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Back Roads Lore is a semiannual publication featuring articles on America's dark folklore, urban legends, cryptid sightings, fortean mysteries, and peculiar traditions.
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This Summer will be Supernatural!
Lake Superior finally gets the recognition its deserves as the strangest of all the Great Lakes with my new book. The book (ghost)ships out on June 1 and you can Pre-order your signed copy here www.chadlewisresearch.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Interested in UFOs and events of high strangeness? You can find me discussing both in this new documentary directed by Joe Tury. It's FREE on TUBI.
January 28, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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The Legend of 'Pig Lady Road'

While in New Jersey doing some drone-spotting I had to stop by Roycefield Road outside of Hillsborough, NJ, known to locals as 'Pig Lady Road'. Read the full legend here: www.facebook.com/share/p/19mL...
December 21, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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Just before midnight, day 9 of my festive reading/book gifting recommendations: “The Van Meter Visitor: 1903 and Beyond.” @chadlewis.bsky.social @davidweatherly.bsky.social @kevinleenelson.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 7:17 AM
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Sadly, the Bigfoot Discovery Museum is closing its doors. I met Michael years ago. Very knowledgeable guy.

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The man who saw Sasquatch is closing his California museum for good
On the side of Highway 9 deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the barn-like exterior of the Bigfoot Discovery Museum has been beckoning believers for 20 years.
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December 3, 2024 at 8:05 PM
November 28, 2024 at 4:25 PM
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Winter is Coming--Survive the Season!
Many cultures refuse to say the word Wendigo---believing that it will put you on its radar- and it will connect with you. @kevinleenelson.bsky.social and I put together everything you need to know about the Wendigo. Grab it here www.chadlewisresearch.com/shop
November 26, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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Looking to follow Cryptid researchers, authors, and organizations? From Sasquatch to Mothman. I've created a convenient Cryptid Starter Pack. Will be updating it as more of my colleagues join Bluesky. go.bsky.app/8aHur6K
November 22, 2024 at 2:58 PM
After the success of our 2013 book, 'The Van Meter Visitor: A True & Mysterious Encounter with the Unknown', we now have a sequel. The Van Meter Visitor is now one of America's favorite cryptids. If you loved the first book, this is a must-have companion.
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The Van Meter Visitor: 1903 & Beyond--- Pre-order! $15 plus $4.95 shipping | chadlewisresearch
Pre-Orders will be shipped out on September 27th from Van Meter, IowaIn 1903 a giant 8-foot bat-like creature attacked the small town of Van Meter, Iowa. For five nights the townsfolk shot at it with ...
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November 15, 2024 at 3:59 AM
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Winter is coming---Have you brushed up on your Folklore?
Filled with the history of Santa Claus, Christmas monsters, holiday superstitions, New Year's Eve rituals, and everything else that lurks in the darkest days of the year!
Grab a copy here: www.chadlewisresearch.com/shop
November 14, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Check out the new interview with the authors of Back Roads Lore (Chad Lewis, David Weatherly, and Kevin Lee Nelson), where they discuss their semiannual Back Roads Lore book project on Mysteries & Monsters podcast with Paul Bestall.
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Mysteries and Monsters: Episode 309 Back Roads Lore with Chad Lewis, David Weatherly and Kevin Lee Nelson
My guests this week have come together under the banner of Back Roads Lore to collate, collect and preserve American folklore in a regular periodical covering all kinds of strange phenomena.
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November 14, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Looking for something seasonal to read this autumn season? Check out the newest volume of Back Roads Lore: 'Strange Harvest'. Over 150 pages of fall folklore and eerie autumnal legends from across the nation. Order your signed copy here: www.chadlewisresearch.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:27 AM