A Radical Decision

I have come to what some might consider a radical decision! As you may know, I have so many blogs right now that it's sometimes hard to keep track of what's going on and where. So, I am bringing all my current blogs to a halt. I'm not deleting them. But, I am folding them as of today. In their place, I have set up a new blog titled Nick Redfern's Fortean World. Yeah, I know: it's hardly the most original or imaginative title, but it is accurate and to the point! So, from now on, while all my existing blogs will remain archived, here's the address for the new blog, Nick Redfern's Fortean World. As you'll see, the design and style has not been completed yet, and there's no content yet either. But, bear with me, and over the next few days you'll see it start to develop its life and character!

The World's Weirdest Places: September

In September, New Page Books will publish my book, The World's Weirdest Places, which is described as follows in the blurb accompanying the book:

"Just in time for that most mysterious and macabre of all nights--Halloween, of course--Nick Redfern unleashes The World's Weirdest Places, his latest darkly entertaining supernatural title.

"In its mysterious pages, you will find Redfern's personal top 25 paranormal-themed locales, and the strange, amazing, and diabolical things that lurk within them.

"From the legendary Loch Ness, Scotland, to the slopes of Mount Shasta, California; from the dark depths of the Solomon Islands to the heart of the Kremlin; and from the magical landscape of Sedona, Arizona, to the turbulent waters of the Devil's Sea of Japan, The World's Weirdest Places reveals the sheer astonishing scale of strangeness that dominates our planet.


"Bigfoot, aliens, ghosts, vampires, UFOs, lake monsters, strange energies, enigmatic vortexes, werewolves, and terrifying demons are just some of the bizarre things that populate these parts of our planet, which provoke as much fascination and intrigue as they do fear and horror."

Cross Timbers Reviewed

As you'll note from the previous post at this blog, last weekend I was speaking at the Cross Timbers Creature Conference in Norman, Oklahoma. You can find a mini-review of the gig from me over at Cryptomundo. And here's the link.

The Cross Timbers Creature Conference

If you're in the area, I'll be speaking about "British Bigfoot" reports at the Cross Timbers Creature Conference in Oklahoma on April 14. Maybe I'll see you there! If you do want to attend, you can find more information right here.

Keep Out! in New Dawn Magazine

The new issue of Australia's New Dawn magazine (March-April 2012, No. 131) includes an extensive 6-page interview with me about Keep Out! - my latest title from the good folk at New Page Books.

In the interview we cover such off-limits places as Area 51; England's Porton Down; the Russian Area 51; Montauk; certain secure facilities on Puerto Rico; and much more - as well as their links to numerous enigmas and controversies, including UFOs, strange creatures, aliens, and weather-control.

The Paradigm Symposium: October

This October (11-14th 2012), Intrepid Magazine and The Gralien Report will be hosting The Paradigm Symposium, a truly extraordinary event aimed at reexamining our place in the universe, and through studying our past, envisioning what our role for the future may be.

The symposium will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and will feature a wide range speakers that include Erich von Daniken, George Noory of Coast to Coast AM, William J. Birnes of UFO Hunters and Ancient Aliens, PSIence author, Marie Jones, and many more fantastic speakers.







And, I'll be there, speaking about my forthcoming book, The Pyramids and the Pentagon.

2011 Radio & Lectures

Now that we are into a new year (the allegedly apocalyptic one of 2012!), I am removing the list of radio shows etc I did in 2011 and listing them here. Many of the shows are available online in archived format at the relevant website of the show in question.

And I'll be posting this year's gigs over on the right-hand-side of this page shortly.

