The real Men in Black
I see that Men in Black 3 is due for release shortly. I quite enjoyed both previous films - quite amusing. However in a typical Hollywood way, the truth has been turned on its head - like all vampires being handsome 'twenty somethings'.
The man in black is not a nice person at all Far from protecting earth bound aliens and the earth itself from marauding visitors from other galaxies men in black are real people who have a well documented history of frightening the life out of normal people.
My son was discussing this with his flat mate and asked if he could borrow my copy of Flying Saucer Review which had a long article on one very real 'man in black' incident. I re-read the article again and looked up a few other cases. They all had a similar theme.
A lot of people who have had contact with UFO's from a sighting in the sky to a genuine belief that they have been abducted by aliens usually end up being the subject of an investigation by one of the many UFO research organisations around the world; and in some cases referred to a hypnotherapist for a series of regressive sessions. They can usually recall minute details of their abduction and 'medical'examination.
It is the researcher, the journalist, the hypnotist or the author of a paper who is visited by a man in black. They do not show any ID, they are dressed in black from hat to shoes, they have no hair on their head or facial hair and a slit for a mouth from which comes a sort of mechanical, laboured speech with little trace of accent. They seem to know a lot about the case under review and about the private life of the person they visit. They often issue veiled threats and perform a sort of 'magical' trick. They sometimes make an appointment and leave with no trace of transport.
No one knows whether they work for a secret government agency, or are an alien presence themselves. On the bright side no one appears to have been killed as a result of their visit.
I thought this was quite fantastic and wrote a novel called 'The Man in Black'. This is based on actual reports of visits by men in black during the late 1970's and early 1980's (my subscription to FSR lapsed) and accounts of abductions.
I do believe in UFO's and Men in Black - never seen one and don't really want to. But if you would like to read how my novel turned out then the link follows.
I can't help myself so there is a lot of dark humour, council corruption and eccentric police work. But that's small town England for you.
The Man in Black
The man in black is not a nice person at all Far from protecting earth bound aliens and the earth itself from marauding visitors from other galaxies men in black are real people who have a well documented history of frightening the life out of normal people.
My son was discussing this with his flat mate and asked if he could borrow my copy of Flying Saucer Review which had a long article on one very real 'man in black' incident. I re-read the article again and looked up a few other cases. They all had a similar theme.
A lot of people who have had contact with UFO's from a sighting in the sky to a genuine belief that they have been abducted by aliens usually end up being the subject of an investigation by one of the many UFO research organisations around the world; and in some cases referred to a hypnotherapist for a series of regressive sessions. They can usually recall minute details of their abduction and 'medical'examination.
It is the researcher, the journalist, the hypnotist or the author of a paper who is visited by a man in black. They do not show any ID, they are dressed in black from hat to shoes, they have no hair on their head or facial hair and a slit for a mouth from which comes a sort of mechanical, laboured speech with little trace of accent. They seem to know a lot about the case under review and about the private life of the person they visit. They often issue veiled threats and perform a sort of 'magical' trick. They sometimes make an appointment and leave with no trace of transport.
No one knows whether they work for a secret government agency, or are an alien presence themselves. On the bright side no one appears to have been killed as a result of their visit.
I thought this was quite fantastic and wrote a novel called 'The Man in Black'. This is based on actual reports of visits by men in black during the late 1970's and early 1980's (my subscription to FSR lapsed) and accounts of abductions.
I do believe in UFO's and Men in Black - never seen one and don't really want to. But if you would like to read how my novel turned out then the link follows.
I can't help myself so there is a lot of dark humour, council corruption and eccentric police work. But that's small town England for you.
The Man in Black
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