Strange Things with Chris James

How does dowsing, or using a pendulum work? Is there any real benefit in lucky charms? Why do people fear Friday the 13? I'll look into whether there is magic involved or is this some natural phenomena. 42 has more significance than Douglas Adams thought.

For thousands of years people have been seeing creatures in or near the water that look like half human, half fish beings. Some have described them as monsters, that had huge mouths filled with sharp teeth. Others say these creatures were beautiful females. With so many sightings we have to wonder, is there a race living in the oceans that just might see us as a food source.

Are there a bunch of soldiers stationed in space ships out watching for alien invaders? Some say this has been going on for decades. There are some who say the Nazis built a Moon Base back in 1942. Is this all just speculation, or is there one, or many, secret space programs going on around us.

Eric joins me from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to talk about his book, "High Strangeness." A story about a UFO skeptic, who finds himself in the middle of an actual UFO flap. It's a fun read with a twist.

In the 1500s, European sailors and explorers reported encountering giants, some up to twelve feet tall, in Patagonia, the southern tip of South America. The folks back home thought they were seeing things or outright lying. A giant was captured to take back as evidence, but it broke lose while out at sea. The crew was forced to kill him. The body was mummified using salt. When people saw this unbelievable creature, they decided Patagonia was not a safe place to visit. What amazed people about this huge man, was he had two heads. There is a body on display in Baltimore, many say it's a fake. Was the original creature real, or just a manufactured sideshow attraction?