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Men in Black: Personal Stories & Eerie Adventures
Nick Redfern’s new, and third, book on the Men in Black is filled with the very latest revelations on the sinister and deadly MIB. Never-before-seen witness testimony combines with papers from some of the leading figures in UFO- and paranormal-themed research to provide an outstanding look at this creepy and disturbing phenomenon.
Men in Black: Personal Stories & Eerie Adventures takes the reader on a mysterious, macabre, and menacing journey into the world of the dark-suited silencers. It’s a journey that encompasses tales of UFO conspiracies, government agents, strange and bizarre monsters, the occult, demonology, and psychic attack.
Men in Black: Personal Stories & Eerie Adventures takes the reader on a mysterious, macabre, and menacing journey into the world of the dark-suited silencers. It’s a journey that encompasses tales of UFO conspiracies, government agents, strange and bizarre monsters, the occult, demonology, and psychic attack.
- GenresParanormalNonfiction
262 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 3, 2015
About the author
Nick Redfern
175 books232 followersNick Redfern is a British best-selling author, Ufologist and Cryptozoologist who has been an active advocate of official disclosure, and has worked to uncover thousands of pages of previously-classified Royal Air Force, Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence files on UFOs dating from the Second World War from the Public Record Office.
He has has appeared on a variety of television programmes in the UK and works on the lecture circuit, both in the UK and overseas, and has appeared in internationally syndicated shows discussing the UFO phenomenon. He is also a regular on the History Channel programs Monster Quest and UFO Hunters as well as National Geographic Channels's Paranormal and the SyFY channel's Proof Positive.
Redfern now lives in Texas and is currently working as a full-time author and journalist specializing in a wide range of unsolved mysteries, including Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, UFO sightings, government conspiracies, alien abductions and paranormal phenomena, and also works as a feature writer and contributing editor for Phenomena magazine and writes regularly for other magazines and websites.
In 2007 Universal Studios bought the rights to Redfern's book: "Three Men Seeking Monsters: Six Weeks in Pursuit of Werewolves, Lake Monster, Giant Cats, Ghostly Devil Dogs and Ape-Men" in the hopes of making a movie from it.
He has has appeared on a variety of television programmes in the UK and works on the lecture circuit, both in the UK and overseas, and has appeared in internationally syndicated shows discussing the UFO phenomenon. He is also a regular on the History Channel programs Monster Quest and UFO Hunters as well as National Geographic Channels's Paranormal and the SyFY channel's Proof Positive.
Redfern now lives in Texas and is currently working as a full-time author and journalist specializing in a wide range of unsolved mysteries, including Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, UFO sightings, government conspiracies, alien abductions and paranormal phenomena, and also works as a feature writer and contributing editor for Phenomena magazine and writes regularly for other magazines and websites.
In 2007 Universal Studios bought the rights to Redfern's book: "Three Men Seeking Monsters: Six Weeks in Pursuit of Werewolves, Lake Monster, Giant Cats, Ghostly Devil Dogs and Ape-Men" in the hopes of making a movie from it.
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May 31, 2016
When reading books like these where the author is merely acting as an editor to supply the stories, I try not to judge it on the storys' validities. It's pretty standard that you'll get a mix: some that are genuinely interesting and others that are just off the wall crazy. Reading the crazy is at least entertaining so it has a point of being in the book.
The problems that I do have with this book are more along the lines of (a) how the stories were edited and (b) how some stories really didn't fit the topic matter.
Honestly much of this book felt much like Redfern just literally copied and pasted emails, character for character, from responses he received from prior books on MIB. That shows in several ways. First, the tone of each story is varying; some speak as though they are talking to Redfern, some speak about Redfern with mentions to the previous book, and some read as if they're articles that Redfern snagged from the web and pasted in. Any one of these is ok, but not all at once. Second, the various grammatical and punctuation errors. I don't understand how not only Redfern missed them, but the author of the article (hopefully) would have looked at several drafts. Lastly, the things that just shouldn't be in a book like emoticons and sentences ending in multiple explanation points!!!!!! :) Is this a book or am I holding a printout of an AIM log?
