Category Archives: alien abduction

Paul Meehan: The Strange Case of Picnic at Hanging Rock

August 1st, 2010 | Posted in alien abduction, Paul Meehan, UFOs

Author and TheoFantastique contributor Paul Meehan introduces the story of Picnic at Hanging Rock and its possible connection to a paranormal phenomenon. Paul is the author of a number of books including SAUCER Movies: A UFOlogical History of the Cinema (The Scarecrow Press, 1998). The Strange Case of Picnic at Hanging Rock By Paul Meehan […]

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Paul Meehan: Alien Abductions and Sleep Paralysis

May 2nd, 2010 | Posted in alien abduction, aliens, Old Hag, Paul Meehan, science fiction, sleep paralysis

Paul Meehan is a contributor here at TheoFantastique as regular readers will recall. He is the author of a number of books including Saucer Movies: A UFOlogical History of the Cinema (The Scarecrow Press, 1998), Cinema of the Psychic Realm (McFarland, 2009), and Tech-Noir: The Fusion of Science Fiction and Film Noir (McFarland, 2008). He has […]

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The Old Hag: Sleep Paralysis, Spirituality, and Pop Culture

January 20th, 2010 | Posted in alien abduction, horror, Old Hag, sleep paralysis

Regular readers of TheoFantastique may recall previous mention of a phenomenon called sleep paralysis in connection with posts on Diary of a Madman, and The Fourth Kind. Given the significance of this phenomenon in the lives of many individuals, and its influence in various aspects of pop culture, I will explore this topic in the […]

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Sleeping with the Aliens: Weird Encounters of the Fourth Kind

November 8th, 2009 | Posted in alien abduction, aliens, Old Hag, Paul Meehan, science fiction, sleep paralysis, UFOs

TheoFantastique is pleased to present its first guest posting, a review of The Fourth Kind by Paul Meehan, author of several books including Tech-Noir: The Fusion of Science Fiction and Film Noir (McFarland, 2008), Cinema of the Psychic Realm: A Critical Survey (McFarland, 2009), and Saucer Movies: A UFOlogical History of the Cinema (The Scarecrow […]