I Return to Steven Snider's THE FARM to Discuss... HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD! (Part Two)

In the latest episode of THE FARM PODCAST, Steven Snider and I conclude our discussion of my Rondo Award-nominated book, HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CINEMA OF OCCULTED TABOOS. 

Topics include Walter Bowart, OPERATION MIND CONTROL, James Shelby Downard, the origin of the word "cryptocracy," THE MORNING OF THE MAGICIANS, Albert Einstein, Jack Parsons, L. Ron Hubbard, Marjorie Cameron, TWIN PEAKS, David Lynch, Mark Frost, J. Michael Straczynski, BABYLON 5, STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, predictive programming, Vince Gilligan, Cordwainer Smith, Larry Cohen, Bela Lugosi, Surrealism, German Expressionism, Universal horror films, Edgar Ulmer, Val Lewton, Budd Boetticher, the role fiction plays in addressing taboos, how hidden truths can be found in conspiracy theories and cult films, etc.

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PRAISE FOR HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD: 

 

"In HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD, Robert Guffey takes his readers for a trip behind the magic curtain to reveal the true Wizards at work - those behind the lenses, making magic and moving the secret levers. To this end, Guffey plays the role of Toto, tearing the curtain aside to reveal these flesh and bone Wizards of the military-industrial-entertainment complex, and the occult role they play in influencing our inner dreams and everyday realities."

--Adam Gorightly,  

author of SAUCERS, SPOOKS, AND KOOKS
and THE SHADOW OVER SANTA SUSANA: BLACK MAGIC, MIND CONTROL, AND THE MANSON FAMILY MYTHOS

"Hollywood has truly haunted the world. So too should this book, one of the best ever written on American cinema."

--Gary D. Rhodes,

author of THE PERILS OF MOVIEGOING IN AMERICA and TOD BROWNING'S DRACULA, 

from his Foreword

 

"A heady, occult-driven exploration of cinema!"

 

--Larry Wade Carrell,

director of GIRL NEXT, THE QUANTUM DEVIL, and THE DARKSIDE OF SOCIETY

 

 "This is a fascinating, mind-expanding trip into some seriously dark corners."

 

--CINEMA RETRO 

 

 "[An] enjoyable trip from a tour guide likely (and proudly) on at least one agency watchlist."

 

--FLICK ATTACK 

 

"Highest recommendation!"

 

--Stephen R. Bissette,

writer/artist of TYRANT, CRYPTID CINEMA, and SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING