Seven Fortean Wonders of the World - voting open
The voting for the Charles Fort Institute Seven Fortean Wonders of the World is finally here. On the Seven Wonders web page you can see a list of all 79 nominations. Each is linked to a paragraph giving more details and there are further links to more information so you can find out as much as you like about each candidate before you vote. We've also set up a forum for discussion - just log in and champion your favourites...
The truth about the Abominable Snowman
The Yeti, formerly known as the Abominable Snowman until he fired his publicist, is Nepal's version of the American Bigfoot. Like Bigfoot, Yeti is large, powerful, leaves strange tracks, and has never been proven to exist outside of folklore and myth. Interest in the supposed creature is fueled by occasional sighting reports and odd footprints, but recently an American television crew claimed to have found the Yeti's tracks not far from Mount Everest...
The hustler who haunts
Loved and hated in almost equal portions, a man who played pool better than almost any other -- and yet who wanted to go fishing even more -- treacherous and warmhearted: All this was the hustler U.J. Puckett. Puckett also came to haunt a south Fort Worth pool hall, Fast Freddy's...
(Also read: "Devil in Human Form")
Exclusive from Josh Gates on Yeti tracks
A Wizard's Bestiary
Nick Redfern: I don't joke or exaggerate when I say that A Wizard's Bestiary is likely to become one of the most talked about cryptozoological books of the next few years...
The subversive and UFOs
Some consider UFOs and aliens (or what we usually call aliens) as Satanic. Bound firmly within a fundamental Christian context, UFOs, aliens and all the phenomena surrounding the two are evil. UFO writer Stephen Yulish, who writes frequently for UFO Digest, believes this. Yulish writes extensively on UFOs and related matters, and he has a solid background involving UFO research. I’m not disputing Yulish’s knowledge of UFOlogy; it’s that our interpretations on things UFOlogical are so different...
Time travel: fact or fiction?
In H.G. Wells’ classic novel of 1895, "The Time Machine," an adventurous Londoner heads off into a dark future, where he clashes with cave-dwelling monsters, explores ruined cities and witnesses the final moments of life on Earth. Tales of fictional time traveling heroes and strange futures aside, however: what of the real world? Is it possible that one day we might travel through time in much the same way that today we hop on a plane to take our yearly vacation?..
(Also read: "Time Storms in The Matrix")
The fish/goat/man monster of Lake Worth
Encounters with a paranormal creature usually have one witness. Some kid is out in the wild hiking alone, then wham-o, the bitter stench of Bigfoot fills his nostrils in a face to face meet and greet. The better sightings will have two or more unwitting participants who eventually issue similar statements. The real good kind of paranormal encounter includes a sighting, a local radio broadcast of the sighting, droves of onlookers racing to the scene via automobiles and police running for their lives...
The spirit teacher who brought the Divine Fire
Brad Steiger: One evening in the summer of 1969, I was awakened by an unusual sound as I lay sleeping in the master bedroom of my home in Decorah, Iowa. When I opened my eyes, I was startled to see a dark hooded figure standing at the side of the bed. In the dim light diffused through a window shade from an outside streetlamp, I could see what appeared to be a man dressed as a cowled monk waving his arms over my wife and myself...
Mystery of lights in the sky
Spooky lights spotted over Teignmouth have freaked out some locals. There were dozens of reports about the strange, whitish-coloured shapes moving up and down the estuary early on Monday evening.Was it extra terrestrials, or did the objects in the sky have a simpler, down-to-earth explanation such as lasers?..
