Comments on: John Keel: A Rare Appearance

By: ponyboy

ponyboy — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:34:02 +0000

yet another reason I wish I could attend Univ-Con this year. Keel is the kind of person who, though I may not agree with all he says, I would love to discuss theories with.

By: bill green

bill green — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 23:28:55 +0000

hey everyone wow ive always been interested in the mothman phenomena. so im glad john keel is doing that presentation. i might buy a copy of his book in near future. thanks bill green

By: Tube

Tube — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:57:37 +0000

Keel’s Strange Creatures From Time and Space made a huge impact on me as child. I was about 9 when I read the original paperback edition, complete with cover art by Frank Frazetta. Chapter 15, entitled The Bedroom Invaders, was particularly fascinating and frightening.

Keel was much more inclusive than the only other reference on strange creatures I had at the time, the early books of John Green.

Strange Creatures from Time and Space has been re-released as The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings, which I believe is even sold at Barnes and Noble.

As I grew older, I grew more skeptical, and reading Keel today is a much different experience for me. It’s one thing to compile anecdotes, but Keel inserts his sometimes far-fetched theories and explanations into the mix. At times he reads like Charles Fort, in that you can’t always tell what is being offered in all seriousness, and what is just a big put-on.

Nevertheless, I would certainly recommend Keel’s books to any serious student of Cryptozoology and general weirdness. I’m sorry that I’ll miss his presentation.

By: RockerEm

RockerEm — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:51:03 +0000

Well I bought The Mothman Prophecies book by Keel when I was 16. Now I’m 18 and I still have a massive amount of curiosity for the creature. No, not because it’s “dark”, like most people my age, adore. It is simply the science of it and the open mind I have. I believe in DIMENSIONS. Therefore have an idea that maybe this, being, is from another dimension, in that case would appear frightening to us, but normal in his/her world.

By: Bob Michaels

Bob Michaels — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:11:39 +0000

Mothman is a real enigma. Is it a large Owl? It’s been reported to have a man like face with a wing spread of 12 ft. It’s not a human, but a man could have a face like an owl.