Strange Things with Chris James

I got onto the subject of Giant Bat Creatures while writing my latest book, Paranormal Laredo. People have reported seeing some kind of giant bat type thing flying around town. Laredo has a cryptid of some kind that a lot of folks have seen. For as far back as people have been keeping records there have been reports of giant creatures flying around the skies. Some of these were simply huge birds t...

In 2014, the Broadduses were looking for a new house. After all the usual hunting and searching they found a place at 657 Boulevard, in Westfield, New Jersey. Derek Broadduses was a 40 year old, Senior Vic-President of an insurance company. Maria Broaddus had been living in Westfield her entire life and grew up not far from their new home. Before the couple and their children had officially moved...

Since I arrived in Laredo I’ve heard stories about people seeing a little girl at Mall del Norte late in the evening when everyone has gone home. The cleaning staff would see this spirit near the Sear’s Store. She was wearing a white dress that looked too fancy for a shopping trip. It was down to her knees. If the cleaning staff tried to approach her she would vanish. I heard this story so often w...

I remember, quite clearly watching John Kennedy being shot in Dallas on live TV. My brother and I were sitting on the floor in our living room watching an old black and white TV. Our dad had told us we didn’t want a color TV because they were radioactive and would kill us. Never mind our grand-mother and all our cousins had color TVs. We knew better, or at least, that’s what the old man had said....

How is it we tell time? Not the minutes ticking by but how we acknowledge them. I’ve wondered about this for a long time. Why is Wednesday spelled the way it is? Why is September the ninth month of the year? Have you ever wondered why there are 24 hours in a day? Listen in to find out some things that won't make life any easier, but it will explain some day to day questions. Become a supporter of...

Is the Tasmanian Tiger really extinct? Many people are seeing this creature all over the place. The Tasmanian Tiger was originally called the Thylacine. Thylacinus cynocephalus which is Greek for dog-headed pouched mammal. Australia and its surrounding islands have some of the weirdest creatures on earth. Tasmania used to be a connected to Australia back about 14,000 years ago. As sea levels rose...

Here are some of the strange things that happened in 2019. It was a weird year and folks were happy to make it into 2020. If only we had known then, what we know now. A man, identified by police as 32-year-old Roberto Daniel Arroyo, could be seen lurking outside the home. He then walked up to the front door and began licking the doorbell. He stood there, by the front door, with his tongue out, lic...

Once again my wife Lourdes joins me in the studio to talk about Christmas. A nice change of pace for the Holliday Season. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

In Germany, a shower of blood was one of several portents for the arrival of the Black Death that ran from 1348–1349. The phenomenon gained exposure to a wide audience in the 16th century, during the Renaissance, when it was used as an example of the power of God. The Kerala red rain phenomenon was a blood rain event that occurred from July 25 and ran until September 23, 2001. There were daily hea...

Here are a few stories of the crazy things that happened while I worked for the government. From day one, our class was different from all those who came before or after. We were trained at Fort McClellen, Alabama. We worn old army fatigues instead of BP uniforms. Once we graduated we were sent back to our duty stations. Things happened that, had I not been there I would not have believed it. Sit...

At the end of the Second World War, the United States Government sent Charles Elliot Perkins, a research worker in chemistry, biochemistry, physiology and pathology, to take charge of the vast Farben chemical plants in Germany. The good folks at Farben had worked for Hitler manufacturing things like Zyclon B used to kill people in death camps all over Europe. While there, he was told by German che...

Here are a few more people that stepped over the line between our world and some place else. Some place that many people never managed to return from. A business man in Bahia Blanca found himself standing in a field miles from where he'd been just seconds ago. A doctor and his wife set out on a drive in the outskirts of Bahia Blanca. Soon they came to a town they didn’t recognize. Their first shoc...

