Weird New Mexico by Benjamin Radford - ISBN: 9780826370341
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New Mexico’s strangest tales: UFOs, hums, ghosts, and weeping statues.
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Weird New Mexico

More Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment

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    264 pages

  • Release Date

    13 October 2026

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Summary

The author of Mysterious New Mexico returns to explore and explain another dozen strange stories of the mysterious and weird in the “Land of Enchantment,” including the infernal Taos Hum, the Dulce Alien Base, and the Hobbs Weeping Statue.

New Mexico has a well-earned reputation as home to the mysterious and bizarre. It is a land of contradictions and stark contrasts, a place where the exceptional and the commonplace, the rational and the mystical, mix freely.

Sometim…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780826370341
ISBN-10:0826370349
Author:Benjamin Radford
Publisher:University of New Mexico Press
Imprint:University of New Mexico Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:264
Release Date:13 October 2026
Weight:250g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

“Whether you’re a longtime resident of New Mexico or simply someone who is curious about explanations for the state’s weirdest mysteries, you will enjoy Weird New Mexico.” - David E. Thomas, scientist and skeptic “Experienced investigator, researcher, and paranormal folklore expert Ben Radford adeptly provides both counterpoints and enhancements to the most famous legends of New Mexico.” - Sharon A. Hill, author of Scientifical Americans: The Culture of Amateur Paranormal Researchers

About The Author

Benjamin Radford

Benjamin Radford is an award-winning author of over a dozen books including Mysterious New Mexico: Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment and Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and Folklore (both from UNM Press) as well as Investigating Ghosts: The Scientific Search for Spirits. He is a folklorist, filmmaker, and a longtime editor of Skeptical Inquirer science magazine. He lives in Corrales, New Mexico.

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