The New MIBs

By Chris Capps 

In the field of the paranormal we always hear about the potential for a UFO cover-up resulting in a serious lack of conclusive proof that aliens are visiting Earth and a general, sometimes not so subtle change in public perception regarding people who report interactions with extraterrestrials.  But if such an organization were to somehow exist, what about other paranormal phenomena such as demonic possession?  It might be more plausible than you imagine.

The bestselling book by Jon Ronson, The Men Who Stare At Goats, and the subsequent movie illustrated how the First Earth Battalion tried and in many ways succeeded in taking the military in a more New Age direction in some sectors.  But while the First Earth Battallion of today may look quite different from Jim Channon's vision of a futuristic army of peace, now declassified reports now indicate that the Pentagon in an ongoing interest in taking technology and tactics in new directions has repeatedly given funding to projects to study paranormal phenomena.

VENICE RESIDENTS CALL FOR BAN ON RELEASE OF STUART HOUSE DOCUMENTARY

-New Orleans, La.

Residents of Venice, Louisiana, have called for a ban on the release of an upcoming movie about the infamous Stuart House Haunting, believed to be located in a broad region between their town and the historic Fort Jackson, for fear that movie enthusiasts could get injured in the surrounding marshlands which team with alligators and other oddities.

The documentary movie, The Stuart House Recordings, is due to be released in the fall of this year and traces the story of the house, believed to have been the scene of several murders and mysterious disappearances. The movie is based on the papers of Prof. Stephen Kaplan, who became famous for his debunking of the Amityville horrors. 

The Stuart House, located in the region between Venice (pop. 460) and Fort Jackson, and residents and local conservationists are concerned that amateur paranormal enthusiasts and movie buffs might get lost in the region’s vast marshland in search of the house.

Calls have previously been made for original footage of Dr Matt Adler’s 2009 investigation – on which the documentary is based – to be destroyed, as their contents have been too disturbing; while the editors of the movie have not been without challenges themselves, having had two members of the crew  die during the production of the documentary.

Co-producers Lancelot Mallia and Kevin Bingham have been working on the movie for several years, and explained that they do not intend to release details of the location of Stuart House: “I have no idea how its whereabouts came to be known publicly, as we have kept its location secret throughout the production of the documentary so that we would not alarm local residents.”

Mallia concluded: “We are hesistant to allow the actual location to be revealed.”