By Nick Redfern
A couple of weeks ago, I received in the mail review-copies of a series of new books written, co-written and compiled by Andy Colvin, the author of the trilogy of books, The Mothman’s Photographer, volumes 1, 2, and 3. One of those new releases from Andy was The Outer Limits of the Twilight Zone: Selected Writings of John A. Keel. Well, since I’m the sort of person that likes to keep work and free time separate, I pretty much put all work and reading on-hold until after Christmas. But, I’ve now completed reading the Keel book - about which I’m going to tell you much more.
First and foremost, Andy is to be congratulated for compiling this excellent volume of Keel’s work, and for two reasons: (a) the articles themselves cover a wide range of paranormal topics; and (b) many of those same articles would be very hard to find, had Andy not now made them available to us, given the fact that more than a few originated with defunct, obscure journals and periodicals.
For both the long-term student of Keel’s work and those that may be new to the man and his beliefs, theories and writings, The Outer Limits of the Twilight Zone is essential reading. Many of the articles that appear in the book are from the 1970s when, in my personal opinion, Keel was at his absolute peak. This is when he was kicking down doors, shaking up perceptions and belief systems, and demonstrating – time and again – that, just perhaps, UFO seekers, cryptozoologists, and ghost-hunters might want to think again about the true nature of the phenomena they seek…
REST OF REVIEW HERE:
A couple of weeks ago, I received in the mail review-copies of a series of new books written, co-written and compiled by Andy Colvin, the author of the trilogy of books, The Mothman’s Photographer, volumes 1, 2, and 3. One of those new releases from Andy was The Outer Limits of the Twilight Zone: Selected Writings of John A. Keel. Well, since I’m the sort of person that likes to keep work and free time separate, I pretty much put all work and reading on-hold until after Christmas. But, I’ve now completed reading the Keel book - about which I’m going to tell you much more.
First and foremost, Andy is to be congratulated for compiling this excellent volume of Keel’s work, and for two reasons: (a) the articles themselves cover a wide range of paranormal topics; and (b) many of those same articles would be very hard to find, had Andy not now made them available to us, given the fact that more than a few originated with defunct, obscure journals and periodicals.
For both the long-term student of Keel’s work and those that may be new to the man and his beliefs, theories and writings, The Outer Limits of the Twilight Zone is essential reading. Many of the articles that appear in the book are from the 1970s when, in my personal opinion, Keel was at his absolute peak. This is when he was kicking down doors, shaking up perceptions and belief systems, and demonstrating – time and again – that, just perhaps, UFO seekers, cryptozoologists, and ghost-hunters might want to think again about the true nature of the phenomena they seek…
REST OF REVIEW HERE:
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