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01/19/2025

One of the most infamous and highly debated UAP incidents, those who believe in the Roswell incident believe that in 1947 the Air Force collected debris from a crashed UFO, that they claimed to have been a weather balloon. At the time, the military reported that it had recovered a “flying disc” but redacted that statement within 24 hours.

In 1978, Jesse Marcel, a retired Air Force officer claimed that the object recovered was indeed extra-terrestrial, and that the military created the weather balloon story as a cover up. And the incident became highly debated, contested and expanded. Notably some variations include the premise that an alien co**se was actually recovered at the scene.

In the 1990s, the government revealed that the object was part of Project Mogul. A program developing and testing technology that was meant to detect Soviet nuclear tests.

The Roswell incident has been adapted many, many times in different science fiction formats. X-Files returns to Roswell many times over the series, it’s also featured on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Independence Day, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Futurama, American Dad and many, many more.

For more on alien theory, listen to episode 149 of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast. https://buff.ly/420qckK

01/17/2025

This is the suspected tomb of Vlad the Impaler, located in a small monastery on a tiny island in Romania. You can walk over a bridge to Snagov Monastery, which was built in the early 1400s. It is impossible to say if the person in this grave is indeed Vlad Tepes, or Vlad the Impaler who is believed to have inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula. However, one theory says that rival families tried to prevent Vlad from having a proper burial according to the Christian custom. So the Monks of Snagov stole the body, in order to provide a secret but proper burial. There are many different burial sites that claim to possibly have the body of Vlad the Impaler, a historic mystery yet to be solved.

01/16/2025

The second part of our conversation with the mysterious Andy, about all things aliens is now live. Again, this was one of the most fascinating conversations I've had in a long time. The overall idea behind this series is to open the door to question the world around us. And I hope we achieved that.

Also, cheers to 150 main episode! Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts. https://buff.ly/2Qqupvd

01/16/2025

The second part of our conversation with the mysterious Andy, about all things aliens is now live. Again, this was one of the most fascinating conversations I’ve had in a long time. The overall idea behind this series is to open the door to question the world around us. And I hope we achieved that.

Also, cheers to 150 main episode! Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts.

01/15/2025

From 1983 through 1984 there was a wave of UAP sightings across New York State and western Connecitcut. Sometimes also referred to as the Westchester Boomerang. Those who witnessed the lights would describe them as taking up the same amount of space as an American football field, and moving in either a circular shape or a V pattern. The lights were also noted to be able to shoot up straight and be able to hover in place. Some folks claimed the lights were silent, while others reported a slight buzzing noise.

Unlike many others, these sightings do have a conclusive ending. A police officer followed the lights, which led him to Stormville Airport in New York. A group of pilots flew a fleet of Cessna 152s, with lights that could change colors, together in formations. The police reported that the pilots were delighted with their hoax. But despite this, The Hudson Valley UFO Wave remains a subject of UFO lore and speculation. Some reject the confessions of the pilots.

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01/13/2025

It's cold in New York City, so here are my favorite snow horror movies to freak you out this winter.

The Lodge (2019) One of the most haunting horror films from the last five years, The Lodge uses snow to trap a woman with her two future step children in a remote house. Everything about this movie is bleak and dark and horrifying. The film stars Riley Keough, with an appearance by Alicia Silverstone. In The Lodge, the snow demonstrates the pure mental isolation and entrapment of the characters, and the situation they are in. This film is not for the faint of heart.

The Shining (1980) Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece, The Shining stars Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. The Torrance family become caretakers of The Overlook hotel during the off season, based on Stephen King’s novel from three years earlier. Snow becomes one of the many factors that leads to the downfall of Jack. Both the movie and the book are worth consuming separately, and feel distinctly different. Which, despite the frustration of the author, creates such an interesting experience for the audience. Two creators who took the same story in essence and told it in their own ways. Plus, the novel is based on a very real haunted hotel.

Misery (1990) Another horror movie based on a Stephen King novel, Misery was directed by Rob Reiner. It famously stars Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes, and James Caan as Paul Sheldon. Wilkes rescues famous author Paul Sheldon from a car accident and “cares for him” as she keeps him locked away in her house.

Let The Right One In (2008) A Swedish language film, Let the Right One In stars Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson, who play a bullied boy and strange potentially dangerous girl. This film depicts bleakness on several levels. The landscape is cold and gray, but the world that our characters live in also feels hopeless and dark.

The Thing (1982) Starring Kurt Russell, The Thing tells the story of a group of scientists who are working at a research center in Antarctica when a shapeshifting creature starts to terrorize the crew. The movie was directed by John Carpenter, one of the all time masters of horror.

01/12/2025

From 1983 through 1984 there was a wave of UAP sightings across New York State and western Connecticut. Sometimes also referred to as the Westchester Boomerang. Those who witnessed the lights would describe them as taking up the same amount of space as an American football field, and moving in either a circular shape or a V pattern. The lights were also noted to be able to shoot up straight and be able to hover in place. Some folks claimed the lights were silent, while others reported a slight buzzing noise.