In the meantime, here's the 2011 list, in the event you want to seek out the shows online:

Jan. 4, 2011: Ken Hudnall Radio Show;
Jan. 5, 2011: AZ UFO Show;
Jan. 5, 2011: UFO Undercover;
Jan. 6, 2011: Darkness Radio;
Jan. 9, 2011: Xtract Radio;
Jan. 9, 2011: Sonia Barrett Show;
Jan. 10, 2011: Cut to the Chase Radio;
Jan. 11, 2011: Walking With Spirit;
Jan. 12, 2011: Bill Kennedy Show;
Jan. 14, 2011: Kate Valentine UFO Show;
Jan. 14, 2011: Jeff Rense Show;
Jan. 16, 2011: 21st Century Radio;
Jan. 17, 2011: Wisdom Radio;
Jan. 18, 2011: Dawn of Shades Radio;
Jan. 18, 2011: Fate Radio with Hilly Rose;
Jan. 20, 2011: Live Paranormal;
Jan. 23, 2011: Micah Hanks Show;
Jan. 29, 2011: Eye to the Sky Radio;
Jan. 29, 2011: Beyond the Matrix Radio;
Jan. 29, 2011: Church of Mabus;
Feb. 6, 2011: Cut to the Chase;
Feb. 7, 2011: Coast to Coast;
Feb. 8, 2011: Journeys with Rebecca;
Feb. 10, 2011: Universal Spiritual Connection;
Feb. 13, 2011: The Bright Side Radio;
Feb. 21, 2011: Gabriel Wisdom Show;
Feb. 22, 2011: MUFON, San Antonio;
Feb. 24, 2011: Sandie Sedgbeer Show;
Feb. 25, 2011: The Truth Event;
Feb. 27, 2011: Explore Your Spirit;
Mar. 1, 2011: Paranormal Palace;
Mar. 2, 2011: Paranexus Radio;
Mar. 2, 2011: R.J. Richards Show;
Mar. 4, 2011: Exploring All Realms;
Mar. 5, 2011: Church of Mabus;
Mar. 7, 2011: PIR Radio;
Mar. 8, 2011: Gabriel Wisdom Show;
Mar. 9, 2011: Science for Life;
Mar. 10, 2011: Brilliant Essence Radio;
Mar. 10, 2011: Exploring All Realms;
Mar. 10, 2011: Full Power Living Radio;
Mar. 11, 2011: Hidden Realms;
Mar. 12, 2011: Exploring Unexplained Phenomena Radio;
Mar. 13, 2011: ISIS Paranormal Radio;
Mar. 14, 2011: Bruce Collins Show;
Mar. 15, 2011: Down of Crossroads;
Mar. 17, 2011: Robert Larsen Show;
Mar. 17, 2011: Exploring All Realms;
Mar. 20, 2011: Explore Your Heart;
Mar. 23, 2011: Donna Seebo Show;
Mar. 24, 2011: Donna Seebo Show;
Mar. 26, 2011: Eye to the Sky;
Mar. 27, 2011: Radio Mysterioso;
Mar. 31, 2011: Universal Truth Evolution;
Apr. 2, 2011: UFO Magazine Radio;
Apr. 3, 2011: Nancy Wallace Show;
Apr. 5, 2011: Double D Radio;
Apr. 7, 2011: Exploring All Realms;
Apr. 9, 2011: History Haunts and Legends Conference;
Apr. 10, 2011: Bigfoot Busters;
Apr. 13, 2011: Late Night in the Midlands;
Apr. 14, 2011: Exploring All Realms;
Apr. 14, 2011: EWP Radio;
Apr. 17, 2011: Radio Misterioso;
Apr. 18, 2011: Z-Talk Radio;
Apr. 22, 2011: Connecting the Light Radio;
Apr. 26, 2011: Fred Anderson how;
Apr. 28, 2011: Exploring All Realms;
May 3, 2011: One Feather Radio;
May 4, 2011: Big Fish Strategies Radio;
May 5, 2011: Cryptic Knowledge Radio;
May 7, 2011: Radio Amerika Now;
June 2, 2011: Brilliant Essence;
June 4, 2011: Universal Learning Secrets;
June 6, 2011: X-Zone;
June 7, 2011: Alfred Adams Show;
June 16, 2011: American Perspective Radio;
June 17, 2011: A Global Focus;
June 20, 2011: ESPN 1530, Clear Channel;
June 21, 2011: The Humor Station;
June 22, 2011: Coast to Coast;
June 23, 2011: Lucia Read Show;
June 24, 2011: Z-Talk;
June 25, 2011: Spooky Southcoast;
June 26, 2011: Dayna Winters Show;
June 27, 2011: Behind the Paranormal;
June 28, 2011: Badlands Radio;
June 29, 2011: Project White Paper;
July 1, 2011: Kate Valentine Show;
July 1, 2011: Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett;
July 3, 2011: Angel Espino Radio;
July 8, 2011: Jeff Rense Show;
July 9, 2011: Mental Radio;
July 10, 2011: Para-X;
July 15, 2011: Connecting the Light;
July 17, 2011: Strange Frequencies;
Aug. 13, 2011: EUP Radio;
Aug. 14, 2011: Explore Your Spirit;
Aug. 17, 2011: Jeanne White;
Aug. 18, 2011: Journeys with Rebecca;
Aug. 22, 2011: Donna Seebo;
Aug. 23, 2011: Mysterious Universe;
Aug. 24, 2011: UFO Encounters Live;
Aug. 26, 2011: Extreme Society;
Aug. 27, 2011: Radio Amerika Now;
Aug. 28, 2011: Radio Misterioso;
Aug. 31, 2011: Meg Blackburn Show;
Sept. 7, 2011: Conscious Living;
Sept. 10-11, 2011: Cryptid Fest;
Sept. 13, 2011: Mackenzie Show;
Sept. 18, 2011: Strange Frequencies;
Sept. 24, 2011: Anomaly Archives;
Sept. 25, 2011: Arira Show;
Oct. 1-2, 2011: Conscious Life Expo;
Oct. 17, 2011: Grand Dark Conspiracy;
Oct. 23, 2011: DFW MUFON;
Oct. 25, 2011: Royce Holleman;
Nov. 19, 2011: Earth Radio.

