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August 26, 2011
Hastings Still Warns UFOs At Nuclear Facilities
You might remember UFO researcher, Robert Hastings (read previous posts here) who has, like Chicken Little, been trying to get people to notice that a pattern of UFOs at nuclear facilities, weapons depots, and the like is afoot. Well, if you think he's given up, check this out. Apparently there is startling new evidence anecdotes that prove his long-argued hypothesis.
August 25, 2011
And Another UFO Sighting
via Andrew W. Griffin at the Red Dirt Report:
On the 18th, an unnamed witness spotted a "one large white spotlight with a blue light circling it and two smaller white objects off to either side" while driving south on 84th Street in Slaughterville, OK.
Surmounting this cluster of lights was another red one that pulsed. In the flashes from this, the witness could see a triangular shaped craft that appeared to be of a "gun metal gray" color. It seemed the craft was in a holding patter, hovering over a nearby farm house.
The witness described the object as "the size of a football stadium" and while he claims to have taken a photograph, no such image has yet surfaced.
A MUFON filed investigator looked into the sighting, but it remains unclear as yet what all he or she managed to learn.
On the 18th, an unnamed witness spotted a "one large white spotlight with a blue light circling it and two smaller white objects off to either side" while driving south on 84th Street in Slaughterville, OK.
Surmounting this cluster of lights was another red one that pulsed. In the flashes from this, the witness could see a triangular shaped craft that appeared to be of a "gun metal gray" color. It seemed the craft was in a holding patter, hovering over a nearby farm house.
The witness described the object as "the size of a football stadium" and while he claims to have taken a photograph, no such image has yet surfaced.
A MUFON filed investigator looked into the sighting, but it remains unclear as yet what all he or she managed to learn.
UFO Buzzes UK Parliament?
This is a news report aired on Britain's Channel 4. Does it show a UFO buzzing the houses of Parliament? Not likely. It has that ragged sense of motion epitomized by a digital process, which never seems as fluid as an old fashioned filmed effect. That said, I'll let you decide. One caveat: this news report is short and not about a UFO, so watch the background instead of the reporter.
August 22, 2011
The Phantasmagoria
Prior to cinematic film, horror was relegated to writing--or so you would think. In reality, the predecessor to the 'scary movie' was the phantasmagoria, a type of magic lantern show that specialized in dark, gothic, and demonic themes. Some were used by early magicians and con-men during seances.While the magic lantern, a device that projects silhouettes or etched images via a convex lens, had been around since the mid-17th century, the pitiful sputterings from candles and oil lamp flames kept them from truly taking off as an entertainment artform. With 19th century advances such as argand, limelight, and eventually incandescence, these device, which often employed elaborate mechanisms for shuffling slides to simulate movement, became ever more popular.
Especially the phantasmagoria.
In the 1660s, Thomas Walgensten employed his "lantern of fear" to conjur ghosts and later magicians and hoaxers would do similiarly to either amuse or dupe. It is from this inauspicious begining that the phantasmagoria as horror entertainment flourished during the Romantic Gothic period of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Horror novels were popular and many took to illustrating the mind's eye via magic lantern horror shows.
Throughout the 19th century, its popularity waned considerably. With the advent of several cinematic precursors, the lanterns were extinguished permanantly. But their mystique lives on in literature and cinema. And their irrefutable contribution to modern horror cannot be dismissed.
Read More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasmagoria
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August 21, 2011
American Horror Story Makes October Debut
American Horror Story, a new series on FX, comes from the minds of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk (co-creators of GLEE) and is, in short, about a haunted house and the family living therein. Seems like a thin premise to hang an entire series on, but given their prior success, I'm willing to bet they'll find an audience.
American Horror Story, which premieres October 5th, stars Dylan McDermott and Jessica Lange.
August 19, 2011
OFFICIAL LAUNCH PARTY FOR THE MOUND
The official launch party for the novel will be held at the historic and haunted Overholser Mansion on October 7, 2011. For more information, follow this LINK.
August 18, 2011
The Woman In Black Returns
Two of my favorite things collide in this forthcoming film: a good old fashioned gothic ghost story and Daniel Radcliffe.
Based on Susan Hill's 1983 novel, The Woman In Black was previously a British made-for-TV film and looks, according to this trailer, to be another The Others. I look forward to this one wholeheartedly.
Based on Susan Hill's 1983 novel, The Woman In Black was previously a British made-for-TV film and looks, according to this trailer, to be another The Others. I look forward to this one wholeheartedly.
Skully Gone And Cracked His Head Open!
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