Strange Things with Chris James

During the 1960s both the United States and the Soviet Union were doing everything and anything to be the first on the Moon. A ton of money was spent while at the same time, corners were cut, and risks taken. Rumors began to emerge about cosmonauts dying in space. Some failed to attain orbit and slowly drifted away from the Earth. Systems didn't work causing a few to die from the hazards of space....

What is the Moon, really? Why is it older than the Earth? Is it just a huge rock, or could it be some alien construct? Did the Apollo Astronauts really walk on the Moon, or was this all just filmed on some sound stage? All I have are more question, no answers. Here is what I could find. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/su...

2021 was a strange year. Lots of things happening that made little sense. There were some Bigfoot sightings. Most were just dark shapes moving through the trees. Ghosts were seen by some of the folks stuck at home. An encounter took place in an ambulance. UFOs were seen all over the world. I covered most already so I focused on North Ireland. This is the last show of the year, or the first, depend...

In December 1946, the United States Navy set sail with over forty ships for a "Scientific Expedition" to Antarctica. There were no scientists amongst the crew, only military personnel. They told their loved ones they would be gone for six to eight months. After encountering bizarre things, the navy pulled out after only six weeks and limped back home. Stories began to emerge of flying discs coming...

Did Adolf Hitler really commit suicide in April 1945, or as many witnesses say, did he escape Germany and travel by way of Spain to Argentina. More people saw Hitler in 1946, than saw his body in 1945. The story of suicide was made up to get Stalin to stop bothering Churchill. Once it was told, just about the entire world latched onto it, not wanting to believe the most evil man on earth was never...

People have reported seeing a tall, extremely skinny, white or gray creature, all over the country. Some have heard it scream just before it ran away. Could this be the Rake, a Skinwalker, an alien from outer space, or some as yet unknown being? It has become known as the Pail Crawler due to its behavior. Here are a few stories to put you on guard as you go through your daily life. Become a suppor...

In 1984, a couple living in Dodleston, Cheshire, England began receiving messages on a personal computer. The computer was not hooked to a modem, and the messenger said he was from 1521. Several research groups tried to figure out what was going on only to come away with more questions than answers. To add to the mystery, another group of messages might have been from 2109. Here is what I could fi...

Here are a few monsters known in the areas where they were seen yet unreported to the rest of the world. The Ozark Howler is well know to the folks living in the area but it doesn't have its own TV series. The Inkanyamba terrorizes the people living in South Africa. In the rivers of Georgia, there is a giant sea monster. Illinois has the Big Muddy Monster. Become a supporter of this podcast: https...

People have seen things in the sky, no one can explain. Here are a few new reports from people who saw what must be UFOs. One common and bizarre sighting is of bright lights in a formation, blinking as if sending out some kind of message. Some people have seen things that look just like huge flying saucers. After one UFO event, a man was found lying in a field, dead. The medical examiner said he d...

People go missing all the time. Most show up eventually. There are some who vanish, never to be seen again. At Lake Anjikuni, an entire village vanished. The RCMP could find no reason for them to leave their homes and the villagers never returned. The Sodder family lost five children on Christmas Eve. The house fire was blamed but their bodies were not in the debris. There are a few more disappear...

In Ghana they have some bizarre things going on. Children in some of their schools have seen and heard things no one can explain. Ghosts and shadow beings that have caused mass panic. In the country side there are stories of vampires that look like small insects or huge monstrous humanoids. In the north is a pond filled with crocodile that don't seem interested in eating the people who stand next...

Here are some stories from my book, "Paranormal Laredo." Things like a mother had an encounter with a Doppelganger of her daughter. Unexplainable things going on in schools. A woman who had a doll she treated like a daughter. Her other children saw it walking around at night. The ghost of the "Little Girl" is seen all over town. All things seen here in Laredo and the surrounding area. Become a sup...

To get ready for the Halloween Season, here are some scary stories from around the world. Things like an apartment building in Warsaw with an unusual amount of suicides. There is a ravine in Russia were people have been sent ahead in time. I'll also talk about a couple haunted Tuberculosis Sanitariums with spirits still hanging around. Stories from all over our planet. Become a supporter of this p...

Here are some stories from around the world to get you ready for Halloween. The Vallecas Case from Spain tells about a young girl who played with a Ouija Board with a disastrous outcome. I'll talk about the Belmez Faces, images that appeared on the floor of a home. Haunted castles and mental hospitals. It must be October. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange...

To get ready for the Halloween Season, here are some stories from South and Central America. Things like El Silbon, the Whistling Demon. If you're walking down a country road and hear whistling you might want to run. I'll talk about the Luz Mala, a ghost light seen late at night that has terrified folks who see it. How about the Headless Mule to watch out for. There are many more for your listenin...

To get ready for Halloween, here are a few stories from India. They have the Aleya Ghost Lights that are credited with luring people to their death. People see ghosts at the National Library in Kolkata. The Tower of Silence is just plane creepy. Listen up for some stories to get you ready for ghosts and monsters visiting your home. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podca...

Truck drivers have seen some very strange things. Driving late at night they have seen giant black dogs that are either some kind of warning or maybe there to steel their soles. There are reports of something that looked like Bigfoot and the dogman. Ghosts are a common sighting. Here are a few stories from the folks who call the highways their home. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www....

The podcast is being downloaded in several countries so here is a selection of things from each country that is defiantly strange. India has the Monkeyman as well as the Golden Temple. From the United Kingdom I talk about the Wildman and the Screaming Skulls. The Philippines has a vampire creature called the Tiyanak. In Australia there is a new cryptid seen by six men but lacking a name. From Denm...

From the Dismal Swamp Monster, the Van Meter Monster, to the Mountain Boomer, there have been some bizarre creatures seen over the years that vanish into legend only to resurface years later. Many are only known to those who live near by or have had a run in with them. Here are some unexplainable sighting to keep an eye out for next time you're out and about. Become a supporter of this podcast: ht...

I start out the show talking about some little known creature sightings. The Webb County Beast, the Enfield Monster as well as the Mogollon Monster. I also added some just weird things people have reported over the years. Things people have run into while traveling through cornfields. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/supp...

The first part of the show I'll talk about the Iron Gate in Bagdad. A spooky story. The rest of the show will be on the Tiny Coffins found near Edinburgh Scotland. Uncovered in 1836, seventeen tiny coffins, each with a wooden occupant. These bodies were made to look like real people dressed in handmade clothing. The coffins were decorated to look like actual coffins, with cloth linings. These stra...

There is a relic that hold immense power. Everyone who has had this spear in their possession have won battles despite being vastly out numbered. The relic has also healed people who were blind or had sever eyesight problems. There are many stories about how this spear has caused people to become rulers or dictators. Here is what I could find about the Spear of Destiny. Become a supporter of this...

In Massachusetts is a two hundred square mile area where all manner of bizarre activity has been seen. For hundreds of years people have seen UFOs, Cryptids, Ghosts, as well as other unexplainable things. There have also been many murders, some connected to Satanic Rituals. Here are some of the things going on in this triangular shaped section of land. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w...

In the 1590s over one hundred colonists vanished leaving only one word as a clue as to what happened, "Croatoan." These are not the only people to vanish from the area around Roanoke Island. Here is the story as far as I can find it. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

For thousands of years people have been seeing creatures flying through the sky that look like snakes with wings. Some folks have seen something they say look like pterosaurs even in resent times. Are these living, breathing creatures, or as some believe, some form of UFO. Here are some stories from way back right up to the last few years. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.c...