New article at We Are The Mutants - Men in Black

If you've been reading the site for any length of time, you'll know that I have a longstanding interest in the unexplained and paranormal. Particularly UFOs and all of their associated phenomena! Well, given that the new Men in Black film was just released, I thought it was time to take a closer look at the possible real-life origins for their entry into the wider discourse around UFOs.

You can find my piece over at We Are the Mutants -- Harbingers of Paranoia: How Men in Black Infiltrated the UFO Phenomenon.

New article at We Are the Mutants - Faces of Death

Well, it's again been far too long since I posted on here. Work remains busy, and I haven't had much time for the blog in the last couple of months. But articles are planned, and I haven't forgotten about you.

However, I did recently publish a new piece over at We Are the Mutants. In To Witness the Final Moment: 40 Years of Faces of Death, I take a closer look at cult phenomenon and video nasty Faces of Death, as well as the pre-digital days of "deathsploitation" media. I hope you find it an entertaining read, though I should warn that it may be a bit of a confronting read.

In the meantime, thanks for hanging in there -- I hope to have some new articles up in the next week or so. 

New true crime piece at We Are The Mutants

As regular readers may know, I write the occasional piece over at We Are The Mutants. Well, another one went up this week -- I tackle true crime for the very first time, with a look at the sinister history of murderabilia. John Wayne Gacy's artwork features prominently, so depending on your workplace, you may find it a little NSFW. You can read it here.

You can see other guest articles I've written for various sites here, too. 

The Westall UFO (We Are The Mutants post)

As regular readers will be aware, I write for other sites occasionally. You'll also know that I've written about UFOs and aliens from time to time, usually in the context of the Sunday Afternoon Reader articles.

Well, those interests have finally combined in my first piece for We Are The Mutants! A relatively new online magazine, We Are the Mutants focuses on the history and analysis of Cold War-era popular and outsider culture, with a strong emphasis on speculative (sci-fi, fantasy, horror), genre, pulp, cult, occult, subculture, and anti-establishment media. In other words, it's right up my alley, and I think a lot of you will really enjoy it too. There's plenty to be found for nostalgia buffs and more serious historians alike. 

I've put together a piece about the 1966 Westall sighting, a famous Australian UFO incident. With a huge crowd of witnesses to the event and possible government conspiracy to cover the whole thing up, it's a fascinating insight into the Cold War paranoia of the time -- and you can read the full story here.

This will hopefully be the first of several pieces from me for We Are The Mutants. As always, keep an eye on this page for updates, but you can also follow me on Twitter or Facebook too.