Author Description

Since the beginning of recorded time, humans have been plagued by unknown forces and beings, baffled by archaeological anomalies, and haunted by the inexplicable accuracy of certain prophecies and "visions." In the classic "Our Haunted Planet," John A. Keel brings into chilling focus strange truths about the earth and its mysterious inhabitants. Could an unseen, prehuman race have taken careful measures to remain hidden from surface dwellers? Are they still watching us from their secret hiding places, manipulating and misleading us, using us for their own entertainment, and controlling our actions? "Our Haunted Planet" is an entertaining survey of anomalous "Fortean" events such as UFOs, enigmatic stone monuments, Men in Black, missing ships and aircraft, phantom radio broadcasts, teleportation, missing time, black magic, tulpas, angels, demigods, tricksters, and much more. Unlike most ufologists, who settle on a literal interpretation of such phenomena, Keel is broad-minded and courageous enough to include all possibilities - including the impact of occultists, spies, conmen, and hoaxers on the fields of ufology, conspiracy, and cryptozoology. Within these pages, modern "spooks" appear alongside the gods of the ancients, creating a mind-expanding soufflé that may either heal your soul, send you to the loony bin, or just keep you up all night as you ponder the meaning of its forbidden secrets. This newly revised 2024 edition includes a Foreword from Keel's mentor, zoologist Ivan T. Sanderson, as well as new introduction by a key player in Keel's Mothman saga, Valiant Thor. “Asks questions we really don’t want to entertain...” -Gray Barker “Odd and interesting...” -David Letterman “Makes you wonder what the hell is going on...” -David Bowie