Nick Redfern

Nick has landed himself a busy lineup of speaking engagements to talk about his new book, Contactees.

Here is the list as it currently stands:

• Sphinx Radio – December 7th, 2009
• The Bruce Collins Show – December 8th, 2009
• Badlands Radio – December 9th, 2009
• The Paracast – December 13th, 2009
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Conservatism – December 13th, 2009
• Z-Talk Radio – December 14th, 2009
• Dawn of Shades – December 15th, 2009
• Coast to Coast AM – December 16th, 2009
• Badlands Radio – December 18th, 2009
• X-Squared Radio – December 20th, 2009
• Ghosts of Cooperstown Conference – January 8th-11th, 2010
• Exploring Unexplained Phenomena – January 9th, 2010
• The Veritas Show – January 15th, 2010
• Native Wisdom Radio – January 20th, 2010
• Walking With Spirit – February 2nd, 2010
• Voice of the People – February 20th, 2010

Yes folks, 2009 is gonna be a great year for you Redfern fans out there! Why? Because this year it’s a Redders Double Whammy!!

Available right now is Nick’s latest book, Science Fiction Secrets: From Government Files and the Paranormal.

Here is the Amazon writeup…

Product Description
ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR A HIGH STRANGENESS STEW Mix two parts science fiction with one part high-level government secrecy. Add a liberal helping of the paranormal. Then let Nick Redfern heat and serve. The result is far, far stranger than anything that you could ever begin to imagine. SCIENCE FICTION SECRETS presents some mind-bending answers to a number of highly intriguing and thought-provoking questions, including: — Did the U.S. Government secretly assist Steven Spielberg in the production of his groundbreaking science fiction movies “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial”? — Why were special agents of the FBI so deeply interested in the life, career, and activities of science fiction author Philip K. Dick (of “Blade Runner” fame)? — How did “The X-Files” spin-off series “The Lone Gunmen” anticipate months in advance the terrible tragedy of 9-11? — Why was the top brass of the U.S. Air Force so secretly interested in, and concerned by, the UFO-related tales of a relatively anonymous 1950s science fiction movie-maker who died in poverty in the early 1980s? — Did a nightmarish scenario presented in one of H.G. Wells’ novels prompt Soviet Premier Josef Stalin to clandestinely embark upon a secret and diabolical experiment designed to create a super race of monstrous, half-human half-ape soldiers? — Has the military managed to successfully perfect human teleportation of the type that was most graphically and famously shown in “Star Trek” and “The Fly”?

Nick’s new book, Contactees: A History of Alien-human Interaction, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com and is set for a release date of December 20th.

Click here to reserve your copy of what is sure to be another storming release by the boy Redfern!

Here’s the ad write up from the site…

Product Description
We are not alone…and Nick Redfern can prove it.

Contactees contains the fascinating stories of the select group of people chosen by visitors to Earth to spread their message. Are aliens really among us? Don’t be too quick to dismiss their claims.

Truman Bethurum was divorced by his wife because she believed he was having close encounters of a very personal kind with a beautiful extraterrestrial “space captain” named Aura Rhanes. Is he nuts? Prescient? An omen?

A band of eerily human-looking, blond-haired aliens–later known as the Space-Brothers–informed other contactees that they were concerned by our warlike ways and wished us to live in peace with one another. Acting on the advice of the Space-Brothers, contactees such as George Van Tassel and George Adamski went out and spread the extraterrestrial word to anyone and everyone who would listen. And many did, including U.S. government agencies.

More than half a century later, the contactees are still among us, still telling their tales of personal alien encounters, and still maintaining their cult-like status in the world of UFOlogy. Nick Redfern’s Contactees relates their thought-provoking, lluminating, controversial, and sometimes bizarre stories in all their appropriately out-of-this-world glory.

About the Author
Originally from England, Nick Redfern lives in Arlington, Texas. He is a full-time author and journalist specializing in a wide range of unsolved mysteries, including UFOs, alien contact, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, government conspiracies, and paranormal phenomena. He writes regularly for UFO Magazine, Fortean Times, Paranormal Magazine, and Fate. His previous books include Memoirs of a Monster Hunter; Strange Secrets; A Covert Agenda; and There’s Something in the Woods. Among his many exploits, Redfern has investigated reports of aliens in Mexico; lake-monsters in Scotland; vampires in Puerto Rico; werewolves in England; and crashed UFOs in the United States.

To add to our growing multimedia library we now have a couple of new additions:

1. Mass Monster Mash – Nick Redfern Parts 1 & 2 [ Video ]
2. Binnall of America – Nick Redfern & Greg Bishop Interview – 04/30/08 [ Audio ]

And, on behalf of myself and Nick, I’d like to wish you all a Very Happy New Year!!

Here’s hoping 2009 will be an interesting one

Yes! We now have another audio interview with Nick Redfern courtesy of the guys at Strange Frequencies Radio. My thanks go out to Jason for his help with the audio and a little advice on my own paranormal questions. So, here’s a bit about their site…

Join Phase 3 Paranormal founders Bobby Nelson and Jason Korbus as they, alongside Matthew McGuire, discuss the world of the unknown. From ghosts and hauntings, cryptozoology and psychic phenomenon to myths, legends and conspiracy theories, this show leaves no stone unturned as they seek the truth behind the stories.