Bigfoot, Controversy, And A New Q&A!

Lisa A. Shiel's new Sasquatch-themed book, Creature of Controversy: Forbidden Bigfoot, Part One, is now available.

It contains an extensive Q&A with me on my thoughts on what Bigfoot is (and isn't!), the paranormal/Fortean aspects of certain Bigfoot encounters, and much more that will probably not endear me (not that I am already! LOL) to the mainstream field of Cryptozoology!

As an example of the interview with me, here's a taster from it:








Lisa A. Shiel: "What is the biggest controversy in Bigfoot research?"

Nick Redfern: "In my personal opinion, without any doubt, it's why we haven't been able to catch Bigfoot or find a body or any hard evidence—which flies in the face, in my view, of any other animal that doesn't fall in the realm of cryptozoology. When it comes to bears, lions, and tigers, we may find them dead occasionally in the wild or we might find a bear occasionally hit by a truck, but the important thing is that even though it's just occasionally, it does happen. I think this is the biggest controversy with Bigfoot research. Bigfoot, even when it reportedly gets shot, never crumples to the ground and dies. If it unfortunately gets hit by a car, it always manages to escape. Photographic evidence is interesting but never conclusive. Hair samples are interesting but never conclusive. It's this overwhelming, almost eerie elusiveness with Bigfoot that to me is the most controversial aspect. The reason it's the most controversial aspect is because, by default, being so elusive to me implies there's something more—or paradoxically less—to Bigfoot than just being an unclassified animal that science hasn't found our doesn't recognize."

And if that has caught your attention, here's the publisher's blurb on the book:

Is Bigfoot real or a hoax?

For most people, this is the most controversial question surrounding Bigfoot. But to the folks who study Bigfoot—interviewing witnesses, collecting evidence, and analyzing the data—there's no question about Bigfoot's reality. Yet behind the closed doors of Bigfoot research, arguments boil over into feuds worthy of the Wild West.

