As a sergeant with the Bridgeport Police Department and the founder of 826 Paranormal, James Myers has seen a lot of weird things in his time. Recently, he chatted with us about some of them.

Science writer, outdoor adventurer, pilot and author Jeff Wise talks with us about his new book Extreme Fear: The Science of Your Mind in Danger, including busting a few myths about the subject and if there’s more to fearing fear itself.

Michael Faison is the director of Yale’s Family Observatory & Planetarium, as well as an astronomer, researcher and lecturer. He recently talked to us about astrology vs. astronomy, life elsewhere in the universe, mysteries of deep space, the International Year of Astronomy and more.

In conjunction with the DVD and Blu-Ray release of The Haunting In Connecticut, film producer, writer and director Daniel Farrands discusses the new DVD as well as his experiences (including a few unusual ones) on this and other horror films and documentary TV projects.

Dr. Kenneth L. Feder is a professor or archaeology at CCSU and the author of several books including Frauds, Myths and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology. He recently chatted with us about archaeology, hoaxes, pseudosciences and more.

Ray Garton, award-winning horror author who wrote “In A Dark Place,” the “true” story of “The Haunting in Connecticut,” talks about his experiences writing that book as well as previews his latest novel, “Bestial,” a werewolf tale coming out on April 1.

Marc D’Antonio is a photo and video analyst for MUFON [Mutual UFO Network] as well as president for FX Models in Terryville. He has also appeared on the Discovery Channel’s “UFOs Over Earth,” and lectures at MUFON conferences around the country.

Donald Carter is author of Connecticut’s Seaside Ghosts and investigator/historian of the New England Paranormal Video Research Group [NEPVRG]. He is currently working on a new book, Ghost Towns of Connecticut, which is due out in summer 2009.