With renowned investigators, research teams, and the witnesses themselves serving as guests, Strange Frequencies Radio promises to be an opinionated, informative, and fun program for anyone with a hunger for the unexplained.

We here at Strange Frequencies Radio have a lifetime of interest in the paranormal and the world of the bizarre. And, on top of that, we want to uncover the truth behind the stories and opinions. We could use your help in making that happen. Have you had an encounter you would like to discuss? Do you believe you have the answers to a particular unexplained mystery? Or perhaps you have your own questions about paranormal research and investigation, or for the other guests on our show?

Whatever it is, we’re here and ready to listen.
Email us at StrangeFrequenciesRadio@live.com and tell us what is on your mind.

The audio file on this site only accounts for about 50% of the original radio show. So, head on over to Strange Frequencies Radio and check out what is a highly entertaining yet serious approach to the paranormal in general.

Cheers lads!

New to the Nick Redfern web site, we now have the beginnings of an ‘Audio‘ page, added to the ‘Multimedia’ section. This comes courtesy of Tim Binnall.

Despite only having three files thus far this, none the less, amounts to an incredible 4+ hours of interview time. Click here for more of Tim’s interviews.

The following is Tim’s bio…

Tim Binnall is the founder of the esoteric think tank binnall of america (BoA), an online coterie that features both a weekly audio program and a talented staff of writers, a number of which have gone on to gain prominence writing for national paranormal magazines. He is the host and producer of the critically acclaimed BoA:Audio, one of the premiere podcasts in the paranormal genre. Over the last three years, Binnall has interviewed a vast number of researchers, spanning a wide spectrum of disciplines and ranging from bonafide esoteric icons to up-and-coming future players in the paranormal milieu.

A graduate of Syracuse University, Binnall maintains a detached view of the paranormal world, while possessing a keen interest in the personalities and sociology of esoteric studies. He has written for Coast to Coast AM‘s After Dark newsletter, explored the Bridgewater Triangle, Oak Island, and the haunted Whaley House, made numerous appearances on various paranormal radio programs, and is currently working on a number of future esoteric projects.

After some considerable messing around with Nick’s site, I think it’s about time I wrote something of substance here!

I have, for a long time, been itching to update the site for Nick. I wanted something far more dynamic. So, finally, I’ve slowly started to figure out the whole blog thing; not just using them but installing, configuring, customizing, managing the database back-end, etc…

I had already created two WordPress blog based sites:

1. Exopolitics Florida — of which I am Co-Chairman
2. Barack Obama UFO — in collaboration with Grant Cameron

Those two sites, rather obviously, use the same template. I’m not really good enough to go creating them from scratch at the moment

For Nick, however, I wanted something that better suited his work. He is, I think you’ll agree, the ‘Johnny Ramone of the Paranormal’

I have known Nick since about 1998. We originally met at the Staffordshire UFO Group (SUFOG). I used to travel up there with our mutual friend — and fellow fan of all things strange and conspiratorial –Tracie Austin-Peters. Now, I don’t take to anyone too quickly, but it stuck me instantly that our boy Redfern was and is ‘top bloke’! For anyone who hasn’t met Nick in person… you couldn’t hope to meet a more decent guy.

A couple of years passed and I had taken the rather brave decision — for me at least — to move ‘State Side’ and get married. Indeed, it came as a bit of shock to Tracie and, I suspect, probably to Nick also… they are both aware of my quiet demeanor.

Now, it came as a shock to me, somewhat later on, to find that not only Tracie had moved to the U.S. to get married, but Nick also. And I’d like to think I started a trend there, somehow

Tracie now has her TV talk show, Let’s Talk Paranormal. Nick, as you know, is a prolific author and, suffice it to say, busy beyond words with his work. I am still struggling to make a difference. I help where I can, where I am able. And so, knowing enough about web stuff to get me a less than average income, I try to ‘spread the UFO-logical word’. I have my own presentation, which probably won’t take off. And I’m an OK writer… who just hasn’t found a niche.

So, once again, welcome to Nick Redfern’s new-look site, buy his books (!!), follow his adventures, live vicariously if you wish, and if you happen to be one of Nick’s fellow bloggers and friends — you know who you are!! — then sign up, let me know that you want to post blog entries, and let’s get this show on the road!

Cheers!
Paul Robinson

Changes made…

• Added ShareThis widget
• Removed pointless ‘Skip To Content’ link in top menu
• Added book images on ‘Reviews’ page to lessen text only monotony!
• Added forum page

To Do

• Alter forum style to make it look more ‘in tune’ with site look and feel
• Think of other stuff to add
• Somehow get Nick’s mates to contribute posts

We have a pretty nice gallery layout now… along with a ‘Thick Box’ effect when you click on an image.

More pics to be added soon

Achieved:

1. Added Nick’s Bio and Book Review pages from the old site
2. Added Book Cover Slide Show widget
3. Added ‘Buy Books’ page – uses Amazon’s own page widget for affiliates

To Do:

1. Work out RSS feed issues from other pages

— Done!

2. Change color of top menu link rollovers — Done!
3. Add ‘Admin’ link to appear in all necessary places – Mostly Done!!
4. Everything else!