Now, Lisa A. Shiel invites you to step through the door and learn about the controversies that both enliven and hinder the quest for this mysterious creature:

• What should we call Bigfoot?
• Is Bigfoot paranormal, flesh and blood, or both?
• What on earth is Bigfoot?
• Should we shoot a Bigfoot in order to prove they exist?
• How much do we really know about Bigfoot?
• And much more!

Creature of Controversy exposes the feuds in a no-holds-barred look at the secret world of Bigfoot research, enhanced by interviews with other well-known Bigfoot researchers:

• Eric Altman
• Melissa Hovey
• Regan Lee
• Thom Powell
• Nick Redfern
• Kathy Strain

Will the Bigfoot mystery ever be solved, or will infighting block the search? Buy Creature of Controversy today to find out!

A Horror News Q&A on Keep Out!

Over at Horror News, you can find a new and extensive interview with me re my latest book, Keep Out!, and which covers such issues as Hangar 18, Area 51, the Mayan/2012 controversy, and much more.

Here's the link to the Q&A.

The Real Men in Black in Mind Body Spirit

The new issue (No. 28) of Watkins Books' Mind Body Spirit includes an article from me on my book, The Real Men in Black, in which I address the nature of the MIB phenomenon, the theories for who - or what - the MIB may be, and much more.

You can find out more about Mind Body Spirit (which is an excellent publication!) at the Watkins website.

Keep Out! Reviewed

Over at The UFO Iconoclasts blog, Rich Reynolds reviews my new Keep Out! book, which can be found at this link.

The Truth Behind UFOs: TV Today

Why, you may ask, have I included in this post interior and exterior shots of an old building, in some desolate desert locale?

Well, I'll tell you why!

This is the very building into which none other than rancher Mac Brazel hauled - for safe-keeping - a bunch of anomalous debris found on the Foster Ranch, New Mexico in the summer of 1947.

Yep, that's right: Roswell.

I had the opportunity to spend some time at the crash-site itself in January of this year (nope, I didn't find anything weird unfortunately!), when I was doing some filming with the National Geographic Channel for a new show called The Truth Behind UFOs, which airs this afternoon, at 5PM Central.

And I was very pleased when I was invited to check-out this seldom-seen construction that played such an integral role in Roswell - regardless of what did or did not happen on that fateful day.

And,correct me if you think I'm wrong, but if aliens really did crash on the Foster Ranch, isn't it maybe time for permission to be sought to tear down the building and do a full search of its foundations and immediate surroundings?

You know: just in case...

Haunted South Tonight

I'll be on Haunted South tonight, discussing my book, The Real Men in Black. Here's Haunted South's John Edwards to tell you all about it:

This coming Monday night, The Haunted South paranormal podcast will celebrate their one year anniversary!!!! Join us live for the celebration at www.hauntedsouthtv.com at 9pm EST as we go LIVE for 2 hours with our biggest show to date. Over the past year, John, Stacey, and Tim have enjoyed a growing listener base that is now well into the tens of thousands a week!! The Haunted South Paranormal Podcast can be found on iTUNES, HauntedSouthTV.com, and also on our ios and android app!

This Monday December 5th, 2011 will feature a look back at the past year with Stacey Edwards presenting her favorite paranormal news stories, Tim Clark talking about what Tech News has really made the headlines, and John Edwards will conduct an interview with author, Nick Redfern, as he joins the show to talk about his latest book, The Real Men In Black!!!

The Men in Black were elevated to superstar status in 1997 in the hit movie of the same name. Although the Hollywood blockbuster was fiction, the real Men in Black have consistently attempted to silence the witnesses of UFO and paranormal phenomena since the 1950s.

In The Real Men in Black, author Nick Redfern delves deep into the mysterious world of these mysterious operatives. He reveals their origins and discusses classic cases, previously unknown reports, secret government files, and the many theories that have been presented to explain the mystery.

