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Into The Fringe: A True Story of Alien Abduction
A True Story of Alien Abduction - One of the most important, sincere and honest abduction stories out there. Finally back in print.
Following the 2013 reissue of TAKEN, a book that has been out of print for several years and fetched excessive amounts amongst collectors and those wishing to get their hands on such a legendary piece of non-fiction, INTO THE FRINGE is where it all began for Dr Karla Turner and her family. As with the reissue of TAKEN, INTO THE FRINGE is an officially authorized republication with the sole input of Karla Turner's widower Elton. Endorsed and approved by Elton Turner with the highest respect for the importance of the story; we excitedly bring INTO THE FRINGE to the 21st century.
Into the Fringe documents the account of alien abduction and how Karla Turner, along with her family, uncovered the memories and physical evidence of their encounters with beings from outside of our own planet.
"This brave and defiant refusal, in the name of humanity, to countenance suffering from an alien tyrant masquerading as a benefactor, is Karla Turner's final legacy."
- John Chambers, UFO Magazine
Following the 2013 reissue of TAKEN, a book that has been out of print for several years and fetched excessive amounts amongst collectors and those wishing to get their hands on such a legendary piece of non-fiction, INTO THE FRINGE is where it all began for Dr Karla Turner and her family. As with the reissue of TAKEN, INTO THE FRINGE is an officially authorized republication with the sole input of Karla Turner's widower Elton. Endorsed and approved by Elton Turner with the highest respect for the importance of the story; we excitedly bring INTO THE FRINGE to the 21st century.
Into the Fringe documents the account of alien abduction and how Karla Turner, along with her family, uncovered the memories and physical evidence of their encounters with beings from outside of our own planet.
"This brave and defiant refusal, in the name of humanity, to countenance suffering from an alien tyrant masquerading as a benefactor, is Karla Turner's final legacy."
- John Chambers, UFO Magazine
304 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 1992
About the author
Karla Turner
9 books46 followersDr. Karla Turner died of cancer on January 10, 1996, after being threatened for her work. She was just 48. Since then, several other people involved in UFO investigation have also experienced threats followed by highly unusual cancers. Several of her cases studies are now dead.
Karla was widely respected in the UFO community for her research on alien abduction. A scholar and professional educator, she earned a Ph.D. in Old English studies and taught at the university level in Texas for more than ten years. But in 1988, she and her husband and son endured a shocking series of experiences and recollections that forced them to recognize that they were all abductees.
Karla's response was to drop her professional university career and turn her full attention to abduction research. Her first book, Into the Fringe (Berkley Books, 1992), told of her own experiences and those of her family. Her second book, Taken - Inside the Alien-Human Abduction Agenda (Kelt Works, 1994), profiled the abduction stories of eight women whose experiences included both "alien" and human intrusions, and both benign and negative elements, illustrating the profoundly complex nature of the abduction mystery. Her most recent book, Masquerade of Angels (Kelt Works, 1994), was co-written with psychic Ted Rice and recounts Ted's lifelong encounters with strange entities whose identity hovered in a shadowland between angelic and demonic. Karla was working on another book when she became ill in early 1995.
Karla was widely respected in the UFO community for her research on alien abduction. A scholar and professional educator, she earned a Ph.D. in Old English studies and taught at the university level in Texas for more than ten years. But in 1988, she and her husband and son endured a shocking series of experiences and recollections that forced them to recognize that they were all abductees.
Karla's response was to drop her professional university career and turn her full attention to abduction research. Her first book, Into the Fringe (Berkley Books, 1992), told of her own experiences and those of her family. Her second book, Taken - Inside the Alien-Human Abduction Agenda (Kelt Works, 1994), profiled the abduction stories of eight women whose experiences included both "alien" and human intrusions, and both benign and negative elements, illustrating the profoundly complex nature of the abduction mystery. Her most recent book, Masquerade of Angels (Kelt Works, 1994), was co-written with psychic Ted Rice and recounts Ted's lifelong encounters with strange entities whose identity hovered in a shadowland between angelic and demonic. Karla was working on another book when she became ill in early 1995.
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September 23, 2013
I will be reading her other books if I can get my hands on them and also any interviews with her research associate Barbara Bartholic I'll be searching out them as well. When there was a blatant attempt on Barbaras life after several threats and she somehow survived a head on collision with a car (driver never prosecuted from what I heard and he survived which makes no sense) going nearly 100mph her husband was killed instantly. This was after Karla Turner died from what they call a "skeptically fast acting cancer" after being threatened openly because of her research on numerous occasions but I don't know much about that except for the fact that Dr. Turner was about to put out her latest book which was the realization/culmination of years and years of research and her conclusions were shocking. The book also never saw the light of day after her untimely demise at age 48! I'll have to find out what happened to her family. She was a wonderful spirit and extremely gifted orator but then again she did have practice whilst lecturing at the University level for over a decade before becoming involved in the UFO abductee/mkultra (depends on who you speak to as there is a debate going on there) phenomenon since she really had no other choice. It was thrust upon herself and her family when they realized they were being abducted. I like her views because they are not main stream and she doesn't put her own feelings into her findings but simply records and states the facts of her investigations. She respected her subjects and the information they gave her which was different as some researchers only wanted to hear the good the positive "space brothers coming to save earth and would not deal with any other abductees. I am speaking about her in the present tense when sadly as stated above Dr. Turner is now deceased and her death might have had something to do with the fact that she really was on to something here and she was an intellectual who was taken seriously by a good many people before and after coming out in the UFO community. Her family was well-respected as well. Still, the book could have been way less dry. I hear the others are much better as she gets her style going, her rhythm and the findings of her investigations go beyond anything with which we have ever been accustomed previously. Good info. Can't wait to read the others and find out what Dr. Turner did before her life came to an abrupt end.
January 8, 2015
While the beginning was promising, this "definitive" tale of alien abduction deteriorates into repetition, dream sequences, and transcripts of hypnosis sessions without much interesting or exciting or compelling to prove the phenomenon exists or not. She mentions meeting Budd Hopkins, whose books on the subjects were much better reads. Turner tragically passed away of breast cancer in 1996, something that conspiracy theorists have mythologized into her being "silenced." None of the predictions that were made as to the aliens revealing themselves to planet Earth by the beginnings of the twenty-first century have come true, of course.
June 13, 2012
This book is a good personal account of 'alien' contact over a one year period with Dr Turner and her family. Unlike the usual image of an 'alien abductee', Dr Turner comes across as extremely intelligent and sincere about what she is reporting.
Having now read this book, and listened to her recounting these and other events around alien encounters, I am still not sure really what to believe, except that she truly believes every word she says. With her death at a relatively young age, unfortunately we may never know the truth.
Having now read this book, and listened to her recounting these and other events around alien encounters, I am still not sure really what to believe, except that she truly believes every word she says. With her death at a relatively young age, unfortunately we may never know the truth.
August 31, 2008
Ufology lost one of its more dynamic researchers when Karla Turner died of cancer at age 48 in 1996. One of Dr. Turner's most admirable traits was her commitment to putting everything on the table in terms of her research and her own abduction experiences. Others might keep the most fantastic and bizarre facts about their cases under the vest, but Turner firmly believed that even the craziest and nonsensical aspects of any abduction experience was of potential significance and should be openly discussed. She did exactly that in Into the Fringe, her personal exploration of the abduction experiences she was suddenly forced to come to terms with with over the previous year and a half of her life - experiences that involved not only her, but her husband, her son, and a number of family friends.
A lot of things in this book are hard to believe, especially the experiences of her son's roommate, who was seemingly abducted or visited on almost a daily basis at certain points. Turner's own chronicle of mysterious body markings also suggests much more frequent interactions with aliens than is typical. She also speaks of a great deal of poltergeist-like activity she and those around her experienced - such as lights or the radio being turned on during the night on a routine basis. It really is difficult to come to terms with her reported experiences because they include so many strange and atypical factors, but there can seemingly be little doubt about Turner's sincerity. Skeptics would also argue that Turner's acknowledged interest in finding out everything she could about UFOs and aliens colored or otherwise influenced her reported experiences, but I don't think this charge holds much water. For one thing, she describes things seldom if ever reported in previous alien abduction reports. Second of all, Turner was a highly educated scholar (with a Ph.D. in Old English studies) with a firm grasp on reality.
