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Beware of the Hat Man

There's a new Mysterious Universe article from me, which begins like this...

"A couple of nights ago I finished reading the new book from Heidi Hollis, The Hat Man: The True Story of Evil Encounters . This is a fascinating book that deserves to be read by students of various areas of research, including UFOs, hauntings, alien abductions, demonology, other realms of existence, the afterlife, and much more, too, including the Men in Black - the latter being an issue I’ll return to later.

"I have known Heidi since 2005 when we took part in a week-long filming for a never-aired television show on the Roswell affair of 1947. I also know Heidi to be a skilled writer and researcher, and someone who knows how to grab the attention of her readers and write in a fashion that is both informative and entertaining. And, with that said, onto Heidi’s latest release...."

And here's the article...

More on the Roswell Slides - an Aztec Connection?

Kevin Randle - at his A Different Perspective blog - has a new post on the "Roswell Slides" affair .

When will it all end? It won't...

This one brings the infamous "Aztec UFO crash" of 1948 into the controversy. You can find a comment in the "Comments" section from me that may or may not be relevant.

Coming Next Year: The Chupacabra...

Coming in late 2015, from Llewellyn Publications...

Stringfield & Crashed UFOs: Back In Print

I don't know if this is a signal that all of Leonard Stringfield's books and reports are about to be reprinted, but for those who may be interested, there's a new edition published on the lengthiest of all of his reports on crashed UFOs, titled UFO Crash Retrievals: The Inner Sanctum , which was originally published in 1991 and that is packed with interesting data, as well as leads worth following up on...

The Tasmanian Tiger: New Book

If the saga of the Tasmanian Tiger (a.k.a. the Thylacine), and the theory that it still exists, fascinates you, then you won't want to miss this new book: The Tasmanian Tiger: Extinct or Extant?

With a foreword from Dr. Karl Shuker, and edited by Rebecca Lang, it's a book not to be missed.

And here's the publisher's info on the book:

"Does the Tasmanian Tiger still roam the island state, parts of the Australian mainland, and the northern land mass of Irian Jaya-Papua New Guinea? Despite being hunted to extinction in the early part of the 20th century, the Tasmanian Tiger continues to stalk the imaginations of people the world over. What's more, hundreds of reports of the striped dog-like marsupial with the fearsome gaping jaw are made each year in Australia. In The Tasmanian Tiger: Extinct or Extant? , biologists, geneticists, naturalists, and academics explore the evidence for and against the continuing existence of Thylacinus cynocephalus."

Brains: Abducted!

One of those "you couldn't make it up" stories: more than 100 preserved brains have mysteriously gone missing from the University of Texas, in the city of Austin. Since I don't live that far away, I may have to take a trip down there and whip up a few wild theories for the local press...

Government Vs "Govermnent"

Check this out: a company called Rosen Publishing Group is publishing a new (re-titled) edition of my For Nobody's Eyes Only , but with a new title.

The book isn't published until January, but you can find it online as a pre-order. But, that's not why I mention it.

Check out the cover image above. The word "Government" is spelled "Govermnent." LOL.

I hope, for their sakes, they catch the error before it goes to print. Then again, if a few of the skewed copies get thru the net, they just might become collectors items!

The Beast of Loch Morar

Everyone  has heard of Scotland's most famous cryptid: Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster (or, monsters, if they exist - since there clearly can't be just one).

But, it's a seldom discussed fact that Loch Ness is not the only Scottish lake with a monster tradition attached to it. Take, for example, Loch Morar, said to be the home of the menacing Morag.

In some respects, the stories coming out of Loch Morar are more intriguing than those from Loch Ness.

And here's a newly surfaced account from Loch Morar. It describes an incident that occurred many years ago, but which was recently provided to Roland Watson, who shares the facts at his excellent Loch Ness Mystery blog.

White Pongo: Monstrous Hokum

 You might be forgiven for thinking that White Pongo is some form of embarrassing disease, one that is best not discussed in good company. It’s not: it’s the title of a 1945 movie that is one of my favorites, despite the fact that it's pretty bloody awful.  That's right: for me it falls into that "It's so bad, it's good" category. You might just think it's bad! And, yeah, I even paid money to buy the DVD.
White Pongo tells the story of a quest to find the truth of a legendary – some say folkloric – white gorilla said to live deep in the heart of the Belgian Congo and which is reputed to be the missing link between man and the apes.  The movie begins as a local tribe prepares to kill an unfortunate soul, a man named Gunderson. Fortunately, Gunderson is saved from the clutches of the Grim Reaper by the sudden appearance of a huge, albino ape, which proceeds to attack the tribespeople.  During the mayhem, a Professor Gerig, who lives with the tribe, quickly gives Gunderson a journal that tells of the findings of a now-deceased colleague of the scientist, a man named Dierdorf, who was obsessed with finding the truth of the White Pongo.
Gunderson finally makes his way, after an arduous, jungle trek, to a village-like environment  on the Congo River. Just before dying from fever, he hands over the priceless journal to a group of adventurers and explorers, more than a few over from England. They decide to launch an expedition, one that will, finally, and once and for all, figure out the truth of the legendary creature. They succeed in doing exactly that, but not before we see the immense beast doing battle with a regular gorilla and kidnapping one of the party: namely, shapely Pamela.  Echoing King Kong of 1933, Pamela is freed from the clutches of the White Pongo and it's good news for everyone - except, of course, for the legendary white ape.
Rather oddly, an almost identical movie, The White Gorilla, was made in the very same year.

Evidently, for some unknown reason, albino apes, running amok in jungle environments, were all the rage in 1945.

Should you watch White Pongo? Sure, why not? Nothing wrong with an hour or so of mindless, over the top, hokum!

More Posts and More Posts

You may have noticed the lack of in-depth articles, links, etc., for the past month or so. No, I'm not getting bored with Forteana. The answer is simple: contractual book deadlines; several of them! Now that I have finally just put them behind me, I'll be able to devote far more to the blog - beginning tomorrow...