On top of that, saying that each chapter in the book is "about" MIB is generous at best. Again, the problem varies in form from chapter to chapter: sometimes MIB are only mentioned once as an example or a specific case of a larger topic; sometimes the encounter isn't really MIB but kind of vaguely related ("some guy called me on the phone and threatened me"/"one guy stared at me in the bar then left" - both of which, albeit with hyperbole, are actual stories in the book); or sometimes the chapter will be about an entirely different phenomena like BEK or shadow people or demons and then just say how maybe MIB is the same thing.
There are some awesome stories in here to be sure, and I actually really liked some of the comparisons given like to BEK and vampires, but beyond those small parts this book just seemed like a mess. The tone shifted from casual retelling to academic paper to newspaper article to email messages, and there were way too few stories actually about the MIB to satisfy my curiosity.
I actually got this book at a conference where Redfern spoke and he did an amazing job, so I can only hope the problems came from him being an editor instead of author (at least I hope; this is the first book by Redfern I've read). There were some good parts to be sure and so those alone may make this book worth it for some readers out there but I suppose after getting hyped from seeing Nick give a stellar talk on MIB, the book was a bit of a letdown for me.
The problems that I do have with this book are more along the lines of (a) how the stories were edited and (b) how some stories really didn't fit the topic matter.
Honestly much of this book felt much like Redfern just literally copied and pasted emails, character for character, from responses he received from prior books on MIB. That shows in several ways. First, the tone of each story is varying; some speak as though they are talking to Redfern, some speak about Redfern with mentions to the previous book, and some read as if they're articles that Redfern snagged from the web and pasted in. Any one of these is ok, but not all at once. Second, the various grammatical and punctuation errors. I don't understand how not only Redfern missed them, but the author of the article (hopefully) would have looked at several drafts. Lastly, the things that just shouldn't be in a book like emoticons and sentences ending in multiple explanation points!!!!!! :) Is this a book or am I holding a printout of an AIM log?
On top of that, saying that each chapter in the book is "about" MIB is generous at best. Again, the problem varies in form from chapter to chapter: sometimes MIB are only mentioned once as an example or a specific case of a larger topic; sometimes the encounter isn't really MIB but kind of vaguely related ("some guy called me on the phone and threatened me"/"one guy stared at me in the bar then left" - both of which, albeit with hyperbole, are actual stories in the book); or sometimes the chapter will be about an entirely different phenomena like BEK or shadow people or demons and then just say how maybe MIB is the same thing.
There are some awesome stories in here to be sure, and I actually really liked some of the comparisons given like to BEK and vampires, but beyond those small parts this book just seemed like a mess. The tone shifted from casual retelling to academic paper to newspaper article to email messages, and there were way too few stories actually about the MIB to satisfy my curiosity.
I actually got this book at a conference where Redfern spoke and he did an amazing job, so I can only hope the problems came from him being an editor instead of author (at least I hope; this is the first book by Redfern I've read). There were some good parts to be sure and so those alone may make this book worth it for some readers out there but I suppose after getting hyped from seeing Nick give a stellar talk on MIB, the book was a bit of a letdown for me.
April 3, 2016
Not so interesting as his Real Men In Black book, but then, this book is all about strange sightings written by people who have seen them. A few kooky characters in them, whose experience appears to be nonsense, but as I wasn't there, I cannot really be judgemental. I prefer not to be skeptical when I don't really know the entire context of the situation.
Nick, who I know personally, gets a wide arrangement of accounts sent to him, so why not compile them into a quick book, easy to publish. I bought this book for my sister, who is still far more interested in UFO and MIB phenomenon than me - I've stepped away from this and moved towards the cryptozoology field.
For those who love MIB stuff, it's still a fascinating read - who and what the hell are these things?
Nick, who I know personally, gets a wide arrangement of accounts sent to him, so why not compile them into a quick book, easy to publish. I bought this book for my sister, who is still far more interested in UFO and MIB phenomenon than me - I've stepped away from this and moved towards the cryptozoology field.
For those who love MIB stuff, it's still a fascinating read - who and what the hell are these things?
August 7, 2018
Disappointed
I really love Nick & his work however this one was a bit disappointing. It's basically a compilation of stories/encounters submitted by others and while it was very interesting and some of them were fantastic; not to mention they were ones I hadn't heard a million times. That was all great however some of them were very irrational. One was actually a very mundane event however the writer took it and ran with it, connecting dots that weren't even there and then of course there were the ones that have to make it demonic. That all being said, I encourage you to read it and judge for yourself.