The experiences detailed in this book became the springboard for Turner's own research in ufology and alien abductions, so you'll need to consult her later books, Taken: Inside the Alien-Human Abduction Agenda and Masquerade of Angels, for her conclusions and working hypotheses about what is truly going on. I can tell you, though, that she did not believe that aliens were here to help us and she did not blindly accept any alien abduction at face value, arguing that the aliens are exceedingly deceptive. Her passion and commitment to laying all of the abduction facts out on the table are sorely missed.
A lot of things in this book are hard to believe, especially the experiences of her son's roommate, who was seemingly abducted or visited on almost a daily basis at certain points. Turner's own chronicle of mysterious body markings also suggests much more frequent interactions with aliens than is typical. She also speaks of a great deal of poltergeist-like activity she and those around her experienced - such as lights or the radio being turned on during the night on a routine basis. It really is difficult to come to terms with her reported experiences because they include so many strange and atypical factors, but there can seemingly be little doubt about Turner's sincerity. Skeptics would also argue that Turner's acknowledged interest in finding out everything she could about UFOs and aliens colored or otherwise influenced her reported experiences, but I don't think this charge holds much water. For one thing, she describes things seldom if ever reported in previous alien abduction reports. Second of all, Turner was a highly educated scholar (with a Ph.D. in Old English studies) with a firm grasp on reality.
The experiences detailed in this book became the springboard for Turner's own research in ufology and alien abductions, so you'll need to consult her later books, Taken: Inside the Alien-Human Abduction Agenda and Masquerade of Angels, for her conclusions and working hypotheses about what is truly going on. I can tell you, though, that she did not believe that aliens were here to help us and she did not blindly accept any alien abduction at face value, arguing that the aliens are exceedingly deceptive. Her passion and commitment to laying all of the abduction facts out on the table are sorely missed.
September 13, 2016
Very thought proviking
I have massive respect for the author! I'm sure no one wants to talk, let alone write, about their very intimate alien encounters. I am aware that not everything that is written about aliens is factual, but let's face it, there are just too many accounts and incidents for there not to be any truth to it all. I recommend reading this book, I really enjoyed, and even have sympathy for the author and her family. Good luck Dr. Karla Turner.
I have massive respect for the author! I'm sure no one wants to talk, let alone write, about their very intimate alien encounters. I am aware that not everything that is written about aliens is factual, but let's face it, there are just too many accounts and incidents for there not to be any truth to it all. I recommend reading this book, I really enjoyed, and even have sympathy for the author and her family. Good luck Dr. Karla Turner.
May 12, 2024
TURNER’S FIRST BOOK ABOUT HER ABDUCTION EXPERIENCES
Karla Turner (1948-1996) had a Ph.D. in Old English Studies. She, her husband, and son had an abduction experience in 1988. She lost her life to a fast-acting form of breast cancer (some suspect conspiracy theories that her death was due to foul play, due to her UFO studies).
She wrote in the Introduction to this 1992 book, “Together, [my family] had all struggled to understand an astonishing phenomenon that revealed itself in our lives… We discovered that we were victims of abductions by some alien force. We learned that this force, thus alien presence, had in fact been a part of our lives for many years. And through sharing our experiences, and seeking answers and help from others who had also encountered these beings, we learned to survive with our sanity intact and our perspective on life immeasurably expanded… When we discovered this phenomenon in our lives, we began keeping a journal of events… What follows is an integrated account of our experiences, taken from the journal entries from May 1988 to the summer of 1989. Many of these events were consciously experienced and remembered. But other occurrences were blocked from memory and known only from the evidence of marks on our bodies, episodes of ‘missing time,’ or strange phenomena in our homes. Ini several instances, hypnotic regression was used to uncover more about the blocked episodes, although many of our experiences have yet to be explored in this way… The people in this book are victims. They are also my family and friends, both old and new…”
She wrote in the first chapter, “I’m aware that UFO scoffers reading this account will say that the books were the sources of everything that followed. But that is not, from the distance and experience of the past three years, how I interpret it now. Instead of these books causing all the turmoil that was to follow, I believe I was drawn to them because of the discoveries I would soon have to confront. The alien phenomenon forced itself into my consciousness and directed me to the subject, to the books, as a means of preparation. I was being made ready, I feel certain, to deal with what was looming ahead.” (Pg. 5)
