MORE STRANGE HIGHWAYS [Paperback]

JERRY D COLEMAN (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 19, 2006

Take another trip into the darkest corners of the unknown with Jerry Coleman as he returns to the back roads of America in search of more of the strangest cases in paranormal and Cryptozoological history! Now with nearly four decades of research into the unknown, he goes in pursuit of even larger prey, delving again into current cases of Bigfoot encounters, ghosts, weird monster sightings, phantom creatures, unsolved mysteries and mysterious black panthers that should not exist --- but do! Once again, Coleman opens his case files to the public and reveals little known encounters of the unknown that have never appeared in print before. You will never look at those wooded roadways or quiet forests in the same way again! In this second eerie collection, the author presents a new collection of ghost encounters, Bigfoot and mysterious ape sightings, evidence of anomalous panthers, Thunderbirds, strange but real creatures, exposures of a few paranormal hoaxes and even a complete how-to guide on how to became a Cryptozoological investigator! Another amazing book of carefully investigated cases and first-person accounts of the unknown!

Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: Whitechapel Productions (January 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892523426
• ISBN-13: 978-1892523426
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,464,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh insights into the unknown., February 16, 2006

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Randy R. Garlipp (Omaha, NE USA) - See all my reviews
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If you like your mysteries with one foot firmly entrenched in reality, than this book is for you. No wild speculation here but merely reporting the stories as the author uncovers them with no embellishments. For those of you who gravitate towards cryptozoological mysteries you will not be disappointed as there is fresh new information found nowhere else and for the novice there is a fine section explaining what cryptozoology means and how to go about doing your own research. For those who like more of the paranormal, there is plenty here also that will arouse curiousity and questions. This book has 12 photographs with various illustrations and gives real names and places one can investigate on their own. All in all a very entertaining and informative book which I would recommend to anyone with an interest in this area.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Collection, March 8, 2006

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Gene McCloud (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MORE STRANGE HIGHWAYS (Paperback)

What a research breath of fresh air. "More Strange Highways" is a superb collection of Cryptozoology investigations as well as the techniques used but the book does not stop there as it continues into many unknown regions of strange events and as the author puts it, "an investigation might go full circle --- returning to reality!"

The author's unique writing talent draws the reader in as a participant of his recently investigated reports rather than the normally dry and too often repeatedly worn-out tales one normally finds in topics of this nature. Another plus to me was that Coleman then seeked out other investigators and allows them to present their theories and research throughout the book on such issues as Bigfoot, Thunderbirds and even research observation methods.

The Chapter on "The Search for the Mysterious Black Panther" is worth the purchase alone but I also immensely enjoyed Virginia's slave wall investigation, Clara's demon rape interview, Gnomes of the night and the Bigfoot information to name but a few.

It is a book I will keep close as a reference for my own amateur investigations. I highly recommend this book to young and old alike. A must have for your personal library!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly Spelled and Poorly Crafted Gibberish, October 7, 2010

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Tyler Withrow - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MORE STRANGE HIGHWAYS (Paperback)

I developed an interest in the Mothman due to a planned trip to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, which led to a paranormal shopping spree. At that time I bought both Strange Highways and its sequel More Strange Highways. Right now I really, really hate the Mothman.

I will start with the spelling and grammatical errors. They were peppered throughout Strange Highways, and you would think they would have solved the problem by the second book. Oh, I'm sorry. Yoo wold thank the wood shelve tat bye they secon brook. Either way, you would be wrong.

I picture Mr. Coleman hunched over a typewriter in a dimly lit room with pictures of phantom cats and thunderbirds all over the walls as he crafted these two instant classics. I think it's clear that White Chapel doesn't have anything close to an editor or proof-reader. But what is interesting is that he had three guest writers come in and make contributions to More Strange Highways (filling a 156 page book can be rather daunting when you need to hunt down a road troll), and not one word from the contributing authors was misspelled.

Coleman makes so many spelling and grammatical errors that my nose bled, and the other authors didn't have one. Coleman misspelled the name of his own son! Unless "Nick", as we outsiders would spell it, is actually "Nicjk" as cryptozoologists spell it.

Speaking of cryptozoology: The author was furious that he was labeled a cryptozoologist by other researchers. Then he had several chapters about how to be a cryptozoologist. Then he set up a committee to revolutionize the science of cryptozoology.

This strange contradiction exemplifies his entire writing style of "everyone is not only wrong, they are lying...but not me."

The only redeeming value in Strange Highways was the glimpse into the author's horrifying and psychologically crippling childhood. That wasn't brought up at all in More Strange Highways which makes the latter not only a waste of time, but a painful waste of time.

Curse you, MOTHMAN!