Keel’s thought provoking, often radical insights have sometimes placed him outside the mainstream of ufology. John’s extensive television appearances include: Johnny Carson, Jack Paar, Hugh Downs and David Letterman.Īn engaging humorist with a razor-sharp wit, John A. John was recently the subject of Secrets of the Shadow World, a feature-length documentary by acclaimed director George Kuchar which premiered at Lincoln Center in NYC. Keel’s monthly Beyond The Known column is a popular Fate feature. Keel has written articles that have appeared in many leading periodicals including Playboy, Saga and Fate magazines.

The movie is slated for a spring 2002 release.

His incredible Mothman investigations are the subject of a major motion picture starring a Keel-inspired character played by Richard Gere. Author of thirty books since Jadoo, his 1957 autobiography, Keel’s groundbreaking books have been published in over twenty countries and include many of ufology’s most acclaimed titles: Operation Trojan Horse, Our Haunted Planet and The Mothman Prophesies. In 1952 he produced the radio program Things In The Sky about unidentified flying objects which was heard by millions. At age 16 he began his illustrious writing career inspired by the ground-breaking work of anomalist Charles Fort (1874-1932). Keel, arguably the world’s foremost researcher into the paranormal, has traveled extensively to over 40 countries investigating the unknown for almost fifty years.

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