Oct 05 2009

Stalking the Tricksters

Micah Hanks reviews Chris O’Brien’s new book, Stalking the Tricksters (a book I’ll also be reviewing shortly). In part, Micah says:

“…Seldom are all the many and varied aspects of Forteana looked at closely and carefully with hope of drawing new bits of evidence together from areas where strings of thought might occasionally intersect. O’Brien, on the other hand, makes this his sole focus with Stalking the Tricksters. In essence, various strange elements of Forteana are incorporated into a single “unified theory” of the paranormal: O’Brien discusses hoaxes, evoking names like P.T. Barnum and Joseph Smith, in addition to famous romps like the Cardiff Giant and the multitude of religious relics alleged to exist throughout the Middle Ages. He also takes a discerning look at secret societies, ‘Bohemian Grove’, and 911 terror conspiracies; ultimately, this subculture of hoaxes, paranormal and cryptozoological phenomenon, conspiracies, and secret government activity illustrates for us that an underlying, cosmic spirit of disunion pervades human culture in every way imaginable, and that it probably will continue to do so forever.”

And for the rest of Micah’s post, click on this link.

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