Nickell, Joe

Examines the evidence relating to specific claims of miracles that have become the center of controversy between believers and skeptics; including pictures such as the Shroud of Turin and the Image of Guadalupe; weeping and bleeding icons; and mystical relics, powers, healings, and visions.

Explains some of the techniques of forensic science used in criminal investigations, including fingerprinting, DNA testing, impression analysis, pathology, and others; and includes case studies that show how the methods have been used in practice.

Contains a collection of over forty real-life experiences of the paranormal including haunted houses, crop circles, alien abductions, and a fabled monster in a Louisiana swamp.

Tries to explain logically some events that seem to have only a supernatural explanation.

Examines the cases of more than forty paranormal mysteries by attempting to physically duplicate the unexplainable activities and finding a logical explanation behind them.

Paranomal investigator Joe Nickell attempts to separate fact from fantasy in regard to so-called man-beasts--monsters said to be more or less human in appearance, including werewolves, vampires, aliens, and others.