She recounts attending a UFO group meeting with her husband Casey: “we were both anxious and apprehensive. We drove into the city, about forty miles away, and met several gracious and interesting people. I didn’t understand all of the questions they had, but they seemed to know quite a bit about UFOs and even about alien abductions, so we opened up to them. And, although it was only Casey who seemed to be involved in this strangeness, I told them about a few odd things in my own life, even though I didn’t think they were relevant. But they insisted that I talk about any unusual events or recurrent dreams I’d had, and I related an early-childhood nightmare that happened several times.” (Pg. 17-18)
She records calling UFO Investigator Barbara Bartholic: “We phoned Barbara, knowing she had much more experience with this strange phenomenon than we did, and told her what had happened. She urged us to check our bodies, to look for any unusual stars or marks, and we did so. That was then I discovered two things: a pair of small puncture wounds about a quarter of an inch apart on my inner left wrist, and three solid white circles on my lower left abdomen. The circles formed an almost perfect equilateral triangle… The circles forming the triangle didn’t appear to be a wound of any sort…just three white areas where the pigment had disappeared.” (Pg. 43)
She states that in September 1988, “Casey woke up with a long, bloody scraped gash down his right shin. It was obvious that getting such an injury would be … painful---but Casey hadn’t injured himself the previous day… We checked the bedsheets for blood and didn’t find any there, so we were left with one more unexplained injury.” (Pg. 95)
She notes that, “when I was preparing this story for publication, I contacted the therapist again and asked for his permission to use his real name in my account. Reviewing what he had told me in both of our conversations, the therapist refused to let me name him. ‘It’s awfully embarrassing, professionally embarrassing, for anyone to know I said those things.’ he told me. ‘I wouldn’t have responded to you that way now, believe me. So please don’t use my real name. Just refer to me as ‘the stupid therapist’ or give me a pseudonym.’” (Pg. 114)
She concludes, “I want an explanation. If there is no one on this planet who has one, at least I want to know what the powers of this world are doing to find one. Competent researchers … have obtained official documents verifying the existence of secret government involvement with UFOs, but all we have really learned from this is that there are many, many more secrets still kept from the public… They are here. They are doing strange things to our bodies and our minds. These actions may be for humanity’s benefit or for the aliens’ own self-serving ends. And if we don’t learn the purpose of their intrusions, we will never be more than their helpless victims.” (Pg. 238-239)
This book will be of keen interest to those studying the topic of ‘alien abductions.’
Karla Turner (1948-1996) had a Ph.D. in Old English Studies. She, her husband, and son had an abduction experience in 1988. She lost her life to a fast-acting form of breast cancer (some suspect conspiracy theories that her death was due to foul play, due to her UFO studies).
She wrote in the Introduction to this 1992 book, “Together, [my family] had all struggled to understand an astonishing phenomenon that revealed itself in our lives… We discovered that we were victims of abductions by some alien force. We learned that this force, thus alien presence, had in fact been a part of our lives for many years. And through sharing our experiences, and seeking answers and help from others who had also encountered these beings, we learned to survive with our sanity intact and our perspective on life immeasurably expanded… When we discovered this phenomenon in our lives, we began keeping a journal of events… What follows is an integrated account of our experiences, taken from the journal entries from May 1988 to the summer of 1989. Many of these events were consciously experienced and remembered. But other occurrences were blocked from memory and known only from the evidence of marks on our bodies, episodes of ‘missing time,’ or strange phenomena in our homes. Ini several instances, hypnotic regression was used to uncover more about the blocked episodes, although many of our experiences have yet to be explored in this way… The people in this book are victims. They are also my family and friends, both old and new…”
She wrote in the first chapter, “I’m aware that UFO scoffers reading this account will say that the books were the sources of everything that followed. But that is not, from the distance and experience of the past three years, how I interpret it now. Instead of these books causing all the turmoil that was to follow, I believe I was drawn to them because of the discoveries I would soon have to confront. The alien phenomenon forced itself into my consciousness and directed me to the subject, to the books, as a means of preparation. I was being made ready, I feel certain, to deal with what was looming ahead.” (Pg. 5)
