📚 3 Books mentioned in "The Alien Abduction Phenomenon of the Mid-20th Century | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW" of Stuff You Should Know

Then, yeah, he had a book in '94 about 13 different abduction cases called 'Abduction: Human Encounters with Alien.' Uh, parentheses, BTW, I teach at Harvard. Did I mention?

The podcast discusses John Mack's contribution to the alien abduction narrative, mentioning his book, 'Abduction: Human Encounters with Alien.' A humorous note is included about him being a Harvard professor, which adds an element of credibility to his work.

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But he was a horror and science fiction writer and in '87 published the book 'Communion' which had, if you look up the cover of 'Communion', the illustration that was done by Ted Jacobs along with, you know, Strieber, because he was like this is what I saw, you got to draw this right, that is as stereotypical alien head as you could imagine on the cover of this very popular book.

The podcast hosts are discussing how Whitley Strieber's book 'Communion' significantly shaped the public's image of aliens, specifically the Grays. They mention the book's cover art as a key factor in popularizing that specific depiction of aliens.

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UPI picks it up, uh, and then a guy named John G. Fuller made it into a book in 1966 called The Interrupted Journey: Two Lost Hours Aboard a Flying Saucer. Uh, which eventually became a TV movie in 1975 called The UFO Incident, which you can watch on YouTube if you want to see a relatively young and, uh, you know, pretty, uh, in great shape James Earl Jones.

The podcast discusses the story of Betty and Barney Hill, mentioning that John G. Fuller published a book titled 'The Interrupted Journey' in 1966 based on their experience. It also notes that this book was later adapted into a TV movie.

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