Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah this question feed

asked by artdealer on November 6, 2006 3:09 PM
The author of the controversial bestseller Brain Trust brings his scientific expertise to the chilling true story of unexplained phenomena on Utah's Skinwalker Ranch -- and challenges us with a new vision of reality.

For more than fifty years, the bizarre events at a remote Utah ranch have ranged from the perplexing to the wholly terrifying. Vanishing and mutilated cattle. Unidentified Flying Objects. The appearance of huge, otherworldly creatures. Invisible objects emitting magnetic fields with the power to spark a cattle stampede. Flying orbs of light with dazzling maneuverability and lethal consequences. For one family, life on the Skinwalker Ranch had become a life under siege by an unknown enemy or enemies. Nothing else could explain the horrors that surrounded them -- perhaps science could.

Leading a first-class team of research scientists on a disturbing odyssey into the unknown, Colm Kelleher spent hundreds of days and nights on the Skinwalker property and experienced firsthand many of its haunting mysteries. With investigative reporter George Knapp -- the only journalist allowed to witness and document the team's work -- Kelleher chronicles in superb detail the spectacular happenings the team observed personally, and the theories of modern physics behind the phenomena. Far from the coldly detached findings one might expect, their conclusions are utterly hair-raising in their implications. Opening a door to the unseen world around us, Hunt for the Skinwalker is a clarion call to expand our vision far beyond what we know.


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This is a scary book about the unexplained, if it is 25% true it is very scary for those of us on this planet. Very well written, hard not to be scary with what those people in the story actually saw and happened to them. It leaves you wondering what are we in this world and what are they? This is not for children as I will keep it from my grandchildern until they are out of high school.
reviewed by drvale on November 19, 2006 9:45 PM

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I live about 15 minutes from "The ranch". The Uintah Basin is a strange place indeed with many of its citizens drilling for natural gas and witnessing UFOs.(No they are not huffing the gas either haha). There were many more events that happened on the ranch besides what was shared in the Skinwalker book. Maybe there will be a part 2? I do think things have died down there since the 1990's.The whole area of the ranch is extremely spooky looking with knotted up ancient cottonwood trees surrounding it.My husband and I drove to the gate one evening and were confronted by some very intelligent looking canines that looked like they had a taste for human leg. We decided to go home and haven't ventured that way again.I would recommend this book to the people who yearn to know what things reside behind the looking glass.
reviewed by radar on November 23, 2006 12:52 PM

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I was rather excited initially to see something other then a novel dealing with the concept of a Skinwalker, so had some high hopes for this book, but felt a little deflated after getting into it. The focus of the book really takes a turn more towards general 'paranormal' activity, with an emphasis on UFO research, though there are certainly some aspects that fall into the realm of Skinwalker lore. A publication of the raw data would have been more of a flop (I believe), however those who wish to get raw and indisputable evidence should open to the idea that we may not have the ability to attain, or possibly the intellect to outwit whatever is causing these phenomena. By far my favorite section of the book was section 3 (the last quarter of the book) dealing with conclusions and concepts of possible explanations, also touching on lore from the Navajo and Ute's culture with the parallels to the explanations. Not a terrible book, but if your looking for more hard science and not theory, your time would be spent better elsewhere.
reviewed by oden on November 27, 2006 5:01 PM

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