She recounts attending a UFO group meeting with her husband Casey: “we were both anxious and apprehensive. We drove into the city, about forty miles away, and met several gracious and interesting people. I didn’t understand all of the questions they had, but they seemed to know quite a bit about UFOs and even about alien abductions, so we opened up to them. And, although it was only Casey who seemed to be involved in this strangeness, I told them about a few odd things in my own life, even though I didn’t think they were relevant. But they insisted that I talk about any unusual events or recurrent dreams I’d had, and I related an early-childhood nightmare that happened several times.” (Pg. 17-18)
She records calling UFO Investigator Barbara Bartholic: “We phoned Barbara, knowing she had much more experience with this strange phenomenon than we did, and told her what had happened. She urged us to check our bodies, to look for any unusual stars or marks, and we did so. That was then I discovered two things: a pair of small puncture wounds about a quarter of an inch apart on my inner left wrist, and three solid white circles on my lower left abdomen. The circles formed an almost perfect equilateral triangle… The circles forming the triangle didn’t appear to be a wound of any sort…just three white areas where the pigment had disappeared.” (Pg. 43)
She states that in September 1988, “Casey woke up with a long, bloody scraped gash down his right shin. It was obvious that getting such an injury would be … painful---but Casey hadn’t injured himself the previous day… We checked the bedsheets for blood and didn’t find any there, so we were left with one more unexplained injury.” (Pg. 95)
She notes that, “when I was preparing this story for publication, I contacted the therapist again and asked for his permission to use his real name in my account. Reviewing what he had told me in both of our conversations, the therapist refused to let me name him. ‘It’s awfully embarrassing, professionally embarrassing, for anyone to know I said those things.’ he told me. ‘I wouldn’t have responded to you that way now, believe me. So please don’t use my real name. Just refer to me as ‘the stupid therapist’ or give me a pseudonym.’” (Pg. 114)
She concludes, “I want an explanation. If there is no one on this planet who has one, at least I want to know what the powers of this world are doing to find one. Competent researchers … have obtained official documents verifying the existence of secret government involvement with UFOs, but all we have really learned from this is that there are many, many more secrets still kept from the public… They are here. They are doing strange things to our bodies and our minds. These actions may be for humanity’s benefit or for the aliens’ own self-serving ends. And if we don’t learn the purpose of their intrusions, we will never be more than their helpless victims.” (Pg. 238-239)
This book will be of keen interest to those studying the topic of ‘alien abductions.’
May 9, 2017
I became interested in Karla's book after watching a talk online she gave regarding ufology. Her book reads as a full recounting of her and her husband's journey (she started a journal early on) through their first experiences, regressions, and then explorations with the larger community. It also serves as a personal perspective reflecting some distinct notions and beliefs characteristic to the late 80s.
I enjoy non-ordinary experiences in general and the high-strangeness surrounding their experiences was intriguing. I hadn't read long-forms accounts with such varied and numerous instances of unexplained physical aberrations before.
Karla is largely pragmatic and exposed to trustworthy and untrustworthy ufologists alike throughout the book as they attend various lectures or she reads new material. (Spoiler) The entertainment of cataclysmic notions felt naive and alarmist towards the end. Although, it seemed natural considering it was a relevant notion present in their experiences and others.
The regression accounts ranged from genuinely repulsive to spiritually confounding. The dream-like qualities were often present and I found many subtly fascinating, as much as their attempts to metaphy them into something rational.
I wouldn't recommend the book for anyone new to ufology, Karla's ability to process the overall phenomenon was stunted by the incredible nature of their experiences. This book would simply stir more questions than answers (although such is the field). It's a great book in regards to how two individuals can manage to navigate through these types of experiences and manage to stay sane enough to offer a clear reflection of each event.
I enjoy non-ordinary experiences in general and the high-strangeness surrounding their experiences was intriguing. I hadn't read long-forms accounts with such varied and numerous instances of unexplained physical aberrations before.
Karla is largely pragmatic and exposed to trustworthy and untrustworthy ufologists alike throughout the book as they attend various lectures or she reads new material. (Spoiler) The entertainment of cataclysmic notions felt naive and alarmist towards the end. Although, it seemed natural considering it was a relevant notion present in their experiences and others.
The regression accounts ranged from genuinely repulsive to spiritually confounding. The dream-like qualities were often present and I found many subtly fascinating, as much as their attempts to metaphy them into something rational.