I really love Nick & his work however this one was a bit disappointing. It's basically a compilation of stories/encounters submitted by others and while it was very interesting and some of them were fantastic; not to mention they were ones I hadn't heard a million times. That was all great however some of them were very irrational. One was actually a very mundane event however the writer took it and ran with it, connecting dots that weren't even there and then of course there were the ones that have to make it demonic. That all being said, I encourage you to read it and judge for yourself.
April 14, 2016
Stories of mysterious men dressed in black suits, driving black cars, acting strangely and sometimes seeking to intimidate paranormal investigators or UFO witnesses go back decades. Redfern presents many eerie stories of supposed MIB encounters. Who are the MIB? Government agents, wannabe agents, aliens, demonic entities, or something else? There is no definitive answer to the question. It also may depend on the particular witness encounter. A creepy, fun read.
November 12, 2015
Interesting
Some of the folks contributing their "experiences" in this book are a bit out there even for me. But the questionable ones are nicely balanced out by some very sane voices that present reasonable reactions to what is admittedly some pretty crazy stuff. All in all a great read if this sort of thing piques your interest.
Some of the folks contributing their "experiences" in this book are a bit out there even for me. But the questionable ones are nicely balanced out by some very sane voices that present reasonable reactions to what is admittedly some pretty crazy stuff. All in all a great read if this sort of thing piques your interest.
September 16, 2015
I loved this collection of personal experiences with men in black and black-eyed children along with the assorted UFO sightings. Are these dreams? Why are they all the same with slight variations no matter who has them and what culture they are in? I'm hooked on this weird UFO stuff.
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November 7, 2015Not as good as his previous Men in Black book
One word for this book: uneven. While many of the stories and essays were interesting, there were also quite a number that seemed only tangentially related to the MIB phenomenon.
One word for this book: uneven. While many of the stories and essays were interesting, there were also quite a number that seemed only tangentially related to the MIB phenomenon.
December 29, 2015
A nice compilation of MIB stories.
Straight up MIB stories make no sense, which is why they are so interesting to read. Redfern always puts out a good book and this is no exception.
Straight up MIB stories make no sense, which is why they are so interesting to read. Redfern always puts out a good book and this is no exception.
April 5, 2026
This is a fun book read by mediocre but not terrible talent. Redfern is the editor of short works by others. Every author's credibility is suspicious to me, but it is an opportunity to hear a lot of MIB stories and the author's speculations on what they are. which is what I'm interested in MIB stories I haven't heard before to entertain me. The stories only have to only entertain and make sense. iI don't require them to be credible. I guessI recommend the book
November 18, 2023
Like any story collection, some were better than others. I listened to the audiobook. The narrator was just okay. I thought he spoke too fast and used some weird inflections.
May 3, 2024
I think it would have been more interesting to read a book that took the topic more seriously than just collecting stories from random people.
November 23, 2015
Nick Redfern has done some incredible work on the subject of the notorious Men In Black in recent years and this is the result of feedback from that work; first person accounts of dealings with these mysterious entities.
The MIB are a subject that fascinates me and have for years. I tend to lean toward the fact that they're some kind of government agents but all sides of the speculation are presented here. It's oddly disturbing stuff and I will admit to some restless nights that I'm sure where inspired by reading this book before bed.
The MIB are a subject that fascinates me and have for years. I tend to lean toward the fact that they're some kind of government agents but all sides of the speculation are presented here. It's oddly disturbing stuff and I will admit to some restless nights that I'm sure where inspired by reading this book before bed.
September 26, 2015
Meh
It's a book of peoples experiences. You could get the same from Fate magazine reader's submissions. Nothing insightful. Not terrible but not that interesting.
It's a book of peoples experiences. You could get the same from Fate magazine reader's submissions. Nothing insightful. Not terrible but not that interesting.
September 6, 2016
This is a great book. Nick has so many wonderful stories told by people who have been through them. A very interesting book!
September 20, 2015
I enjoyed the first hand accounts. If you enjoy reading about UFOs, then this is worth your time.
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