Ghosts, aliens, a time traveler, and a mind-reading dog could be fiction, but Jason Offutt investigates true tales of these and other paranormal events that happened within 100 miles of his home. Offutt introduces ordinary folks who have encountered unexplained phenomena in everyday places and presents engaging accounts of their experiences. Getting a glimpse of this hidden world around us may prompt us to look--really look--in our own backyard.
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Unearthing fresh information about classic cases and all-new tales of paranormal happenings, Jason Offutt has done a masterful job of peeling back the otherworldly veneer from the esoteric and bringing it much closer to home. He dispels the notion that high strangeness is somewhere out there and shows that it exists all around us, in small towns, big cities, and, more often than not, right around the corner. A fun and entertaining read that serves as a veritable grab bag of paranormal genres, What Lurks Beyond is a worthwhile addition to any esoteric enthusiast's library. --Tim Binnall, host of Binnall of America: Audio paranormal podcast
Jason Offutt's new book, What Lurks Beyond, is a study of strange and otherworldly phenomena of a truly varied, fascinating, disturbing, and ominous nature that have occurred within 100 miles of Jason's home. Encompassing engrossing tales of time travel; encounters with aliens from far-off realms; shadowy entities that lurk in the darkened corners of our world; near-death experiences; and much more, this is a book that takes a fresh, new approach to its subject matter. And it's one that will definitely have you looking over your shoulder as you read it! --Nick Redfern, author of Science Fiction Secrets and There's Something in the Woods
Jason Offutt's new book, What Lurks Beyond, is a study of strange and otherworldly phenomena of a truly varied, fascinating, disturbing, and ominous nature that have occurred within 100 miles of Jason's home. Encompassing engrossing tales of time travel; encounters with aliens from far-off realms; shadowy entities that lurk in the darkened corners of our world; near-death experiences; and much more, this is a book that takes a fresh, new approach to its subject matter. And it's one that will definitely have you looking over your shoulder as you read it! --Nick Redfern, author of Science Fiction Secrets and There's Something in the Woods
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing is as it seems. It's much, much weirder.,
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This review is from: What Lurks Beyond: The Paranormal in Your Backyard (New Odyssey Series) (Paperback)
First of all, let me state that this book's conceit is a wonderful one: rather than explore a state, a region, or an entire country, as so many of these books do, Offutt confines himself to an area of no more than 100 miles from his home (and I literally mean his home...the first examined incident takes place '1 mile from home.' The next is '1.1 miles from home,' and so on in an ever-expanding circle until he reaches 100 miles).
Secondly, the limitation he's made on himself in the writing of this his book also serves to vary his subject material. Rather than 'all ghosts, all the time,' we get a mix of everything from hauntings to UFOs to the mysterious black-eyed children. They all make appearances here, and the great thing about the book is that you don't get 'ghost fatigue' or 'UFO fatigue' from reading too much about one particular type of phenomena. Offutt's a journalism professor, and his writing style shows this. While it's light on analysis, the book goes from newspaper accounts and interviews with witnesses. There are no 'friend of a friend' tales here, and the book benefits from it. It also benefits from newer experiences...there are several cases from the last decade here, and that lends the book a freshness in tone, that it's not the same set of cases rehashed for new readers. There's genuinely new stuff here. While I would have liked to see a few of the cases more in-depth (it's a fairly short tome, and a light read), this book is definitely better than most of its kind, and I recommend it. As he says in his afterword, "Nothing is as it seems. It's much, much weirder." Well done.
4.0 out of 5 stars
interesting read,
By Supaili "Dana Scully" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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Recommended by Mysterious UNIVERSE PODCAST. It opens your imagination to what really might lurk beyond your backyard. It's amazing what legends and mysterious are so close to you but if you don't seek you'll never know.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Readers fascinated by the paranormal will find this involving,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: What Lurks Beyond: The Paranormal in Your Backyard (New Odyssey Series) (Paperback)
What Lurks Beyond: The Paranormal in Your Backyard studies the otherworldly phenomena that has occurred within 100 miles of his own home. From time travel and encounters with aliens to more, this blends new tales of the paranormal with new perspectives on old cases to show how strangeness exists all around us and not just in high-energy places. Readers fascinated by the paranormal will find this involving.
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