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Men In Black - Contents

To give you an idea of my new book, Men in Black: Personal Stories & Eerie Adventures , here's the list of contents:

Introduction
1. “Men in Black types have pounced on humanity”
2. “Looking up at his room, were the three men”
3. “Some witnesses report that the skin looks ‘artificial’”
4. “I noticed a kind of change in the air, a shift, a weird shift”
5. “My encounter with an ‘Old Man in Black’”
6. “The MIB seem just a little off”
7. “Something is wrong with this man – dangerously wrong”
8. “There was nothing friendly about the way he was grinning”
9. “You will not discuss what happened”
10. “The MIB seem to be able to drain a person’s energy”
11. “A short man in a black cape and top-hat”
12. “All I could hear was static”
13. “Men in Black are neither hallucinations nor hoaxes”
14. “He was staring right into my soul”
15. “I was to be visited by these strange men in the dead of night”
16. “This shadow wore a black fedora”
17. “It was like something out of The Exorcist”
18. “Beings that don’t quite fit the mold”
19. “Feeling a little paranoid I quickened my pace”
20. “The voices revealed themselves as the MIB”
21. “His eyes were black and his skin a Mediterranean olive”
22. “It occurred to me that I could make contact with the MIB”
23. “Perhaps the black car was my guardian angel”
24. “What you doing out here all dressed up like that?”
25. “I will ask you one more time to leave now”
26. “I was waking up unhappy and shaken”
27. “He had a narrow shrunken face”
28. “They looked odd and retro”
29. “His staring eyes are lit up with a disturbing glare”
30. “I remembered thinking: I don’t think they had pores in their skin”
31. “Nothing entities like Men in Black say or do should be trusted”
Final Words
About the Author
Acknowledgments

The Bizarre Beast(s) of Bodmin

"In my recent two-part article on so-called “Alien Big Cats” (ABCs) and Princess Diana , I made mention of a creature that has become legendary in the field of British-based cryptozoology. It’s infamously known as the Beast of Exmoor. It’s reputed to be a large, savage, black cat of some unknown type, and which is as stealthy as it is deadly. Of the various people who contacted me about the ABC-Diana issue, one asked why I didn’t make mention of a similar ABC known as the Beast of Bodmin. Well, the question was a bit of a puzzle, since the Bodmin critter had no connection to the Diana issue! So, why would I mention it?!

"But, since the person brought up the matter, I figured I would focus on it today, as the story of the Bodmin thing is a very weird one. Whereas the Beast of Exmoor is found in the English county of Devon, the Beast of Bodmin is found in the county on which Devon borders. Namely, Cornwall. But is it just a large black cat and nothing else? There are a couple of very weird stories that suggest the Bodmin creature is actually not a big cat, after all. Or, bizarrely, we may be looking at two very different kinds of creature on the loose. Possibly even three."

Yep, it's another new Mysterious Universe article, and here's the link...

Peacocks and the Paranormal

What's the connection?

Here's the answer...

Ufologists: Are You Being Watched?

That's the question I ask in a new, 2-part article. Yes, you probably are. But, it may not be for the reasons you suspect...

Here's part-1.

And here's part-2.

Part-1 starts like this...

"Is it just paranoia to suspect that agencies of government might take an interest in you for researching and writing about UFOs? Well, no, actually, it’s not. Not at all. The Freedom of Information Acts (FOIA) of more than a few nations have demonstrated time and again that, yes, elements of the UFO research community have been watched. And not just for years, but for decades. It’s very important to keep things in perspective, however. And I’ll explain exactly what I mean by that.

"On more than a few occasions, a UFO researcher who we can prove has been the subject of official files, has also spent time digging into other potentially sensitive areas that might attract the attention of agencies of government, the military, and/or the intelligence community. This is an issue I wrote about extensively in my 2006 book, On the Trail of the Saucer Spies . It’s worth noting, however, that a great deal more (and relevant) data has surfaced since the publication of my book, and which demonstrates how and why they watch us.

Available Now, My New Book: Men In Black

Available right now is my new (third) book on the Men in Black, titled Men in Black: Personal Stories & Eerie Adventures .

It's available in Kindle right now, and the paperback will be available anytime now.

Also, a big, BIG thank you to everyone who contributed to the book. As soon as the paperbacks are available, copies will be on their way to you in the mail.

Here's the publisher's (Lisa Hagan Books) info on the book:

"Nick Redfern’s new, and third, book on the Men in Black is filled with the very latest revelations on the sinister and deadly MIB. Never-before-seen witness testimony combines with papers from some of the leading figures in UFO- and paranormal-themed research to provide an outstanding look at this creepy and disturbing phenomenon.

"Men in Black: Personal Stories & Eerie Adventures takes the reader on a mysterious, macabre, and menacing journey into the world of the dark-suited silencers. It’s a journey that encompasses tales of UFO conspiracies, government agents, strange and bizarre monsters, the occult, demonology, and psychic attack."

Men in Black...Cloaks

"There’s no doubt in my mind that when it comes to the matter of the Men in Black, there is a direct connection between these menacing characters and a wealth of other supernatural phenomena. That includes the Hat-Man, the Shadow People, the Black-Eyed Children, and the Women in Black . All of these entities are definitively sinister in nature and should be avoided at all costs. And, to a degree, they even mirror each other.

"The Black-Eyed Children, for example, parallel the MIB when it comes to trying to find their way into homes, usually late at night. The MIB and the Hat-Man are both known for their old-style fedoras. The Women in Black are the absolute female counterparts of the MIB, even down to the pale, overly-smooth skin. And there are more than a few reports on record of Shadow People wearing fedoras."

That's how one of my new Mysterious Universe articles begins - on the subject of cloak-wearing Men in Black...

The picture above is to my new book on the MIB , available right now in Kindle, and the paperback to appear any time now.

Yak and Yeti

Hanging out in Alaska, at the Yak &Yeti store ...

Morag: Nessie's Lesser-Known Cousin

And also got this book in the mail today. An old one (1972) I've been meaning to get for years. On Morag, the lake-monster of Scotland's Loch Morar.

Arrived in the Mail...

Arrived in the mail today, a copy of the new book from Stan Gordon, Astonishing Encounters: Pennsylvania's Unknown Creatures, Casebook Three . A big review will be online from me next week. Thanks, Stan!

Bad Magic! Motorhead!

Arrived in the mail! The brand new CD from Motorhead, "Bad Magic." If you live in Arlington, Texas, open your windows and listen carefully. You might hear a massive roaring sound coming from near I-20. No it's not the end of the world or a squadron of jets flying over. It's Motorhead, blasting out of my windows!

And here's hoping Lemmy manages to overcome his health issues.