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by John a. Keel (Author)
John Alva Keel, born Alva John Kiehle (March 25, 1930 - July 3, 2009) was an American journalist, Fortean researcher, and influential UFOlogist who is best known as author of The Mothman Prophecies. Keel was born in Hornell, New York, the son of a small-time bandleader. His parents separated and he was raised by his grandparents. He was interested in magic and had his first story published in a magicians' magazine at age 12. He left school at the age of 16 after taking all the science courses. He worked as a freelance contributor to newspapers, scriptwriter for local radio and television outlets, and author of pulp articles such as Are You A Repressed Sex Fiend? He served in the US Army during the Korean War on the staff of the American Forces Network at Frankfurt, Germany. He claimed that while in the Army he was trained in psychological warfare as a propaganda writer. After leaving the military, he worked as a foreign radio correspondent in Paris, Berlin, Rome and Egypt. In 1957, he published Jadoo, a book describing his time in Egypt and India investigating the Indian rope trick and the legendary yeti. In 1966 he produced the "spy and superhero" spoof novel The Fickle Finger of Fate. Influenced by writers such as Charles Fort, he began contributing articles to Flying Saucer Review and took up investigating UFOs and assorted Forteana as a full-time pursuit. Keel analyzed what he called "windows" and "waves" (or flaps, as they are often called) of reported UFO events, concluding that a disproportionate number occurred on Wednesdays and Saturdays. A member of the Screenwriters Guild, Keel reportedly wrote scripts for Get Smart, The Monkees, Mack & Myer for Hire, and Lost in Space. In 1967, Keel popularized the term "men In black" in an article for the men's adventure magazine Saga, entitled UFO Agents of Terror. According to Keel, he initially sought to explain UFOs as extraterrestrial visitations, but later abandoned this hypothesis. His third book, UFOs: Operation Trojan Horse, published in 1970, linked UFOs to supernatural concepts such as monsters, ghosts and demons. Keel used the term "ultraterrestrials" to describe UFO occupants he believed to be non-human entities capable of taking on whatever form they want. His 1975 book: The Mothman Prophecies was Keel's account of his investigation into alleged sightings in West Virginia of a huge, winged creature called "Mothman." The book combines Keel's account of receiving strange phone calls with reports of mutilated pets and culminates with the December 15, 1967, collapse of the Silver Bridge across the Ohio River. The book was widely popularized as the basis of a 2002 film of the same name starring Richard Gere. Between 1969 and 1974 John Keel, privately publised and distributed a little known "Irregularly Published Newsletter" which was never sold by subscription and oddly printed in the order of a book starting at page one and ending at page 217 with a last word by Keel. Amazing articles found within the magazine: Malcolm X's experience with a paraphysical gentleman in a black suit. Jaques Vallee recounts his amazing story of a possible Men in Black encounter back in Italy in 1952. William Burroughs article on Mind Control and rare articles written by John Keel himself. Also, we have included in the begining of this anthology of ANOMALY, Keel's article entitled: The Flying Saucer Sub Culture as author's introductory satement. Prolific and imaginative, Keel was considered a significant influence within the UFO and Fortean genre. Keel lived for many years in the Upper West Side of New York City. He was a bachelor. He died on July 3, 2009 in New York City, at the age of 79. Saucerian Publisher was founded with the mission of promoting books in Science Fiction, Paranormal and the Occult. Our vision is to preserve the legacy of literary history. ___ Copy and paste the link for our books: https: //saucerianbooks.blogspot.com/ ___
