Unexlained! Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences and Puzzling Physical Phenomena by Jerome Clark
Cattle mutilations, green fireballs, spontaneous human combustion, hairy bipeds - some say these and other strange occurrences are figments of the witnesses' imagination. Others, in an attempt to explain the inexplicable, propose flimsy solutions. Should you dismiss what you can't explain? Or should you pay attention to the startling evidence and frightening personal accounts of those involved? Decide for yourself with the second edition of Unexplained!
Peer into the pages of this updated and expanded book and let Jerome Clark, an experienced investigator of anomalous and paranormal phenomena, take you on an intriguing journey of strange sightings, incredible occurrences and puzzling physical phenomena. Drawing from current and historical discoveries, each chapter features photos, illustrations and eyewitness accounts. (From the Publisher)
Hidden Files : Law Enforcement's True Case Stories of the Unexplained and Paranormal by Sue Kovach
Ghosts, UFOs, and other reports of paranormal phenomena often test the bounds of credibility, but can such reports be easily dismissed when the witness is an officer of the law trained to make calm, detailed observations under the most stressful situations? In Hidden Files Sue Kovach presents some of law enforcement's most intriguing (and often repressed) files from around the United States. For example, while looking for a woman and her son, Deputy Rich Strasser believes he was guided by the spirit of the deceased mother to find the wreckage of her car and her young son still alive inside it. Officer Ron Chancey recounts being chased by a boomerang-shaped flying object in Florida. And Brian Gosselin shares his encounter with a Sasquatch-type creature in Washington county, New York. These strange reports by respected police officers rival anything on television's X-Files, because they're not works of fiction, but events that actually occurred on the streets of America.
(From Occult and Metaphsyics Editords)
Sightings by Susan Michaels
Ghosts, UFOs and other mysteries--if you're familiar with the television show, you'll know what to expect from this book. Written with the same objectivity used in the TV program, you'll find evidence for ghosts, UFOs, psychics, and more of the mysteries that science has yet to explain. These stories, taken from the most popular episodes, kept me turning the pages. Like the television show, it answered old questions, only to point the way to new mysteries.
(From Occult and Metaphysics Editors)
Encyclopedia of Strange and Unexplained Physical Phenomena by Jerome Clark
This is a moderately interesting book about unusual physical phenomena (as opposed to psychic phenomena). About 150 entries are alphabetically arranged, ranging in length from one-half page (Fate Magazine) to six or seven pages (Fairies) or more (12 pages for Unidentified Flying Objects). See and see also references are found in the text; an index concludes the volume.
Articles tend to present many viewpoints, leaving open the possibility that Orang-Pendeks or Pterosaurs exist or that "weird stuff happens." Such words and phrases as supposed, presumed, best-documented, and view with suspicion indicate that the author made an effort to be objective. In many cases, theories or beliefs have been shown to be hoaxes, and these are presented as such (Tatzelwurm and David Lang Disappearance).
(From Booklist)
The Complete Books of Charles Fort by Charles Fort
Charles Fort is the father of modern paranormal research, and this amazing volume contains his four great books The Book of the Damned, Lo!, Wild Talents and New Lands. Fort has spent a lot of time going through news reports looking for the strange unexplainable stories that the science of his time (as well as our time) refuses to acknowledge and his musings on them. While a very long books (1000+ pages) this book belongs on the shelf of every Fortean researcher.
The Big Book of the Unexplained by Doug Moench
A companion to The Big Book of Conspiracies this book contains a wide variety of paranormal phenomena, alien encounters and strange creatures told brilliantly in comic book format, hosted by a cartoon caricature of Charles Fort. A must-see!
Alternative Realities : The Paranormal, the Mystic and the Transcendent in Human Experience by Leonard George
An alphabetical reference on every type of unusual experience, including psychokinesis, mystical visions, UFO abductions, miracles, and drug experiences. Some 450 entries offer possible scientific explanations, and discuss psychological and neurological disorders and self-induced hallucinatory experiences through drugs or meditation. (From Booknews, INC)
Haunted Places : The National Directory : Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, Ufo Landings, and Other Supernatural Locations by Dennis William Hauck
From Maine to Hawaii, this fascinating book leads readers to more than 2,000 haunted places, many of them open to the public, in all 50 states. Listed alphabetically by state, city, and then location, each entry contains a synopsis, an address, a telephone number, and travel directions. Readers will shiver when they learn that no matter where they are, there is a haunted place nearby. Photos. (From Amazon.com)
Green Mountain Ghosts, Ghouls & Unsolved Mysteries by Joseph A. Citro
Aimed at adults, teenagers, and tourists, this is the most comprehensive collection of tales, legends, folklore, ghost stories and strange-but-true facts ever assembled about Vermont and the surrounding areas of New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Quebec--one that can be used to find these haunted sites. Black-and-white drawings and maps. (From Amazon.com)
Passing Strange; True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors by Joseph A. Citro
A tour of New England's fog-bound coasts, dark hills, and hidden villages, which have been the sites of little-known but well-documented haunted history and folklore, exposes long-forbidden Yankee ghost towns populated by real ghosts, the mysterious Machiasport Madonna, and much more.
The Paranormal Source Book : The Comprehensive Guide to Strange Phenomena Worldwide by Jenny Randles
A good introduction and an excellent referrence book to different paranormal beliefs, including alien abductions, angels, crop circles dreams, Earth mysteries ESP, ghosts, healing, near death experiences, poltergeists, precognition reincarnation, spontaneous combustion, UFOs and zoological mysteries among others. Also contains lots of sources.
Strange but True : A Collection of True Stories from the Files of Fate Magazine edited by Corrine Kenner and Craig Miller
It seems there is no end to the number of people who have had a mystical experience. Whenever I mention the book, people admit -- somewhat sheepishly -- that they've seen and heard things they can't explain. Some report seeing angels, or ghosts, or even fairy-tale creatures like gnomes and leprachauns. Others have seen UFOs. It's also very common for people to admit that they've clearly felt the presence of a lost loved one. Ultimately, they're relieved to find they're not alone in such experiences, and they're happy to share their stories. What's more, even people who don't have first-hand accounts of the paranormal are fascinated by the reports in "Strange But True." (From the Author>
