Our Haunted Planet

By: John Keel

Narrated by: Michael Hacker

Since the beginning of recorded time, mankind has been plagued by unknown forces and beings, baffled by archaeological phenomena, and haunted by the inexplicable accuracy - and inaccuracy - of prophecies and "visions." In the classic Our Haunted Planet, John A. Keel brings into chilling focus strange truths about the Earth and its mysterious inhabitants. Could an unseen, prehuman race have taken careful measures to remain hidden from surface dwellers? Are they still watching us from their secret hiding places, manipulating and misleading us, using us for their own entertainment, and controlling our actions?

Our Haunted Planet is an entertaining survey of anomalous "Fortean" events such as UFOs, enigmatic stone monuments, Men in Black, missing ships and aircraft, phantom radio broadcasts, teleportation, missing time, black magick, tulpas, angels, demigods, tricksters, and much more.

Unlike most ufologists, who settle on a literal interpretation of such phenomena, Keel is broad-minded and courageous enough to include all possibilities - including the impact of occultists and spies on the fields of ufology, conspiracy, and cryptozoology. Modern "spooks" appear alongside the gods of the ancients, creating a mind-expanding pastiche that may either heal your soul, send you to the loony bin, or just keep you up all night as you ponder the meaning of its forbidden secrets.

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Interesting but questionable

The book itself is well written. Sentence structure is good and the flow is just right. There were two main problems for me with this book, however. First was the subject matter: because the author covers such a breadth of material, there is little time to go far enough in depth with any particular one. As a result, the subjects covered feel paraphrased and under represented. My second complaint is that the reader has injected sarcasm in places that feel out of place and make some of the comments made by the author feel insulting when I don’t feel that was the author’s intention. Overall, it was worth listening to. There is good information in the book but it was a struggle to listen to at times and I had to take brakes from it often.

Most factual encapsulation of the paranormal yet.

very entertaining and educational. My favorite work by Keel so far. Dont wast your money on College. Just read this book.

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I listened to this audiobook while on a roadtrip. The material was very good and the book was very entertaining. I have read about alot of the material contained in the book, but I learned some new things as well! The descriptions of the various phenomena were really vivid and I love Keel's often humorous writing style.

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Similar to 8th tower

Good listen but overlaps his other book the 8th tower which is amazing. Worth the listen.

Keel's 2nd best work

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have been a John Keel fan since watching the Mothman Prophecies movie shortly after it was released in 2002. I found the movie to be extremely compelling, and when I read the book (both written format and audio), I became more and more intrigued by Keel's perspective of the unknown. Having downloaded most of his recently released works--largely the 3 Andy Colvin edited collective works, "Flying Saucer..", "Outer Limits", and "Searching for the String:, I was delighted to learn that "Our Haunted Planet" was now available. After listening to this book, I was astonished at the detail and conjecture that Keel lay out for his audience, and I consider this to be his best book, after, of course, MP.

Who was your favorite character and why?

N/A--as this is a work of non-fiction.

Have you listened to any of Michael Hacker’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Michael Hacker is a narrator PAR EXCELLENCE. I have listened to him on several of his Keel/Gray Barker books, most notably "Men In Black-The Secret Terror Among Us" by Barker. He has an almost other-worldly ability to elicit myriad emotions, conjuring up various images and character development with a technique that few can match. As usual, Michael's performance in this book it at the top of the list.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No, but I found the combination of Keel's material and Hacker's narration to be an excellent combination--as I expected.

Any additional comments?

If you are a fan of conspiracy theory, alien agenda, or any other just plain weird stuff--pick this up. You'll find it entertaining, at the very least.