The Last Ted Sorenson Interview

December 7, 2018 MarkLeave a comment

Mark welcomes Brent Holland to the show.

Brent Holland is a multi-award winning music composer for feature films and television. His score for the Canadian feature film 21 Brothers, about Canadians in the trenches of World War I, is in the Guinness World Book of Records. Holland has BFA in Music and BFA in Theatre Design (lighting) having worked extensively in this area. Brent is the host of the radio program Night Fright – Paranormal Radio from Canada. Brent is also known for having the last interview with Theodore “Ted” Sorenson, President John F. Kennedy’s trusted advisor, speechwriter, and friend, shortly before Sorenson died in 2010.

Brent Holland’s website can be found here:

nightfrighshow.blogspot.com

You can find Brent Holland’s amazing book here:

JFK Assassination: From the Oval Office to Dealey Plaza

Music intro/outro: “The Black Crow” by Song:Ohia
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Sorvagsvatn, the lake ABOVE the ocean, Faroe Islands

December 2, 2018December 2, 2018 MarkLeave a comment

Sørvágsvatn (or Leitisvatn) is the biggest lake of the Faroe Islands, situated on the island of Vágar. It covers an area of 3.4 square km, more than three times the size of the second biggest lake Fjallavatn, which also lies on the island of Vágar.

The picture you see below is actually an optical illusion. It appears as if the lake is significantly higher than the ocean. In real, the lake is only 30 meter above the sea level, but the cliff facing the camera is 100 meters high. The position of the camera and the angle of the shot makes it seem like the lake is about the same level as the cliff.

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Here is an aerial shot of Lake Sørvágsvatn that gives a better picture.

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The lake itself is nothing spectacular, other than being the biggest one on Faroe Islands. It’s over 6 km long. The headlands on either side of the Lake drop precipitously from heights of 252 and 376 m. into the North Atlantic. From this perspective, we also have a head-on view of the Bøsdalafossur waterfall, which is the Lake’s outlet into the ocean. Distant north and east of the Lake provide vistas of rugged parts of the island of Streymoy.

Among the locals there is a fierce debate regarding the name of the lake. The inhabitants of Sørvágur take pride in the fact that the lake is named after their village. On the other hand, the inhabitants of Miðvágur want to name the lake Leitisvatn, since, on their side of the lake, the land alongside the body of water is called Leiti.

Today it may seem strange to call the lake Sørvágsvatn given the fact, that the village of Miðvágur is situated closer to the lake, than the village of Sørvágur. The explanation to this is that the village of Sørvágur was settled before Miðvágur.

The locals mostly refer to Sørvágsvatn/Leitisvatn simply by calling it ‘the Lake’ (Vatni). Among the inhabitants on the island everyone knows what ‘the Lake’ is, and it is mostly when people from other parts of the Faroes refer to the lake – either by calling it Sørvágsvatn or Leitisvatn—that the debate will occur.

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American Psychic

December 2, 2018 MarkLeave a comment

Mark welcomes Marla Frees to the show.

Marla Frees spent years as a successful TV and stage actress, and since devoting herself to her current work she has appeared as a psychic medium on A&E, Bravo, History Channel, SyFy, TV Land, and Gaia TV’s “Beyond Belief with George Noory.” Radio audiences have heard Marla on George Noory’s “Coast-to-Coast,” Lisa Garr’s “Aware Show,” and dozens of podcasts. Marla is a co-host of “Dreamland” on Unknowncountry. com and most recently she appears on YouTube teleconferences with physicist and author Tom Campbell, blending physics with metaphysics to understand the “science” of how Marla works, making the paranormal “normal.” She appears in cities and towns across the country presenting “Messages with Marla” to small and large groups, educating people about their own intuition, connecting them with deceased loved ones, and potentially providing information about any aspect of their lives for their greatest good.

Marla’s websites can be found here:

You can find Marla’s amazing books here:

American Psychic

Haunted Hollywood: The ‘Atuk’ Curse AKA John Belushi’s Final Film

December 1, 2018 MarkLeave a comment

Atuk is a screenplay written by Tod Carroll. It is an adaption of the 1963 novel The Incomparable Atuk by Mordecai Richler about an Inuit hunter who tries to live in New York city, and has elements of racism, materialism and pop culture.