I wouldn't recommend the book for anyone new to ufology, Karla's ability to process the overall phenomenon was stunted by the incredible nature of their experiences. This book would simply stir more questions than answers (although such is the field). It's a great book in regards to how two individuals can manage to navigate through these types of experiences and manage to stay sane enough to offer a clear reflection of each event.
June 15, 2026
What a wild book. Karla Turner PhD was at UNT. Now passed away from an aggressive cancer (similar to several of her colleagues). This book catalogues her, and her family and a circle of friends that through hypnosis and story sharing reveal a long history of them all being part of abduction and interrogations. While many seem alien in origin they also connect some of the items to military efforts. This is a book that is best to just pause your view of reality and go on the ride the book takes you on. If you do, the book is a horror story, scary as heck. Then once you have read it you can decide where you land on fact/fiction. I'm glad I read it. One of the most unique books I've ever read. I can see why there is such a hype behind this book.
Some things I find easy to dismiss (a light that goes off and no one claims to be the one doing it) and then some things I find very hard to eliminate as hoax. So I tend to think if 1 of these stories is true, she and her family were living in quite a terrifying existence.
Audible narration is AI. Meh.
Some things I find easy to dismiss (a light that goes off and no one claims to be the one doing it) and then some things I find very hard to eliminate as hoax. So I tend to think if 1 of these stories is true, she and her family were living in quite a terrifying existence.
Audible narration is AI. Meh.
March 6, 2024
This book is an interesting effort into the Abduction phenomena. It narrates a series of events that happened to the author and to people closely connected to her, and this way it is very credible, some of the usual events do happen, but also some strange events are also present. The only thing that bothered me was the sort of American English the real people used, it was unusual to me, and it sounded a bit stupid, to be honest. The whole situation was interesting because it was triggered really fast, but perhaps, as the author suggested it was there already for a long time, only when they noticed it took a much bigger room in their lives, so one make a case that ignoring the event could be a better strategy as you would not be able to counter the effects anyway.
November 8, 2024
Karla Turner provides a diary of alien abduction activity a la Whitley Streiber’s Communion. If you liked that you’ll like this. It’s similarly spooky while level-headed. Tho it certainly starts going off the deep end near the end, when Turner and her affected family and friends start drawing conclusions about types of aliens they’re interacting with, of course ones coming from the popular imagination. A warning of coming alien contact in 1992 (which of course thirty years later has still yet come to pass). What’s taking them so long?
March 13, 2026
It was pretty good.
I did go looking for first hand accounts of alien visitations so I definitely got it with this book. I believe I first heard of Dr Karla from a YouTube video and this proved to be a very good read. I never have had experiences but I believe this one to be true. Its clean, concise, factual with all the creepy vibes also included. I recommend this book if you are into that I just gave it four stars because it kinda went on too long towards the end. Overall still good.
I did go looking for first hand accounts of alien visitations so I definitely got it with this book. I believe I first heard of Dr Karla from a YouTube video and this proved to be a very good read. I never have had experiences but I believe this one to be true. Its clean, concise, factual with all the creepy vibes also included. I recommend this book if you are into that I just gave it four stars because it kinda went on too long towards the end. Overall still good.
July 12, 2021
This book started off pretty good, it did take me awhile to read it. About halfway through this book the book became really repitious, and I kind of lost interest in the book. The regressions were boring at times and I admit to skipping pages, due to lack of interest. I do plan on reading her other 3 books, in the near future.
December 27, 2019
Great book
After reading this book, there was no doubt in my mind that millions of people are having to deal with alien abductions without having any power to stop them from happening. It’s horrifying 2 me what these people had 2 go thru.
After reading this book, there was no doubt in my mind that millions of people are having to deal with alien abductions without having any power to stop them from happening. It’s horrifying 2 me what these people had 2 go thru.
October 17, 2020
Intriguing!
This book is absolutely intriguing to say the least. Although I was frightened beyond belief, I couldn’t stop reading. I can’t imagine what the abductees go through but I truly don’t ever want to know personally and my heart goes out to their suffering.
This book is absolutely intriguing to say the least. Although I was frightened beyond belief, I couldn’t stop reading. I can’t imagine what the abductees go through but I truly don’t ever want to know personally and my heart goes out to their suffering.
October 10, 2024
I actually enjoyed the book up to the halfway, the rest seemed like it was put together as criminal reports. The same types of events happening over and over in a way it doesn't feel like I was reading a book anymore, but something else, so I had to speed read to finish it up.
