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The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings
A comprehensive encyclopedia of the unexplained, with incredible eyewitness accounts of strange creatures from around the globe.
Including:
Angels and Demons; The Mothman; Dinosaurs that still roam the earth; Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman, and other hairy monsters; A real-life land of the giants;
The Loch Ness monster, the Silver Lake Sea Serpent, and other lake creatures; Dragons;
Giant Flying Snakes; Carnivorous Plants from outer space; Unidentified submarine objects;
Aliens, bedroom invaders, and cattle rustlers from the skies; The Grinning Man; Green men, Leprechauns, and other little people;Vampires and Werewolves and much more....
Including:
Angels and Demons; The Mothman; Dinosaurs that still roam the earth; Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman, and other hairy monsters; A real-life land of the giants;
The Loch Ness monster, the Silver Lake Sea Serpent, and other lake creatures; Dragons;
Giant Flying Snakes; Carnivorous Plants from outer space; Unidentified submarine objects;
Aliens, bedroom invaders, and cattle rustlers from the skies; The Grinning Man; Green men, Leprechauns, and other little people;Vampires and Werewolves and much more....
352 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1970
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About the author
John A. Keel
81 books237 followersJohn Alva Keel (born Alva John Kiehle) was a Fortean author and professional journalist.
Keel wrote professionally from the age of 12, and was best known for his writings on unidentified flying objects, the "Mothman" of West Virginia, and other paranormal subjects. Keel was arguably one of the most widely read and influential ufologists since the early 1970s. Although his own thoughts about UFOs and associated anomalous phenomena gradually evolved since the mid 1960s, Keel remained one of ufology's most original and controversial researchers. It was Keel's second book, UFOs: Operation Trojan Horse (1970), that popularized the idea that many aspects of contemporary UFO reports, including humanoid encounters, often paralleled ancient folklore and religious encounters. Keel coined the term "men in black" to describe the mysterious figures alleged to harass UFO witnesses and he also argued that there is a direct relationship between UFOs and psychic phenomena. He did not call himself a ufologist and preferred the term Fortean, which encompasses a wide range of paranormal subjects.
Keel wrote professionally from the age of 12, and was best known for his writings on unidentified flying objects, the "Mothman" of West Virginia, and other paranormal subjects. Keel was arguably one of the most widely read and influential ufologists since the early 1970s. Although his own thoughts about UFOs and associated anomalous phenomena gradually evolved since the mid 1960s, Keel remained one of ufology's most original and controversial researchers. It was Keel's second book, UFOs: Operation Trojan Horse (1970), that popularized the idea that many aspects of contemporary UFO reports, including humanoid encounters, often paralleled ancient folklore and religious encounters. Keel coined the term "men in black" to describe the mysterious figures alleged to harass UFO witnesses and he also argued that there is a direct relationship between UFOs and psychic phenomena. He did not call himself a ufologist and preferred the term Fortean, which encompasses a wide range of paranormal subjects.
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March 28, 2019
It will probably strike some as odd that I would be reviewing a 47 year-old book on paranormal phenomena, but the explanation is pretty simple. THIS is the book that got me interested in esoterica back when I was but a youngster. My older brother had left this little paperback tome behind when he left for college, and I was fascinated by the cool cover art by a then mostly-unknown Frank Frazetta. The cover depicts a man dressed as a park ranger thrusting a defensive hand forward as a dozen different animal and spectral entities converged upon him. As a youngster in the early 1970s, UFOs and Bigfoot and swamp monsters and lake monsters were just COOL! And I still harbor an interest in those subjects today, though with a healthy dose of scientific rationalist skepticism.
Quick autobiographical sideline: when I was growing up in far northeast Texas, on the border with Arkansas and Louisiana, there was a genuine monster scare in nearby Fouke, Arkansas. This hairy apparition was named the Fouke Monster, and generated a ton of buzz in the surrounding communities. It seemed to be a cross between Bigfoot and some sort of swamp thing, and it scared the hell out of a lot of folks and thrilled all the kids in the area. This is a big part of why I got caught up in studying oddball subjects like UFOs and other assorted paranormal creepies. Check out some of the Fouke Monster videos on YouTube for more information.
So anyway, this book by the well-known monster and UFO chaser John Keel was my introduction to this alternate world sometime around the age of ten. I read it with thrills and intense belief back then, and I was glad to find a reasonably well-kept copy on AbeBooks. Re-reading it now gave me an intense satisfaction and a feeling of nostalgia. And I was kind of surprised at just how good this book was for its time. Keel spends a lot of effort recounting various reports of different types of physical and paranormal events spanning most of the US and various other countries. Tons of phenomena are covered: UFOs, Bigfoot, swamp things, giants from the past, the mysterious Grinning Man, the even more mysterious Mothman of West Virginia, lake and sea monsters, demon dogs and phantom cats, and various other creepy crawlies, including the Men in Black. Keel collects eyewitness accounts and various newspaper and journal reports to collate a storehouse of information on these apparitions. To his credit, he sourced these accounts well. An internet search uncovered corroborating information on every case that I looked up. It’s obvious that Keel was interested in getting a clear picture of what was going on in each of these cases.
Furthermore, Keel is not content to submit to obvious explanations for the various creatures and events covered in the book. In point of fact, he espouses a similar theory to the ideas presented by the prominent computer scientist and UFO investigator Jacques Vallee. Vallee and Keel both began their careers treating UFOs in what was the tradition of the day, that UFOs were actual mechanical craft piloted by extraterrestrial beings or robots. By the late '60s and early '70s though, Vallee and Keel had both come to the conclusion that UFOs and other phenomena were closely linked with legends from the past. The leprechauns and demons of yore had simply taken on a space-age visage as the industrial revolution revised and shattered many religious and folk tales and traditions from the past. Both men espoused a viewpoint that esoteric activities were largely not physical entities at all, but part of a shared experiential consciousness that had been largely unexplored. Both investigators were open to the idea that this consciousness might not be an internal one, but one that was “projected” into our reality from another dimension, an “unseen reality” that directly affected ours on a conscious and/or unconscious level. Those ideas were revolutionary in the early 1970s, and led to a big split within the various paranormal communities. That split continues to this day, though mostly within the UFO community.
Keel even does an early take on sleep paralysis and how that particular phenomenon links to the modern understanding of “demon encounters” and UFO contactee cases. That part of the mystery interests me in particular, since I personally know several people who either currently suffer or have suffered in the past from sleep paralysis and its signature feelings of helplessness and a feeling that they are not alone in their own houses.
One particularly funny side note: Keel differentiates the standard Bigfoot encounters from accounts of swamp things. As such, he dubs his swampy apparitions as Abominable Swamp Slobs, or A.S.S. for short. I couldn’t tell if he was serious with this nomenclature, or if he found it to be a funny “in-joke” or a secret critique of the accounts themselves. Either way, I found it hilarious and a particular highlight of the book.
Overall, I give it a solid 4 stars. Keel spends some time on badly sourced rumors and accounts, even though most of his accounts checked out on internet searches. I was also disappointed with the swamp monster chapter, which devolved into yet more Bigfoot encounters. I think better editing could have kept Keel on track with his subjects. I DID particularly like the chapter on The Great Sea Serpent of Silver Lake, New York, which stands as one of the all-time great hoaxes ever perpetrated on monster hunters. Seek out this book if you have any interest in the paranormal at all. It’s a lost classic that needs to see more of the light of day. I thank John Keel for opening me up to a world of adventure and possibility and the need to keep an open mind. Well done, Mr. Keel, well done.
Quick autobiographical sideline: when I was growing up in far northeast Texas, on the border with Arkansas and Louisiana, there was a genuine monster scare in nearby Fouke, Arkansas. This hairy apparition was named the Fouke Monster, and generated a ton of buzz in the surrounding communities. It seemed to be a cross between Bigfoot and some sort of swamp thing, and it scared the hell out of a lot of folks and thrilled all the kids in the area. This is a big part of why I got caught up in studying oddball subjects like UFOs and other assorted paranormal creepies. Check out some of the Fouke Monster videos on YouTube for more information.
So anyway, this book by the well-known monster and UFO chaser John Keel was my introduction to this alternate world sometime around the age of ten. I read it with thrills and intense belief back then, and I was glad to find a reasonably well-kept copy on AbeBooks. Re-reading it now gave me an intense satisfaction and a feeling of nostalgia. And I was kind of surprised at just how good this book was for its time. Keel spends a lot of effort recounting various reports of different types of physical and paranormal events spanning most of the US and various other countries. Tons of phenomena are covered: UFOs, Bigfoot, swamp things, giants from the past, the mysterious Grinning Man, the even more mysterious Mothman of West Virginia, lake and sea monsters, demon dogs and phantom cats, and various other creepy crawlies, including the Men in Black. Keel collects eyewitness accounts and various newspaper and journal reports to collate a storehouse of information on these apparitions. To his credit, he sourced these accounts well. An internet search uncovered corroborating information on every case that I looked up. It’s obvious that Keel was interested in getting a clear picture of what was going on in each of these cases.
Furthermore, Keel is not content to submit to obvious explanations for the various creatures and events covered in the book. In point of fact, he espouses a similar theory to the ideas presented by the prominent computer scientist and UFO investigator Jacques Vallee. Vallee and Keel both began their careers treating UFOs in what was the tradition of the day, that UFOs were actual mechanical craft piloted by extraterrestrial beings or robots. By the late '60s and early '70s though, Vallee and Keel had both come to the conclusion that UFOs and other phenomena were closely linked with legends from the past. The leprechauns and demons of yore had simply taken on a space-age visage as the industrial revolution revised and shattered many religious and folk tales and traditions from the past. Both men espoused a viewpoint that esoteric activities were largely not physical entities at all, but part of a shared experiential consciousness that had been largely unexplored. Both investigators were open to the idea that this consciousness might not be an internal one, but one that was “projected” into our reality from another dimension, an “unseen reality” that directly affected ours on a conscious and/or unconscious level. Those ideas were revolutionary in the early 1970s, and led to a big split within the various paranormal communities. That split continues to this day, though mostly within the UFO community.
Keel even does an early take on sleep paralysis and how that particular phenomenon links to the modern understanding of “demon encounters” and UFO contactee cases. That part of the mystery interests me in particular, since I personally know several people who either currently suffer or have suffered in the past from sleep paralysis and its signature feelings of helplessness and a feeling that they are not alone in their own houses.
One particularly funny side note: Keel differentiates the standard Bigfoot encounters from accounts of swamp things. As such, he dubs his swampy apparitions as Abominable Swamp Slobs, or A.S.S. for short. I couldn’t tell if he was serious with this nomenclature, or if he found it to be a funny “in-joke” or a secret critique of the accounts themselves. Either way, I found it hilarious and a particular highlight of the book.
Overall, I give it a solid 4 stars. Keel spends some time on badly sourced rumors and accounts, even though most of his accounts checked out on internet searches. I was also disappointed with the swamp monster chapter, which devolved into yet more Bigfoot encounters. I think better editing could have kept Keel on track with his subjects. I DID particularly like the chapter on The Great Sea Serpent of Silver Lake, New York, which stands as one of the all-time great hoaxes ever perpetrated on monster hunters. Seek out this book if you have any interest in the paranormal at all. It’s a lost classic that needs to see more of the light of day. I thank John Keel for opening me up to a world of adventure and possibility and the need to keep an open mind. Well done, Mr. Keel, well done.
September 7, 2021
John A. Keel's classic work that tries to create a unified field theory of the paranormal. The book is 47 years old, and thus it misses some well known cases that happened later, and doesn't really keep up with some of the trends in the field. Still, it is the source of a lot that comes later, and is essential for those interested in the paranormal.
December 10, 2014
All I can say is you've got to read it to appreciate it. A compilation of odd and/or strange creatures told of throughout the world. You'll only get a beginning view of Keel's odd understanding/theory about paranormal events and creatures here.
Update:
I was "real into" strange but true type books when I was younger. From the '60s on I snapped them up as they came out. I read everything from Charles Fort to Frank Edwards. Then later (the 1970s) I came on John A.Keel's books.
If you've seen the movie The Mothman Prophecies it's based on a book by Mr. Keel. The Mothman Prophecies. The book came out in '75 and was originally titled Visitors From Space: The Astonishing True Story Of The Mothman Prophecies.
I recall the Silver Bridge collapse and that sort of tied things in personally.
Throughout Mr. Keel's books he puts together a rather convoluted theory of how all the sightings of strange phenomena from Big Foot to Flying Saucers are connected.
I don't buy into it but in my early 20s it was interesting. You may be able to track some of the books down if it interests you.
Have fun.
Update:
I was "real into" strange but true type books when I was younger. From the '60s on I snapped them up as they came out. I read everything from Charles Fort to Frank Edwards. Then later (the 1970s) I came on John A.Keel's books.
If you've seen the movie The Mothman Prophecies it's based on a book by Mr. Keel. The Mothman Prophecies. The book came out in '75 and was originally titled Visitors From Space: The Astonishing True Story Of The Mothman Prophecies.
I recall the Silver Bridge collapse and that sort of tied things in personally.
Throughout Mr. Keel's books he puts together a rather convoluted theory of how all the sightings of strange phenomena from Big Foot to Flying Saucers are connected.
I don't buy into it but in my early 20s it was interesting. You may be able to track some of the books down if it interests you.
Have fun.
February 7, 2017
I really enjoyed this as an ebook and will be ordering the paperback as well. Although I've read a lot on the subject, this book has so many sightings that are new to me. I expected to read more about cryptids than ufos, but a big part of the book is devoted to the alien subject. My complaints are that the book does not have pictures :( not even a sketch or anything, and that it is very disorganized. In this way, it does not function well as a "guide" because it seems nearly impossible to find specific stories buried in with several others in the endless narrative of mysterious things. Still this book packs a punch in the sheer amount of info and for that it gets 5 stars from me.
August 10, 2015
Yes. Delightful. Is this book totally cuckoo bananas with little basis in scientifically verifiable fact? Probably. Is it also inexplicably engaging and fun and did it make me worry a psychological projection of a sasquatch would be glaring in my window at three a.m.? Yes! Think of it as fiction (this has GOT to be part of the inspiration for "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'") and enjoy the ride.
March 23, 2008
Where does Keel get all this info? Like, his data on "hairy humanoid" sightings in the US seems contradictory to what I would think - like a high number of such sightings were of long-armed, knuckle-dragging type. I thought HH sightings were pretty much all uprights. This is one of the things that make me wonder where his data comes from.
If you want to explore any and every weird thing that anybody has claimed to have seen, this is a hefty resource.
If you want to explore any and every weird thing that anybody has claimed to have seen, this is a hefty resource.
February 21, 2015
The Good - A lot of info packed between the covers.
The Bad - Tiny print and the comic book cover.
The Ugly - Mothman!
http://www.johnkeel.com/?p=246
Link to the photo mentioned on page 30.
Looks like a man in a fur coat to me.
;)
The Bad - Tiny print and the comic book cover.
The Ugly - Mothman!
http://www.johnkeel.com/?p=246
Link to the photo mentioned on page 30.
Looks like a man in a fur coat to me.
;)
April 26, 2015
"Strange Mutants" was an interesting listen. I enjoy the different stories from the U.S. and around the world of sightings of the Yeti, Bigfoot, Mothman, UFO's, demon dogs, vampire bats and other strange creatures. Disappearing cattle, flying snakes, and other elusive animals make for great listening. I love the subject therefore I can never get enough of the stories.
I watch TV shows with similar content and there has been legendary sightings and some proven evidence. I grew up with the story of the Goatman and the Aurora incident so nope, these stories never get old.
I enjoy John Keel's work. I find it all fascinating and sometimes a bit frightening. There are too many claims for there not to be something out there. This would be great to listen to on a camping trip also.
Jack Chekijian does an excellent job with Keel's work. I like his narrating style and I always look forward to him voicing these audiobooks. Another great job!
Audiobook gifted for unbiased review.
I watch TV shows with similar content and there has been legendary sightings and some proven evidence. I grew up with the story of the Goatman and the Aurora incident so nope, these stories never get old.
I enjoy John Keel's work. I find it all fascinating and sometimes a bit frightening. There are too many claims for there not to be something out there. This would be great to listen to on a camping trip also.
Jack Chekijian does an excellent job with Keel's work. I like his narrating style and I always look forward to him voicing these audiobooks. Another great job!
Audiobook gifted for unbiased review.
May 6, 2013
In Strange Creatures From Time and Space, Keel collects accounts of bigfoots, sea monsters, UFOs, and other Fortean creatures and events, including a bit about the phenomenon he's most closely associated with, West Virginia's mothman. The format, style, and even humor of the book are very similar to Charles Fort's work, but Keel does begin to develop his distinction between real, flesh-and-blood creatures and beings that are not necessarily "real" in the usual sense of the word. Since it was written in 1970, some of the individual encounters and phenomena Keel covers are well-known or have long been explained or debunked, but there are also lots of reports (usually representative of a particular type of encounter) that were new to me. Overall, the book (mainly because of its format) isn't as good a read as The Mothman Prophecies, but it is an interesting piece of Fortean history.
August 3, 2015
I received this audio book as a gift in exchange for a honest and unbiased review. This book is about the odd, strange creature reports through the last one hundred years. From big foot to aliens, it's all there. I enjoyed listening to this narration of this book. Some of it had me shaking my head at human behavior and some had me saying "Oh My!". I would hope that now we have evolved enough that should we come upon a creature we don't know or understand, that we would approach it with kindness, not shoot first and ask questions later.
The author, John A Keel had his work cut out for him with all the research for this book. It is well written though not always exciting. The narrator, Jack Chekijian as always does a great job delivering the material to us flawlessly.
The author, John A Keel had his work cut out for him with all the research for this book. It is well written though not always exciting. The narrator, Jack Chekijian as always does a great job delivering the material to us flawlessly.
August 3, 2015
Fascinating presentation of seemingly unexplained oddities viewed by witnesses in the late 20th century. While somewhat dated by nature, it does open the mind to look for documentation of current findings. A number of the mutations evidenced here are deemed to be the result of radiation, but current studies are more apt to point toward chemical contamination. Read, giggle if you must, but check out some of the current science and do some thinking.
Narrator Jack performs this piece with all the professionalism one has come to expect from him.
It does make a great gift
Narrator Jack performs this piece with all the professionalism one has come to expect from him.
It does make a great gift
July 10, 2011
Bought this book from Amazon.com without even seeing the cover, but I knew who John Keel was, so I knew it would be good. It is GREAT. I also used this book for some information on a research paper freshman year.
April 10, 2023
A collection of accounts of monsters and aliens. Keel ties them all together with his theory that all these phenomena are manifestations of the same thing, a powerful intelligence bent on influencing humanity through Bigfoot, UFOs and the Loch Ness Monster. Keel has a distinctive style that makes it a quick and entertaining book.
May 16, 2020
As you might expect this book is chock-full of anti-intellectualism and ridiculous "flawgic" (flawed logic in case you didn't piece that together on your own). It has a kind of Late Night Coast to Coast vibe that is fun to listen to as you drift off to sleep, but the sarcastic tone about skeptics kind of ruins it for me. Not worth the time or worthy of its awesome Frazetta cover.
May 5, 2015
Great to have John Keels classic books back in print! This is an awesome rundown of reports of strange creatures written by Keels solid voice. There is a retroness to the writing but It runs from everything from the Abdominal snowman to UFOS and reaches into the overreaching theory that is within most of Keels work. It was a great read.
March 26, 2016
This is a fun travel through the centuries.We get to hear of all the monsters that may or may not have been proved to exist by science.I liked the way scientists were explained for this reading.
Jack Chekijian is a wonderful narrator and does a fine job with this material.
I was given a copy for free for an honest review.
Jack Chekijian is a wonderful narrator and does a fine job with this material.
I was given a copy for free for an honest review.
November 25, 2007
This one was fun fun fun! A great compilation of thought provoking stories, anecdotes, and episodes. A great introduction to Fortean thought and a wake up call that there's a great deal to go bump in the night!
January 15, 2018
Creepy and fun to read
This book was written in the sixties and has a fun historical feel. The UFO chapters and the descriptions of the famous mothman and entities that look like faceless monks are very creepy. This is pretty cool for anyone who wants to believe....
This book was written in the sixties and has a fun historical feel. The UFO chapters and the descriptions of the famous mothman and entities that look like faceless monks are very creepy. This is pretty cool for anyone who wants to believe....
September 4, 2009
Another work of genius. Please click here: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-83...
February 10, 2015
Very interesting
December 28, 2015
Great book full of interesting stuff on just about everything ufo/paranormal.
January 18, 2016
Includes Owlman,Mothman,and Thunderbirds. A must read.
June 10, 2023
This was probably a more impactful book when first written, in 1970, than it is now, even with revisions and some new info from 1994 and 2002. At this point there has been so much more written about these subjects (bigfoot, monsters, aliens, etc.) that some of this can feel a little outdated.
That said, it was still enjoyable to read, and Keel did cover some things that are addressed less today. In part, more famous stories have taken over modern books, but did not in this one. For instance, there was a single reference to Fouke, as well as Albert Ostman, stories that tend to dominate Bigfoot stories now.
One of the more enjoyable aspects was the sense of Keel you got. I have heard references to him as being a bit contrarian, etc., and you see that in this book. He is constantly calling out people he disagrees or has issues with, some by name and some in general, and on both sides of the coin, skeptics and believers and researchers. He also uses the plural 'we' for the whole book when discussing himself, which (hopefully inadvertently) gives the impression that he is a little full of himself.
Overall a fun read.
That said, it was still enjoyable to read, and Keel did cover some things that are addressed less today. In part, more famous stories have taken over modern books, but did not in this one. For instance, there was a single reference to Fouke, as well as Albert Ostman, stories that tend to dominate Bigfoot stories now.
One of the more enjoyable aspects was the sense of Keel you got. I have heard references to him as being a bit contrarian, etc., and you see that in this book. He is constantly calling out people he disagrees or has issues with, some by name and some in general, and on both sides of the coin, skeptics and believers and researchers. He also uses the plural 'we' for the whole book when discussing himself, which (hopefully inadvertently) gives the impression that he is a little full of himself.
Overall a fun read.
July 7, 2022
Who cares whether the content is real or delusional -- this book is entertaining! It's like sitting around a campfire and hearing all those "experience" stories that make chills run up and down your spine and leave you thinking of the stories once the light is turned out. I love monsters and cryptozoology, and John Keel was a really engaging writer who knew how to rehash such stories for readers so they would be entertained rather than bored by a dry writing style trying too hard to sound academic or credible. I like it (love it) how Keel also postulates about what exactly all these beings might be... and in doing so, he connects them to UFOs and believes all these strange phenomena are interconnected (Bigfoot, UFOs/aliens, fairies, the Mothman, etc.). What's even more interesting is he believed the source of these things wasn't at all extraterrestrial... rather, they're something interdimensional! Ohh, I just love stuff like this!