Unlike many others, these sightings do have a conclusive ending. A police officer followed the lights, which led him to Stormville Airport in New York. A group of pilots flew a fleet of Cessna 152s, with lights that could change colors, together in formations. The police reported that the pilots were delighted with their hoax. But despite this, The Hudson Valley UFO Wave remains a subject of UFO lore and speculation. Some reject the confessions of the pilots.

For more on alien theory, listen to episode 149 of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast.

01/12/2025

Friends of Milford Cemetery, Connecticut. 🖤

01/10/2025

On March 13th 1997, many people across Arizona and Nevada reported seeing lights of an unknown origin in the night sky. Between the hours of 7:30 and 10:30pm locally, hundreds of reports of various lights were made. Some claimed to see what they described as something shaped like a “carpenter's square.”

According to the authorities, The Phoenix Lights incident can be explained by two separate occurrences. One, a pilot training program called Operation Snowbird, which included dropping illuminated flairs. And an A-10 Thunderbolt II craft flying at high altitudes around the region.

For more on alien theory, listen to episode 149 of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast. https://buff.ly/420qckK

01/09/2025

Time to vote for your favorite horror movies of 2024! https://buff.ly/3DYJL2L

01/09/2025

Snow day. ❄️ ⚓ 🖤

01/08/2025

In August and September of 1951, an unusual pattern of lights was seen above Lubbock, Texas. The first sighting occurred on August 25th when three Texas Tech professors observed 20-30 lights that were brighter, but larger than stars. They also claimed to see a second set of lights pass by. The professors included a geologist, a chemical engineer and a petroleum engineer. But they were not the only people to observe the lights, and this wasn’t the only sighting.

On August 30th 1951 a Texas Tech student Carl Hart Jr, took photographs of a similar light pattern, this one shaped as a V. As the story of the Lubbock Lights spread across the nation, so did these photographs. The professors who had initially reported the lights claimed that what they had observed were lights in a “U” shape, not a “V” shape like the photograph. The 5 photos were studied at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Edward J. Ruppelt, the head of Project Blue Book, said this of the pictures: “the photos were never proven to be a hoax, but neither were they proven to be genuine."

Ruppelt ended up investigating the sighting as part of Project Blue Book and traveled to Texas to conduct interviews. Ruppelt concluded that the sightings were actually due to a type of bird, called a plover. As the plovers flew in formation, he suspected that new street lights in town were causing a strange reflection off of the birds. Though this theory was not broadly accepted by those who had experienced the phenomena. Many thought that the birds were too small to be the cause, that the lights they had witnessed were remarkably large.

In the end, Ruppelt himself revoked the bird theory. He issued a vague statement that revealed while he did know the simple explanation, unfortunately he was not allowed to disclose it to the public: "They weren't birds, they weren't refracted light, but they weren't spaceships [...] [they were] positively identified as a very commonplace and easily explainable natural phenomenon [...] It is very unfortunate that I can't divulge exactly the way the answer was found because it is an interesting story of how a scientist set up complete instrumentation to track down the lights and how he spent several months testing theory after theory until he finally hit upon the answer. Telling the story would lead to his identity and, in exchange for his story, I promised the man complete anonymity. But he fully convinced me that he had the answer, and after having heard hundreds of explanations of UFO's, I don't convince easily."

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01/07/2025

Listen in as we discuss the film Werewolves (2024) on our Patreon exclusive podcast, Horror Movie Club. The film stars Frank Grillo, Katrina Law, Ilfenesh Hadera and Lou Diamond Phillips. Listen here, and join our spooky cult for bonus content from us each month! https://buff.ly/3ZIDrVN

01/06/2025

This month on Lunatics Radio Hour, we are diving into theories behind aliens and UFOs. Here are some of the very best horror films that explore extra-terrestrials and their crafts. https://buff.ly/3BHn1Ut

01/05/2025

In honor of our exploration of theories behind UAP and UFOs on Lunatics Radio Hour, here are some of the most famous UFO and UAP encounters. And of course, there are many infamous cases that could be included in this list, this just scratches the surface.

In honor of our exploration of theories behind UAP and UFOs on Lunatics Radio Hour, here are some of the most famous UFO and UAP encounters. And of course, there are many infamous cases that could be included in this list, this just scratches the surface.Lubbock Lights In August and September of 195...

01/04/2025

We are kicking of the new year with a bang. Our friend Andy sits down with us to discuss the science behind some of the prominent alien phenomena theories out there. From defining UAP and consciousness, to interdimensional beings, we really get into it all. This series is meant to be an exercise in questioning the world around us, and especially those with power and means. This is the first part of a two part interview.

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01/03/2025

There is a natural hit when it comes to horror and amusement parks. Some filmmakers focus on the strange dystopian visuals of abandoned parks, while others play on the juxtaposition of what is meant to be a fun experience, with a terrifying reality.

There is a natural hit when it comes to horror and amusement parks. Some filmmakers focus on the strange dystopian visuals of abandoned parks, while others play on the juxtaposition of what is meant to be a fun experience, with a terrifying reality. Amusement parks generally lend themselves to horro...

01/02/2025

Listen in as Abby and Alan discuss Nosferatu (2024), a visually stunning remake of the iconic German Expressionist silent film from 1922: https://buff.ly/3ZIDrVN