Into the Fringe [Paperback]

Karla Turner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1992

An account of alien abduction describes how Karla Turner and her family uncovered long-buried memories and actual physical evidence of their encounters with aliens.

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (November 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425135101
• ISBN-13: 978-0425135105
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,809 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A bit dated but highly informative, June 16, 2009

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Christopher Augustin "Aliensthetruth.com" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into the Fringe (Paperback)

Though a few years old, the power of these experiences has not diminished in the least. The events that took place over a relatively short period of time were more than the average person deals with throughout their entire life. Traumatic would be putting it lightly. This is a prime example of average people being subjected to extraordinary events that they have little to no control over. As with many books of its kind, the author presented some predictions of future events that have not come to pass in their expected timeframe. Thankfully the focus of the book was the experiences themselves and not the family's interpretation of them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Remains an important book on the alien abduction phenomenon, July 17, 2011

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Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into the Fringe (Paperback)

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.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sincere,But Not Convincing, November 26, 2009

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Bryan L. White (Duncanville, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into the Fringe (Paperback)

Dr. Turner's book is an excellent sample of the "abductee" mindset. I felt deep sympathy as I read her obviously sincere account of her descent "into the fringe." The problem with Dr. Turner's book is that there isn't really any evidence that she's actually experienced what she believes she did. Many of her experiences could be explained by sleep disorders and strange dreams. I've met and talked with other people who believe that they've been abducted by aliens and while I didn't doubt their sincerity, I couldn't go along with them. Another part of the problem is that Dr. Turner, like almost everyone else who believes that they've been abducted, immediately immersed herself in the literature on the subject. This provided her with a "script" and meant that her experiences were contaminated with the expectations that the members of the abductee community passed on to her. I want to offer my deepest condolences to her family-her early death was truly tragic. To people who believe that they've been abducted by aliens, I urge you to consult mainstream counseling and reconsider your experiences. Many of the events that Dr. Turner felt validated her fears were actually trivial and commonplace-anyone reading this could probably strip naked and find marks and scars they were unaware of and couldn't explain. In addition, Dr. Turner describes being terrified by a lecture by John Lear, a man who made fantastic claims about an alien/government conspiracy but who offered not a shred of evidence for his ridiculous stories. All of these things snowballed in Dr. Turner's life. It's a shame.