November 23, 2024
John A. Keel studied many paranormal phenomenons for many years. Without looking to convert or condemn, Keel has complied numerous stories of a variety of different creatures into an encyclopedia worth of knowledge. The volume covers a wide range of creatures and monsters from all over the planet.
This was an audio book for me and the narrator's style just did this book no favors. The book is more like a text book and the narrator's monotone style did it no favors. It also has a dry sense of humor that shows its age. The book is from the 70s, so it is older and feels it for the most part.
The book covers a wide range of creatures, some impossible to really classify and the book goes over the categories that Keel has created for the different mysterious beings encountered in the book. It also goes out of its way to present the stories in full context and goes out of its way to not try and make one into a believer, just giving the story as was told by the witnesses.
This was an audio book for me and the narrator's style just did this book no favors. The book is more like a text book and the narrator's monotone style did it no favors. It also has a dry sense of humor that shows its age. The book is from the 70s, so it is older and feels it for the most part.
The book covers a wide range of creatures, some impossible to really classify and the book goes over the categories that Keel has created for the different mysterious beings encountered in the book. It also goes out of its way to present the stories in full context and goes out of its way to not try and make one into a believer, just giving the story as was told by the witnesses.
March 23, 2022
Keel (not verbatim): "in this world, if there are hundreds of people that are saying they are claiming to have seen the same thing, that is enough proof of its existence"
Same Keel (not verbatim): "when asked what kind of alien they saw, people ranged from saying they were grey or white, short or tall, big headed or small headed, dozens of eyes to no eyes".
I love cryptids and the unknown as much as the next person, and Keel is more passionate and engaged than most, but a string of testimonials and conjecture as a "guide" is not especially interesting. Sorry to the late Keel, I can't get behind these "credible" testimonials that support their existence.
Same Keel (not verbatim): "when asked what kind of alien they saw, people ranged from saying they were grey or white, short or tall, big headed or small headed, dozens of eyes to no eyes".
I love cryptids and the unknown as much as the next person, and Keel is more passionate and engaged than most, but a string of testimonials and conjecture as a "guide" is not especially interesting. Sorry to the late Keel, I can't get behind these "credible" testimonials that support their existence.
March 15, 2024
It is an interesting book, some material from Operation Trojan Horse can be found in this book. It does present stories from Bigfoot to Nessie and returns to the Ufonauts data. Some good material though, at the time of publishing this was not really common knowledge. John Keel suggests that a good amount of these contacts are on the paraphysical side of reality, though John Keel seems a bit confused about what is reality and what is not. Also at times, he precludes that these apparitions are triggered spontaneously.
September 7, 2024
This book kept me company for at least four evenings.
Somewhat boring read, as it was not a narrative story like a novel, but a series of articles about mysterious beings and sighting of them.
One of the major plus of this book is that it mentions a lot of creatures that are similar outside of the US and then centers about events in US.
It's a comprehensive but not in depth list of a variety of Mysteries Beings, from Giant Snakes and Giant Insects to Giant Humans, Humanoids, Fae and Sea Creatures.
A good read if you are in to this
Somewhat boring read, as it was not a narrative story like a novel, but a series of articles about mysterious beings and sighting of them.
One of the major plus of this book is that it mentions a lot of creatures that are similar outside of the US and then centers about events in US.
It's a comprehensive but not in depth list of a variety of Mysteries Beings, from Giant Snakes and Giant Insects to Giant Humans, Humanoids, Fae and Sea Creatures.
A good read if you are in to this
January 21, 2020
A must read!
Again, John Keel, perhaps the best writer and thinker in this field, takes us to new levels and new areas of thought regarding those intangible things from beyond the other dominion!
Again, John Keel, perhaps the best writer and thinker in this field, takes us to new levels and new areas of thought regarding those intangible things from beyond the other dominion!
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