Nick Redfern works full-time as an author, lecturer, and journalist. He writes about a wide range of unsolved mysteries, including Bigfoot, UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, alien encounters, and government conspiracies. He writes regularly for UFO Magazine, Fate, Fortean Times, and Paranormal Magazine. His previous books include The NASA Conspiracies, Contactees, and Memoirs of a Monster Hunter, all published by New Page Books. Nick has appeared on numerous television shows, including the BBC's Out of this World; History Channel's Monster Quest and UFO Hunters; National Geographic Channel's Paranatural; and SyFy Channel's Proof Positive. He lives in Arlington, Texas and can be found online at http://nickredfernsbooks.blogspot.com.

The Haunted South Paranormal Podcast wishes to thank each and every one of our listeners who have been along with us for the fun throughout the past year! The one year anniversary edition is building up to be our greatest episode ever! So, Be sure to join us LIVE this Monday night at 9pm EST at www.hauntedsouthtv.com for "The Real Men In Black" with Nick Redfern and help us look back on what we consider to be an incredible first year of many!

Exposed, Uncovered, and Declassified

Just published is a new title from New Page Books: Exposed, Uncovered, and Declassified: Lost Civilizations & Secrets of the Past.

Edited by Michael Pye and Kirsten Dalley, it's the third in the Exposed, Uncovered, and Declassified series, and includes from me a paper on government interest in ancient mysteries, including (a) the saga of Noah's Ark, (b) Contactee George Van Tassel's theories that alien visitation provoked many of the accounts recorded in the Bible, and (c) claims that the Pyramids of Egypt were constructed via the means of levitation.

And here's the blurb from New Page Books outlining the books' contents:


Exposed, Uncovered, and Declassified: Lost Civilizations & Secrets of the Past.

Authors: Michael Pye and Kirsten Dalley.

Subject:Ancient Mysteries.

ISBN-13: 978-1-60163-196-1.

Pages: 224.

Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches.

Format: Paper.

Price: $15.99.

Original Essays by Erich von Daniken, Philip Coppens, Frank Joseph, Nick Redfern, Thomas G. Brophy, Steven Sora, Marie D. Jones & Larry Flaxman, Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, Scott Alan Roberts, Freddy Silva, Micah Hanks, Patrick C. Chouinard, Adrian Gilbert, William Bramley, and Paul Von Ward.

"Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand."—Neil Armstrong.

Were Atlantis and Lemuria factual places?

Who built the pyramids and for what purpose?

How advanced was the technology of ancient cultures?

All this and more is covered in Exposed, Uncovered, and Declassified: Lost Civilizations & Secrets of the Past—the latest in the all-original series that is already sparking lively debate.

Erich von Däniken, best-selling author of Chariots of the Gods, examines the Egyptian pyramids, studying their astronomical implications and what message they were meant to convey. Thomas G. Brophy, PhD, focuses on the mysterious Nabta Playa site in southern Egypt and its connection to African history.

Intrepid explorer of ancient America Frank Joseph covers archeological scandals and attempts to suppress evidence, including the Smithsonian’s "loss" of Maya skulls discovered in the Aleutian Islands. Researcher Steven Sora, author of The Lost Colony, delves into evidence that Scotland’s Picts originated in North America and were connected to the ancient Micmac tribe of the Americas.

Philip Coppens of the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens explores an ancient Celtic network of roads that may be connected to a 4,000-year-old land-based reproduction of Atlantis. Scholar and mystery explorer Oberon Zell-Ravenheart brings together the Garden of Eden, the Tree of Life, the great deluge, and the sinking of Lemuria.

Marie D. Jones & Larry Flaxman (11:11: The Time Prompt Phenomenon) explore what ancient civilizations knew about sound and resonance, and how they may have used them to build megaliths and pyramids, and achieve altered states. Journalist Nick Redfern reveals the U.S. government’s abiding interest in our ancient past, religious mysteries, and enigmatic artifacts.

Evidence of these ancient mysteries is everywhere—if you know what to look for. Whether you’re a believer, a skeptic, or somewhere in between, Exposed, Uncovered, and Declassified: Lost Civilizations & Secrets of the Past is sure to entertain and educate.

