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Are extraterrestrials providing the military with alien technology in exchange for carte blanche abduction rights? Are satanists, extraterrestrials--or both--mutilating cattle? Is the human race the result of a breeding experiment carried out by ancient astronauts? Are Crop Circles the pranks of drunken Englishmen or just alien graffiti? Who, really, are Men in Black, and why are they making movies? UFOs and Popular Culture: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Mythology examines these questions and more. UFO culture has penetrated America with a vengeance. From religious beliefs and legends to movies and TV shows, from advertising and celebrities to Internet sites and photo ops, this illustrated A-to-Z encyclopedia is your first-stop resource for understanding UFO beliefs and their impact on contemporary America. Among the topics covered:
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UFOs and Popular Culture UFOs and Popular Culture An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Myth James R. Lewis B Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado Oxford, England Copyright © 2000 by James R. Lewis All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lewis, James R. UFOs and popular culture : an encyclopedia of contemporary myth / James R. Lewis. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57607-265-7 (hard : alk. paper) 1. Unidentified flying objects. 2. Popular culture. I. Title. TL789 .L485 2000 001.942'03—dc21 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ABC-CLIO, Inc. 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper I. Manufactured in the United States of America 00-010925 CIP H Contents h Foreword: UFOs—Folklore of the Space Age, Thomas E. Bullard, ix Introduction, xxvii List of Contributors, xxxix UFOs and Popular Culture: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Myth Abductees, 1 Abraham, 4 The Abyss, 4 Adamski, George, 4 Advertising, 6 Aetherius Society, 7 Aho, Wayne Sulo, 10 Akakor, 10 Akashic Records, 11 Alien, 11 Alien Autopsy Film, 11 Alien Contamination, 14 Alien from L.A., 14 Alien Nation, 14 Alien-Abduction Narratives, 14 Allingham, Cedric, 19 Ancient Astronauts, 20 The Andromeda Strain, 25 Angels, 25 Angelucci, Orfeo Matthew, 26 Antigravity, 27 Apocalypse, 27 Apparitions, 28 Archetype, 29 Area 51, 30 Arnold, Kenneth, 31 The Arrival (1990), 36 The Arrival (1996), 36 Ascended Masters, 36 Ascension, 37 Ashtar Command, 37 The Astounding She-Monster, 40 Astral Projection (Out-of-Body Experience) and UFOs, 40 Astrology, 41 Atlantis, 42 Atmospheric Life-Forms, 44 The Atomic Submarine, 44 Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958), 45 Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1993), 45 Automatic Writing, 45 Aztec Crash, 46 Bad Channels, 49 The Bamboo Saucer, 49 Barbarella, 49 Barker, Gray Roscoe, 49 Batteries Not Included, 51 Battle in Outer Space, 51 Battle of the Worlds, 51 Bender, Albert K. , 51 Bermuda Triangle (Devil’s Triangle), 52 Bethurum, Truman, 53 Bigfoot (Sasquatch; the Abominable Snowman), 53 The Blob, 54 Blue Rose Ministry, 55 The Brain from Planet Arous, 55 The Brother from Another Planet, 56 Brotherhood of the Seven Rays, 56 Bryant, Ernest, 56 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, 57 v Cape Canaveral Monsters, 59 Captivity Tales and Abductions, 59 Cargo Cults, 60 Carr, Otis T., 63 The Cat from Outerspace, 63 Cattle Mutilations,