August 9, 2019
Interesting, but nothing predicted has happened.
May 24, 2020
One of my favourite books.
Sad that she passed away...
Sad that she passed away...
June 22, 2020
Spookum
June 7, 2022
Really enjoyed this book soo much...very scary also of alien abductions...made me face my own abductions also...
January 28, 2026
3.5 Una vez pasadas las 50 primeras páginas se lleva mejor.
September 23, 2020
Eek aliens eek. Very X-Files, nothing new, probably shocking in the 90s.
September 18, 2024
Dr. Turner and her husband begin therapy and through hypnosis, stumble upon memories with non-human beings and bizarre interactions with them. As more becomes uncovered, they dive head first into ufology. The phenomenon appears to also have impacted their children and friends. They experience lots of odd dreams, scratches and other marks on their bodies. It culminates in an odd encounter between her son and his girlfriend, where, under hypnosis, they recall a landed craft and grey aliens, his consciousness appears to have been replaced, and procedures being done to him.
Turner’s opinion of these beings are 100% negative, viewing them as manipulative and untrustworthy. She recounts communications between the aliens and people she comes in contact with. Turner has a very analytical approach to the phenomenon, noting the focus on the spiritual the aliens have while still acting in a physical way, for example, they will perform physical “medical procedures” in one’s body and then give prophecies or discuss spiritual topics or portray themselves as spiritual beings.
The book was very interesting and I appreciated her interpretation of the UFO problem in general, except for the long transcripts of hypnosis sessions. What struck me most about her encounters were really how ephemeral they felt, they would only wake up knowing something was off and then through hypnosis would get some but not all details. You can feel how frustrated they are and also why someone unfamiliar with topic would not walk away convinced.
Turner’s opinion of these beings are 100% negative, viewing them as manipulative and untrustworthy. She recounts communications between the aliens and people she comes in contact with. Turner has a very analytical approach to the phenomenon, noting the focus on the spiritual the aliens have while still acting in a physical way, for example, they will perform physical “medical procedures” in one’s body and then give prophecies or discuss spiritual topics or portray themselves as spiritual beings.
The book was very interesting and I appreciated her interpretation of the UFO problem in general, except for the long transcripts of hypnosis sessions. What struck me most about her encounters were really how ephemeral they felt, they would only wake up knowing something was off and then through hypnosis would get some but not all details. You can feel how frustrated they are and also why someone unfamiliar with topic would not walk away convinced.
May 19, 2018
Into the Fringe is Dr Karla Turner’s first-person chronicle of a year-long cascade of UFO-related encounters that engulfed her, her family, and a close circle of friends between May 1988 and March 1989. A PhD in Old English Studies and a university instructor by trade, Turner abandoned academia to investigate the baffling events she describes here—a decision that lends the book its distinctive blend of scholarly clarity and urgent personal testimony.
Turner gives readers a seat at the kitchen table as phone lines crackle with other-worldly voices, strange lights prowl the Arkansas sky, and loved ones wake to geometric bruises and hours of missing time. Hypnotic regression sessions, facilitated by researcher Barbara Bartholic, supply many of the memories that knit the narrative together; Turner relates them in full, resisting the temptation to sanitize or cherry-pick for credibility. The result is a raw, sometimes disquieting trove of experiential data that will fascinate researchers and unsettle skeptics in equal measure.
What sets this account apart is its ensemble cast—roughly twenty experiencers whose overlapping stories create a mosaic of the classic abduction motif: bright craft, paralysis, telepathy, cryptic warnings about humanity’s future, and the familiar “Greys,” reptilians, and shapeshifting figures of modern UFO lore. Turner doesn’t shy away from the phenomenon’s darker undertones—deception, broken promises, and the psychological toll on those involved—yet she also refuses to impose a tidy theory. Her stance is refreshing: something extraordinary happened; what it is remains open to debate.
For readers new to abduction literature, Into the Fringe is an accessible, if unsettling, introduction. Seasoned ufologists will appreciate the richness of the case material, though they may wish for a more critical stance on hypnosis. Either way, Turner’s lucid prose and unflinching honesty make this a cornerstone text in the abduction genre.