Michael Pye has been an acquisitions editor for New Page Books since 2003 acquiring hundreds of books in that time. He developed a healthy appetite for the unexplained by watching far too many episodes of In Search Of hosted by Leonard Nimoy after school instead of doing his homework, which turned him into a reader of books on the strange and unexplained. He earned a BA in English from Southern Connecticut State University.

Kirsten Dalley has functioned in various editorial capacities at New Page Books since 2004. She is coauthor of The Nightmare Encyclopedia, along with Jeff Belanger. She graduated from Columbia University with a BA in comparative literature, which has proven to be of use in both her career and her leisure pursuits (reading fiction and riding sportbikes).

Blogging Keep Out!

Over at New Page Books' blog, you can find a new post from me on my latest book (Keep Out!), a post that covers such varied issues as Bigfoot, the 2012 controversies, the Chupacabra, and a multitude of secret underground realms. Here's the link!

Keep Out! Available Now...

Area 51, Hangar 18, the Montauk facility, and the Dulce Base.

These are just a few of the select, highly classified installations about which governments prefer that we, the general public, remain steadfastly ignorant.

And those same governments have excellent reasons for wishing us to remain in the dark. It is at these secret facilities that for decades clandestine research has reportedly been undertaken into crashed UFOs, deceased alien entities, bizarre creatures and unknown animals, lethal viruses, biological warfare, mind-control experimentation, and much, much more.

Whether situated deep under the oceans, far below the ground, or within the heart of remote, fortified desert locales, these and many other super-secret places are guarded with a near-paranoid zeal by those in power who wish to keep their secrets buried and locked far away from prying eyes.

And you can find all the information in my new book, Keep Out!, published right now by New Page Books.

Austin! UFOs! Tomorrow!

I'll be lecturing in Austin, Texas tomorrow night (Saturday) at The ACSL: The Austin Center for Spiritual Living, situated at 5555 North Lamar, Suite D-117.

The subject will be a general look at "UFOs and the Government - What Do They Really Know?"

For more info, see this link.

The Conscious Life Expo: Sept. 30 - Oct. 2

I'll be giving a workshop on my most recent book, The Real Men in Black, at the Conscious Life Expo at the LAX Hilton, Los Angeles on the weekend of Sept. 30 - Oct. 2. There's a great line-up of speakers, and you can find more about the event right here.

The Real Men in Black - Radio

On Sunday night I was interviewed live for 2-hours by Greg Bishop on his Radio Misterioso show on my latest book, The Real Men in Black. Aliens, time-travelers, Tulpas, demonology, government agents and much more were all ripe for discussion! For those who may have missed the show and want to hear it, it's now archived and available online. Here's the link.

And, tonight, I'll be on the Cosmic Particles With Dr. Meg show talking about The Real Men in Black. Here's the link to the show.

Cryptid Fest

On the weekend of September 10-11, I'll be speaking at a gig in Oklahoma: The Cryptid Fest, where I'll be discussing the controversies surrounding the weirder - and paranormal-driven - aspects of Cryptozoology. Here's the info on the event from the organizer, with a link below that to where you can find out more about the Cryptid Fest:

Cryptid Fest - McGee Creek State Park, Oklahoma - Sept 10th 2011 BIGFOOT UFO Cryptozoology Paranormal Conference, Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 1:00 PM - Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM.

Deep in the heart of Native American country Atoka, OK, lies 10,000 acres of forest in McGee Creek State Park. With numerous Bigfoot sightings in the area, this is a prime location for Crytpo Hunting.

Join professionals from the cast of History Channel's MonsterQuest along with other experts for a full day of crypto, UFO, and paranormal.

Confirmed guests:

MonsterQuest Alumnus

Ken Gerhard

Joedy Cooke

Raven Meindel

Lee Hales

UFO Specialist Nick Redfern

Paranormal Speakers - Larry Flaxman and Pete Haviland

For more information on the Cryptid Fest, see: http://cryptidfestkg.eventbrite.com/