Haunted houses, alien hybrids, psychic pets, and carnival oddities are just a few of the phenomena that inhabit the shadowy corners of the unexplained. After thirty years of paranormal investigation, acclaimed author and detective Joe Nickell opens his mystery files once again to reveal the truth behind supposedly inexplicable occurrences. Continuing what his popular Real Life X-Files started, Nickell's new casebook examines the Shround of Turin, the Mothman enigma, crop circles, alien abductions, and numerous other perplexing mysteries. Undaunted by fiery specters, headless saints, or weeping icons, Nickell has traveled extensively to investigate the world's greatest mysteries and con artists. He has gone undercover to illuminate the tricks of those who pretend to communicate with the dead, accompanied a Cajun guide into a Louisiana swamp in search of a fabled monster, and gained an audience with a voodoo queen. Nickell incorporates his personal experiences with other investigators' findings to explore how these intriguing myths have developed. Addressing the theoretical debate behind each case, Nickell clarifies previous speculation and uses evidence to explain phenomena that have baffled the scientific community and the general public for decades. While Nickell tackles the many theories surrounding these X-files, such as the Nazca Lines, the Amityville Horror, and the Winchester Mystery House, he does not automatically deny the possibility of the paranormal. As an investigator, Nickell employs a comprehensive approach sensitive to both the paranormalist and skeptic. Nickell's investigative skills have won him both acclaim and controversy during his long career as one of the world's foremost paranormal investigators. Using a hands-on approach and the scientific method, he now examines more than three dozen intriguing mysteries in The Mystery Chronicles.
