years of research into the chupacabra. It's available on YouTube, so check it out if you're interested!
Ben and Lake Monsters and… ‘Bob’s Burgers’?
I'm delighted to be mentioned in Russ Dobler's series "The Subtle Skepticism of ‘Bob’s Burgers’! Check out his article HERE!
Chapter in New Book: ‘North American Monsters A Contemporary Legend Casebook’
I'm delighted to have contributed a chapter in this new book on the folklore of monsters! I haven't read it yet but many of the other authors are brilliant friends and colleagues, and I'm looking forward to it. I also did the cover art! Check it out HERE!
Guest on Paranormal Activity podcast: Curses and Voodoo
I'm a recent guest on the Paranormal Activity podcast, talking about curses, voodoo, and voodoo dolls... Check it out HERE!