The Muledeer Chronicles: A Skinwalker Book

by ERICK T. RHETTS

By the author of LOST ON SKINWALKER RANCH, Skinwalker In the Shadow of the Ridge, The Shadow Walkers, The Airfield, Hungry and End A true story rich in the dark lore of the Native Americans of the Great Basin...and a cautionary tale to all! Sometime in 1990, Abrahm Muledeer, a prospector of Northern Paiute descent, went up into the Winnemucca Mountains and disappeared. Almost a year later, his mostly estranged family learned of that disappearance from tribal authorities. Shortly after, Obediah, his son, only recently graduated from high school, moved into his father’s abandoned home on the reservation in Humboldt. There he discovered a series of journals kept by his father. Within their pages were details suggesting his father was not the victim of some tragic accident, as believed, but instead had run afoul of supernatural entities known to inhabit the desolate expanses of the Four Corners. While tales of similar encounters have been shared among the Native Americans of the Great Basin since the beginning of time, of those that actually get beyond the tribal members, few are so vividly told or so tragic in consequence. Prior to writing and publishing LOST ON SKINWALKER RANCH, the story of a security guard by the name of Riley working on the property which lends its name to the title, I had never heard of Skinwalkers; and if I did, I assure you it was in no connection to the Native American lore associated with the Great Basin, but instead a movie starring Tommy Lee Jones, called THE MISSING. However, since that first book has been published and, thankfully, read by many, I have been receiving on a regular basis Skinwalker encounter stories from people living throughout the Great Basin and Four Corners areas. Most, although interesting and I believe authentic—in as much as the people who send them believe their experience to be real, are relatively short and devoid of much in the way of detail. This is not the case with the following story. THE MULEDEER CHRONICLES is derived from Abrahm (pronounced Abraham) Muledeer's own words. Prior to his unexplained disappearance, he was residing in the northern reaches of the state of Nevada, working as a prospector in the Eastern Winnemucca Mountains. The original material was provided to me by his son, Obediah. And while I wish I could have written a longer account of Abrahm's incredible experience, I decided it was best to present it with as little embellishment as possible, and with that embellishment coming from those who knew him best, primarily Obediah and some local residents who were willing to talk with me. As for the story, it takes place primarily in the autumn of 1989, but extends—most unfortunately for Obediah—to the present day. On the surface it is a Skinwalker story. However, it is much more, delving into and providing a look into the alternate realm which exists between the lands of the Earth People and the celestial planes of the Holy People, and which is inhabited by immortal spirits who seek purpose through imposing themselves upon those who are without intervention defenseless against their wiles—we humans. I have chosen to tell the story through Obediah. It is, after all is said and done, his story.

94 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 14, 2015

Reviews

[James Crawford · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really fascinating story, said to be true, about a father that has very little to do with his wife or son and instead basically chooses to life a hand-to-mouth type of existence.

He scours the area for gemstones that he can sell for enough to get buy until he needs to go out looking for more. Where things take a major turn though is when he finds a type of cover, moves it, goes below ground and finds some things that interest him.

He takes them.

MAJOR mistake!

This leads to nasty problems for him involving a creature from Native American lore, major sleep problems, strange coyotes, a stranger old man, stolen items, a deal with a skinwalker, attempts to help him deal with what is going on and a major question of whether or not he will remain human or face a very long period of being on the wrong side of existence.

Even if the story was not true it still reads as a really good tale so either way it's worth reading.

[Duncan Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

A riveting read

I liked the story. The more I read, the more the story drew me in. I couldn't stop reading it to find out what would happen to the prospector and his son
The story has the make of a mystery that the reader has to solve. I would recommend it to any mystery hunters or those interested in Indian spirituality.
I started reading it because I too am interested in the invisible worlds.

[Robi A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting SkinWalker Book

Although this book is written as a first person account, this story ends like a fiction novel would. Still very captivating and I enjoyed the Native American culture ss the setting. A quick read for an afternoon.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yikes!

Spooky story for sure. There is a fine line between entertainment and outright demonic stories that scare the heck out of you. This one straddles that line.