Will a biography of Carl Allen, a.k.a. Carlos Allende, ever be written? I doubt it. In the events of his life there’s not much of interest. Mystery shrouds his one great achievement—the creation of a myth that’s spawned at least one novel, at least two purportedly non-fiction books and two … [Read more...]
“The Philadelphia Experiment” – The Book, the Movie
“It’s a good Grade B movie,” a friend of mine told me several years ago when I admitted I’d never seen the 1984 film “The Philadelphia Experiment.” Accordingly, I rented a video and sat down in front of the TV. I had two questions on my mind as I watched: first, would the film make any … [Read more...]
The Philadelphia Experiment – Carl Allen and the Esoteric Tradition
This week's post I owe entirely to a man named Marco Mucci, whose acquaintance I've made over the past two weeks. Marco lives in Rome, where Journal of a UFO Investigator has just been published in Italian, as La Voce Smarrita del Cielo ("The Lost Voice of Heaven"). He's made a series of … [Read more...]
The Philadelphia Experiment – “Almost As If She Vanished”
One of the more curious items in the Gray Barker Collection is a letter, on NASA stationery, addressed to “Dr. Karl Merditt Allenstein, 1316 Leishmann Strasse, New Kensington, PA.” The letter is dated August 6, 1975, and is obviously a response to an inquiry. It’s also obvious that the said … [Read more...]
UFOs and Science Fiction – MystiCon 2012
Life, they say, is what happens when you’ve made other plans. I’d intended, in this week’s post, to continue my discussion of Carl Allen a.k.a. Carlos Allende, and his epistolary activities. But I had a terrific experience this past weekend, and I don’t think I’m ready to talk about anything until … [Read more...]
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