Lori says she loves God, our country, and animals. And of course people. She says she has a wonderful husband, a grown son and 4 beautiful grandchildren. These are the 6 people she values most in this life. She values respect honesty and hard work. Her hobbies are hiking, reading, hunting, fishing, riding her motorcycle, going to the theatre, exploring forgotten coves & exploring shorelines in her...

Some of y’all out there might never have heard of Michelle Miller unless you hang out in the same groups I do. However, you probably have heard of her relative, John Bell and his nemesis the Bell Witch. Michelle joins me to talk about her relative that had a long running battle with the Bell Witch. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james...

Shelly Covington Montana is a Certified Wildlife Tracker, DNA Collector and Researcher. Her Interests include Learning and conducting proper Wildlife DNA Collections, Wildlife Tracking and Casting of tracks. Witness Interviews and Long Term Field work. Her goals are to constantly improve her skill sets in evidence collection thru Citizen Scientist work and the study and documentation of wildlife b...

Here are some scary stories to get you ready for Halloween. As far as I can tell, all these stories are true. You can find folks who say these are all just made up, or you can listen to the people who say this really happened. From the Phantom Hitchhiker to ghosts seen on the side of the road, things to keep in mind as you're driving. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/po...

Lex "Lonehood" Nover has been the web producer for Coast to Coast AM, America's most popular overnight radio show, since 2002. His work is considered a valuable resource for anyone studying the paranormal, fringe science, and alternative theories. If you listened to Coast to Coast you may have heard the name Lex Lonehood at the end of each show. Lex joined me on the show to talk about his book, "N...

The folks living in the Americas before Columbus ran into Hispaniola were called Mound Builders since they had a propensity to pile dirt up and create huge mounds. Some of these mounds were in the shapes of animals while others were just huge hills. This construction took about a 5,000-year period. Scientists today say these mounds were for religious ceremonies or to inter their dead. A very few m...

Lady Beltane is a legally ordained Pagan minister. She grew up Wiccan and became a High Priestess in that tradition. She derives her knowledge from both sides of her family and is a hereditary witch. Now she practices as an eclectic High Priestess. Her spirituality and magick have influences from different traditions of Wiccan, as well as Ancient Egyptian, Celtic (both German and Irish) and Native...

Defining what a witch is, is not all that easy. Probably the closest I can get is someone who performs a kind of magic. Not magic like pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Magic like working with energy or power that we don’t understand. Way back when the planet was inhabited by folks living in small tribes and scratching out an existence most people didn’t understand what was going on around them. Why...

According to ancient texts, the high Egyptian priest of Sais spoke to Solon about Atlantis, a continent that existed more than 10,000 years ago that was beyond the Pillars of Heracles, or as we know him Hercules, which is now considered to be Gibraltar. Was it Gibraltar? Not really sure. Scientists only guess at the actual location. The pillars might just have disappeared in some earth quake or gl...

A Cryptid is any creature not recognized or acknowledged by main stream science. Bigfoot, Giant birds, to the Ringdokus. Here are a few bizarre creatures seen by people yet denied by science. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

What is magic anyway? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines magic as the use of means (such as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces or magic rites or incantations It is also an extraordinary power or influence seemingly from a supernatural source : something that seems to cast a spell : enchantment : the art of producing illusions by sleight of hand. Arthur C...

Troupes from Camp Ringgold were sent to create a military site just west of Laredo, Texas. A Star Fort was built followed by wooden buildings. Soon there were thousands of men coming and going to Fort McIntosh. At the end of World War II the fort was turned over to Laredo and became a Junior College. Today it is known as Laredo College. Staff and students have seen men dressed in old style army un...

Way back when I was growing up, our dad was a do it yourself kind. Save money mostly. He built a camper on the back of his pickup. It was something to see. He was not a carpenter. He didn’t work with wood. But that didn’t stop him. The camper got the job done. It kept the rain out. Not the cold or heat, but at least we were dry. He drove that sucker all over the country and we did a lot of outdoor...