• Our Haunted Planet

  • By: John Keel
  • Narrated by: Michael Hacker
  • Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (379 ratings)

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Our Haunted Planet

By: John Keel
Narrated by: Michael Hacker
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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.

©2014 Andrew B. Colvin (P)2015 Andrew B. Colvin

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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.

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very thought provoking

This book definitely gets you to reconsider your stance on a lot of the weird stuff that is happening (and has happened) on our planet.
The weird gets weirder.

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Very imaginative, but highly implausible

What would have made Our Haunted Planet better?

The writer (John Keel) needs to do a better job of researching his subject matter. Flight 19 was solved years ago and is no longer a mystery. Aleister Crowley is not some quack that dabbles in "Black Magik". Researching any of the subject matter in this book would have been highly beneficial instead of listing unsubstantiated numbers with no points of reference.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

I didn't find any issues with the narrator

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The book was good for some laughs, but the general concept lacks any real foundation. I was not impressed at all.

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Fascinating look at mysteries; great narration

Written in 1971, John Keel's examination of many of Earth's mysteries holds up pretty well. It's hard to know how far science might have come in the subsequent five decades in solving a few of them (monolithic structures like Stonehenge -- still so mysterious?) but others are just as fresh as they were when it was written (prehistoric "paved" road segments lined up hundreds of miles apart with ocean between them; people who have traveled hundreds of miles in impossible timeframes, with no memories of how they did it; signals that are completely unexplainable).

I'm not sure I can put much stock in his "ultra-human" theory, but he makes a good case that it explains more mysteries than UFOlogy and the like.

Narrator Michael Hacker kept me engaged with the material at all times; with the emotion one typically associates with fiction, but applied to facts and trains of thought that need attention if the listener is going to get the author's points. Well done!

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Love it!!!

The book gets better and I hear new things each time I go through the book. Love it!!!

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Yawn

This book was like someone reading a list of paranormal places and things with no insights into any of it. What was the point ?

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2ND TIME LISTENING AND IT'S BETTER

LOVED IT MORE THE SECOND TIME AROUND!!

JOHN KEEL IS A MASTER DETECTIVE HIS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Good

I had the paper back edition before. It was good then. But even better when narrated to you. There were just like a chapter or two that i found a bit dragging, so had to skip them. But overall it's very interesting. Especially for the open minded. The narrator was good.

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Similar to 8th tower

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

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really enjoyed it

one of the best alien haunted stories I've ever listened to hear on audio and I would recommend this book to anyone looking to enjoy a good alien book

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