Open 'The Unexplained' and you will begin a journey across the continents to discover over 500 of the most chilling, astounding and perplexing phenomena that nature, the extra-terrestrial and the paranormal can offer. Today, more than ever before, there is a deep and widespread interest in seemingly unsolvable mysteries, the paranormal and the exra-terrestrial. 'The Unexplained' provides extraordinary insight into some of the planet's most startling and sensational phenomena. Breaking new bounds with its unique structure, this authoritative book presents the world's most compelling mysteries continent-by-continent, allowing worldwide comparison, and also revealing some of the more isolated and mysterious global enigmas. Are crop circles meteorological vortices, elaborate hoaxes created by human hand or messages from another world? Where can you find mysterious merfolk, falling frogs and fabulous sea monsters? Do you believe that religious statues can weep and bleed, or that the Virgin Mary can appear in a vision? Dr. Karl P.N. Shuker is a zoologist, lecturer and writer specializing in cryptozoology and animal mythology. A scientist with a longstanding interest in unexplained phenomena of all kinds, Dr. Shuker has amassed a considerable archive of material during many years of personal research." From back cover.