The script which has passed around within the Hollywood studios since the 1970’s has gained a lot of traction at times and even greenlit but because of certain death surrounding the involvement of the script many have labelled it as haunted or cursed. The people who have died supposedly as a result of being involved in Atuk are:

John Belushi: Jim Belushi’s big brother and the first known victim. After reading the script and wanting to play the lead role, he died of an overdose in 1982. He was only 33.

Sam Kinison: He survived the longestbecause he managed to film at least one scene for the movie, but then quickly grew dissatisfied and wanted the script rewritten, halting production. Before there were any talks about continuing the project, poor Kinison died in a car crash, aged 38, in 1992. Approximately a decade after Belushi’s death.

John Candy: In 1994, when he was reading the script, Candy suddenly died of a heart attack, aged 43. Which was weird because it was on March 4, a day before the 12th anniversary of Belushi’s death. Around that time, people began to realize that the screenplay is cursed.

Michael O’Donoghue: He was a writer, comedian, and a friend of Belushi and Kinison. He read the script, maybe even worked on it, before recommending it to his buddies. He died of cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 54 in 1994 also.

Chris Farley: A huge fan of John Belushi and the most recent victim who was in consideration for the main role. In 1997, when he was about to accept the role, he died the same way his idol did: an overdose at the age of 33.

Phil Hartman: Farley’s friend and former Saturday Night Live cast-mate. Although he was involved for a supporting role, his wife committed murder-suicide by shooting him in bed before shooting herself.

Cursed? Freak coincidence? You decide

The JFK Assassination

November 30, 2018 MarkLeave a comment

Mark welcomes James DiEugenio to the show.

James DiEugenio is researcher and author with a focus on the John F Kennedy assassination – his writings offer a detailed critical examination of the Warren Commission’s evidence and conclusions, along with an analysis of the CIA’s influence in Hollywood. He is also the co-author and editor of “The Assassinations: Probe Magazine on JFK, MLK, RFK and Malcolm X.

He co-edited Probe Magazine from 1993-2000 and was a guest commentator on the anniversary issue of the film “JFK” re-released by Warner Brothers in 2013.

He has a Masters Degree in American History from California State University Northridge and is also a specialist in the history and theory of cinema.

James DiEugenio‘s website can be found here:

Kennedysandking.com

You can find James DiEugenio‘s amazing books here:

The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination

November 26, 2018 MarkLeave a comment

Mark welcomes Lamar Waldron to the show.

Lamar Waldron is an Investigative journalist known as “The Ultimate JFK Historian,” he holds a Masters degree in Counseling and Psychology from Georgia State University, and had a successful career in that field before devoting himself to the JFK field in 1988. After spending two years pursuing the usual leads in the JFK case, Waldron and his research collaborator Thom Hartmann decided to focus on JFK aides who might have important information but never revealed.

You can find Lamar’s amazing books here:

https://www.amazon.com/Lamar-Waldron/e/B001JRV2SM

Vampires and The Goth Bible

November 20, 2018 MarkLeave a comment

Mark welcomes Nancy Kilpatrick to the show.

Nancy Kilpatrick is an award-winning writer and editor. She has published 21 novels, 1 non-fiction book, over 220 short stories and 6 collections of her short fiction, comic books, a graphic novel, and she has edited 15 anthologies. Nancy has won several awards for her writing and continues to wow the dark fantasy, horror, mystery, erotic and scifi genres.

Nancy’s website can be found here:

https://nancykilpatrick.com

You can find Nancy’s amazing books here:

https://amazon.com/Nancy-Kilpatrick/e/B000APBZWM

Bigfoot in Pennsylvania

November 9, 2018 MarkLeave a comment

Mark welcomes Timothy Renner to the show.

Timothy Renner has written articles for several publications including Morbid Curiosity, Weird USA, and Weird Pennsylvania. His illustrations have appeared in comics, magazines, books, and on many record covers. He plays and sings folk music with his band Stone Breath. To date they have released twelve full length albums and multiple EPs. Timothy has studied various paranormal phenomena centered in South Central Pennsylvania – with a particular focus on the legend of Toad Road and the Seven Gates of Hell.

Timothy’s website can be found here:

You can find Timothy’s amazing books here: