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Not Your Normal Abnormal

Alien abduction has become, if not common, common knowledge to the public. Ever since Betty and Barney Hill were abducted in 1961 we’ve had a very clear image of the experience with each case seeming to confirm the last. But there’s one that stands out for its oddness in a sea of strange. The 1973 Pascagoula abduction.

A “Zipping” Sound

Over the years, the details of the incident have been expanded upon and altered for political and religious purposes so I’m going to try and stick to the basics as originally related. The details are these:
On the night of October 11, 1973, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker were fishing on a pier in the Pascagoula River in Jackson County, Mississippi. Let’s face it, there wasn’t much else to do. While bating his hook, Hickson heard what he described as a “zipping” sound. When he looked up, he and Parker saw a 40 foot long, 10-foot high oval craft with two lights over the water. The craft was making the sound which seemed to paralyze the both of them. Out of the craft came several alien creatures. This is where our story changes from what would be considered the norm.

The visitors to Pascagoula. Drawing by the witnesses.

Instead of the typical Grays, there were three, five-foot-tall creatures. They were gray, yes, but had skin they described as elephant-like and covered in wrinkles. The ears and nose were cone-shaped and they had pincer-like hands. They hovered toward the two, lifted them up with an unseen force, and brought them aboard the craft. At this point Parker had passed out.

Aboard the craft, the two were examined. Again, the original account is shockingly different from the standard abduction. They were examined by a giant eye that seemed to be able to see through them, all the while a buzzing sound kept them from moving and kept their senses dulled. Afterward, they found themselves sitting back on the pier with Parker holding his hands in the air and screaming. For years, Hickson maintained that Parker had suffered severe trauma from the event. Parker vanishing from the spotlight for decades and then emerging with an altered story confirming his religious beliefs would seem to support this statement.

Afterward, they ran to the sheriff’s office and told him what happened.

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The Tape

At first glance, this story is too insane to believe. It’s easy to just chalk it up to hoaxing or two drunks. It’s just so out there that even in the bizarre world of UFO’s it doesn’t make a lot of sense.

But then there’s the tape.

You see, before the boys were put in a room for questioning, the Sheriff made sure to put a tape recorder under the table. During a break, he hit record without them knowing, hoping to catch them in the act of keeping their story straight. Instead, it was a tape that disturbed him to the core. It was two men, very frightened, trying to comfort each other after a brush with the unexplained. . .

Further Reading:
Pascagoula Abduction-Wikipedia
Pascagoula Alien Abduction-Aliensthetruth.com


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Simple Pleasures, a story about getting away by Jennifer Weigel

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-Mountains-

A serene mountain landscape yawns; monumental evergreen trees fingering a brilliant azure sky stroked with wispy clouds.  The air is crisper and fresher here, wafting its piney fragrance along the meandering deer path that bends and swerves down the gradual slope…

-Reset-

-City-

A bustling urban environment beckons, its diverse, brightly-clothed denizens laughing with one another, casually parting as you stroll through their midst.   Sunlight dances through the crowd, reflecting off of towering buildings, cars, and bicycles.  Sounds swell together as though breathing life into all interconnected within this rich tapestry of time and space.  The street is a cacophony of alluring smells, and the savory scent of kosher all-beef hot dogs…

-Vegetarian-

Fragrant cumin zing of vegetable samosas…

-European-

Perfume of freshly baked baguettes embraces you in a warm hug as you sit at a small metal café table, savoring an espresso…

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-Caffeine Free-

Lavender cremosa…

-Non-Carbonated-

Limonade…

-Reset-

-Beach-

The warm sand squishes between your bare toes as the soft ocean waves lap at your feet, beckoning you to wade further into the cool water…

-No Swimming-

The woven rope hammock stretched between two perfectly-spaced palm trees sways slowly as you lounge in its cradle, sipping a Mai Tai…

-Non-Alcoholic-

Iced lemonade in a highball glass through a red plastic straw…

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-Eco-Conscientious-

Paper straw, the citrusy elixir providing respite from the steamy…

-Less Hot-

Warm breezy summer…

-Spring-

Spring air, children…

-Nature-

Birds…

-Silence-

You close your eyes, hammock gently rocking you to slumber.

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Pineapple getting away from it all

And feel free to check out more of Jennifer Weigel’s work here on Haunted MTL or here on her website. And if you really feel like getting away and helping clean up the beach a bit, check out this relaxing video from Dylan Clark titled Seagrass. Or maybe that wasn’t so relaxing after all… 😉

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The Scent of Blood: Comic Book Art by Jennifer Weigel

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Somehow I came across an older Midnight Panther comic book, Feudal Fantasy #2 from the late 1990s to be precise, and I thought I’d reappropriate it into a new story as a collage. Anyway, this is what evolved. Honestly there wasn’t a lot of content to work with, but that isn’t surprising seeing as how that wasn’t really the point of the original… And sorry, I saved the erotic bits for another project, though even that was pretty tame in this one – just a bunch of boobies.

The Scent of Blood comic book art
The Scent of Blood comic book art

Images: Black and white line drawings of wide-eyed anime women and men in various states of undress, looking cute, being coyly pensive, and hack ‘n slashing.

Text reads: I like… men who are dying. We ought to just kill everyone involved. The scent of blood!! I never see his face, he always wears a mask. What a waste of time. I don’t like this. The horny bastard. What a pig!! -Slash- Sounds like it could be fun.

Ferryman comic book art

Images: More black and white line drawings of wide-eyed anime women and men kissing and hack ‘n slashing.

Text reads: Mercenaries of glorious Edo, if you can make the flowers that bloom along the rivers during spring drop their petals, then do so. I’m the Ferryman of the River Styx. Whssh.

OK, OK – here are some boobies since you stuck with this so long. And here’s a link to some more of my comic book collages, in case you are interested.

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Portrait of myself with dark makeup and crow skull headdress, backlit by the sun.

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Bonus Black Friday story: Zombie Apocalypse by Jennifer Weigel

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Black Friday.

You can’t beat the deals.  So many of us.  Waiting.  Readying.  Checking the time.  Counting down the seconds.  You better believe I earned my place at the start of the line.  I’ve been camping out here since late Wednesday.  Yeah, yeah, the holiday was yesterday.  Whatever, I had my family’s full endorsement.

Because that new high-definition television beckons.  The best in zoning out technology.  All channel access.  Cutting edge entertainment.  Bleeding edge.  That blade is sharp, baby.  Like a razor.

But this kind of escapism is costly.  A reality check says it’s not in my family’s budget.  We don’t make that kind of money, and so here I am.  Among all the others vying for the same prize.

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Only one will get there first.  Only one available.  Must have TV.  Must have T.V.  Must.  Have.  T.  V.

An employee approaches the door.  Nobody noteworthy.  A soon-to-be-casualty.  No more.  No less.

We rise and lurch into place.  Ready…

On your mark.

Get set.

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Black Friday Dealz... Must Have TV... Zombie Apocalypse
Black Friday Dealz… Must Have TV… Zombie Apocalypse

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Portrait of myself with dark makeup and crow skull headdress, backlit by the sun.

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