Turner gives readers a seat at the kitchen table as phone lines crackle with other-worldly voices, strange lights prowl the Arkansas sky, and loved ones wake to geometric bruises and hours of missing time. Hypnotic regression sessions, facilitated by researcher Barbara Bartholic, supply many of the memories that knit the narrative together; Turner relates them in full, resisting the temptation to sanitize or cherry-pick for credibility. The result is a raw, sometimes disquieting trove of experiential data that will fascinate researchers and unsettle skeptics in equal measure.
What sets this account apart is its ensemble cast—roughly twenty experiencers whose overlapping stories create a mosaic of the classic abduction motif: bright craft, paralysis, telepathy, cryptic warnings about humanity’s future, and the familiar “Greys,” reptilians, and shapeshifting figures of modern UFO lore. Turner doesn’t shy away from the phenomenon’s darker undertones—deception, broken promises, and the psychological toll on those involved—yet she also refuses to impose a tidy theory. Her stance is refreshing: something extraordinary happened; what it is remains open to debate.
For readers new to abduction literature, Into the Fringe is an accessible, if unsettling, introduction. Seasoned ufologists will appreciate the richness of the case material, though they may wish for a more critical stance on hypnosis. Either way, Turner’s lucid prose and unflinching honesty make this a cornerstone text in the abduction genre.
October 9, 2015
Okay...they are here?
The book is long on these sessions where they try to remember what they went through, which is usually the same as the last time. Some sessions are informative, and scary of course. I have been reading these stuff for many years, compared to how humans live their lives, it's hard to imagine these aliens could be apart of our world. What I find so disturbing is some in our government knows what is going on, and allow it to continue. Then I wonder if these aliens are in the White House in human form, our nation is in serious trouble right now, is Obama a alien ? Is America being taken down a path of destruction, are people so stupid they believe in climate change and Christians must die, these last 8 years says one thing to me, we are in serious trouble and it maybe alien related.
The book is long on these sessions where they try to remember what they went through, which is usually the same as the last time. Some sessions are informative, and scary of course. I have been reading these stuff for many years, compared to how humans live their lives, it's hard to imagine these aliens could be apart of our world. What I find so disturbing is some in our government knows what is going on, and allow it to continue. Then I wonder if these aliens are in the White House in human form, our nation is in serious trouble right now, is Obama a alien ? Is America being taken down a path of destruction, are people so stupid they believe in climate change and Christians must die, these last 8 years says one thing to me, we are in serious trouble and it maybe alien related.
September 17, 2011
This is an older book but, a friend referred it to me after we watched a similar film. This book like all alien abduction stories is full of occurrences that supposedly actually happened. The author Karla Turner I give credit due to her use description. She informs the readers of the specific markings the aliens would leave. She also gives us interesting stories of how the radio and lights in the house would turn themselves on automatically. Using actual documents is something I would like to try in my work. This was good read for folks who are fascinated and believe into abductions. Overall it's not a good book for everyone.
November 10, 2014
Available free
I wish I'd known I could get this online for no charge. It was ok. If what she says actually truly happened which I believe it did yet my mind cannot comprehend the reality of it, we are in trouble. Do not be ignorant enough to believe that we humans are the only form of intelligent life in this world. To believe that is just plain silly. They are here no doubt t about that. I knew that before I read the book. I just wish I knew why..
I wish I'd known I could get this online for no charge. It was ok. If what she says actually truly happened which I believe it did yet my mind cannot comprehend the reality of it, we are in trouble. Do not be ignorant enough to believe that we humans are the only form of intelligent life in this world. To believe that is just plain silly. They are here no doubt t about that. I knew that before I read the book. I just wish I knew why..
May 7, 2016
Another mind bending story from Dr Turner. A very intriguing and fascinating read. I can not get the concept of the light bending / invisible mobile wall out of my mind. I have now seen soldiers on you tube apparently wearing invisibility cloaks. How little we know.
August 23, 2012
Loved it. Anything bizarre and anything that allows me to do research about the unknown is a book forever on my shelf that doesn't collect dust.
September 9, 2012
A thoughtful account of her personal experiences with abduction from non-physical and physical entities.
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November 12, 2015Good read
Good enough to keep me riveted to the end and wanting more. Well written and sober piece of writing. Did want for more at the end.
Good enough to keep me riveted to the end and wanting more. Well written and sober piece of writing. Did want for more at the end.
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