In "The Pickled Finger of ET," intrepid Fortean investigator John A. Keel continues his "Selected Writings" series with a look at the many ways humanity has been manipulated by ufonauts, "ancient" aliens, and paranormal experiencers and researchers. After being subjected to nonstop surveillance and harassment from both human and supernatural forces in the late 1960s, Keel collected his extensive field notes and began sharing his thoughts on the strange phenomena he had confronted in West Virginia and elsewhere: UFOs, Men in Black, creature entities, ultraterrestrials, and odd coincidences and synchronicities. The result was a series of talks and reports that were incorporated into magazine articles and classic Keel books like Operation Trojan Horse , The Mothman Prophecies , and The Eighth Tower . Utilizing occult lore, scientific research, and direct personal observation, Keel draws back the curtain on the mind-blowing nature of our terrestrial reality. By comparing many cases, Keel begins to wonder if there are different races of ufonauts, some perhaps emanating from other dimensions, each using their own Men in Black teams to accomplish mysterious goals. The trickery of the ufonauts is impressive, ranging from carefully contrived hoaxes to disinformation designed to sow discord in the field. Surprisingly, Keel's research into Mothman could help us prove the theory - put forth in the Ancient Aliens TV series - that the human race may have been genetically created by giant birdmen mating with Earth women. Certain prophecies of the Mothman point toward increasing levels of control placed on humanity by the ufonauts' breakaway civilization. This edition - the 12th volume in Keel’s “Selected Writings” series - features a Foreword by Keel, an Introduction by the editor, Andy Colvin, and interesting talks and correspondence between Keel and various researchers such as Art Bell, Don Ecker, Gene Steinberg, the Mensa Society, the Humanist Society, Richard Toronto, and Jim and Coral Lorenzen of APRO. “A wonderful writer…” -Richard Hatem, screenwriter, The Mothman Prophecies “Lessons on the nature of belief, the variances of truth, and the dangers of extreme skepticism…” - The New Yorker “Risky… Interesting… Unusual…” -Laura Linney CHAPTER TITLES: Chapter 1: Report from Hollywood – Unpublished – 1965 Chapter 2: Invasion Interrupted – Book Review, Saucer News – Spring 1967 Chapter 3: Open Letter to All UFO Researchers – Saucer Scoop – November 1967 Chapter 4: The Reeves Papers: A Modern Rosetta Stone? – Unpublished – 1968 Chapter 5: What Is Your Time Cycle? – Operation Trojan Horse – April 19, 1970 Chapter 6: Speech to the Humanist Society (NYC) – Unpublished – July 22, 1970 Chapter 7: Ufology in Retrospect – Caveat Emptor – 1972 Chapter 8: Speech to the Mensa Society – Unpublished – 1972 Chapter 9: The Ufological Population – Caveat Emptor – 1973 Chapter 10: The Swedish Saucer Scene – UFO IntellIgence DIgest – July 1977 Chapter 11: The Sentinels – UFO Report – December 1977 Chapter 12: Skyquakes and UFOs – UFO Report – January 1978 Chapter 13: Interview with Richard Toronto – Shavertron Magazine – March 1985 Chapter 14: A Godfather’s Tour of the UFO Borderland – UFO Magazine – September/October 1989 Chapter 15: The Sorry State of UFO Research – Caveat Emptor – Summer 1990 Chapter 16: Interview with Art Bell: The Mothman Prophecies Film Premiere – Coast to Coast AM – January 2002 Chapter 17: Letters to and from JAK (John A. Keel)
