With the holiday season coming up, here are some suggested gifts for the UFO/ paranormal enthusiast in your family.
MULTIMEDIA
“The Phenomenon” by James Fox
A film that could turn any skeptic’s mind to take the phenomenon seriously, director James Fox’s film feels like it could be played in schools one day. The film is available to rent or buy digitally.
Somewhere in the Skies Podcast Patreon
Most UFO investigators have day jobs, and spend so much of their free time cranking out content. Help fund Ryan Sprague’s Patreon that includes exclusive content and episodes of his award-winning podcast “Somewhere in the Skies.”
APPAREL/ MISC.
For the kids, this adorable stuffed animal proudly rocks Jason McClellan’s Rogue Planet TV merch.
Your tree needs this slick alien from Target. Ah, the Target trap strikes again.
The Lue Elizondo-approved Tic-Tac patch by UFO twitter favorite The Zignal. get it as a patch, or on a hat.
(Another shameless plug) This design can be put on a shirt, hoodie, onesie, home products, etc. Show the world what you believe in.
BOOKS/ MEDIA
BOOKS:
“Beyond The Fray: Bigfoot” by Shannon LeGro and G. Michael Hopf
“Beyond The Fray: Bigfoot” is a must-have for any cryptid connoisseur. The eye-witness accounts in this book are told so vividly, it feels like the reader is watching a weekly TV series. Hmmm…”Beyond The Fray” the TV show could be cool.
“Sekret Machines” by Tom DeLonge and Peter Levenda
A lot of people in the UFO community have slept on the first two non-fiction books of this series, “God” and “Man,” which is unfortunate since they are important pieces to a bigger puzzle. Levenda does a scholarly job to help legitimize the often scoffed at “ancient astronaut” theory.
"Punk rock and UFOs: Stranger Than Fiction” by Mike Damante
Punk rock and UFOs: Stranger Than Fiction aims to normalize the paranormal through current pop culture, mythology, fiction and its connection to unexplained phenomena. The book features insights and exclusive interviews from the world of academia, journalism, television and film, pop culture, science, and UFO studies like TOM DELONGE, LESLIE KEAN, KEVIN DAY, SEAN CAHILL, JEFFREY KRIPAL,PETER LEVENDA, DAVID MARQUEZ, (DC Comics), RICK STRASSMAN, DIANA PASULKA, and others.”
For the music fans:
"Hey Suburbia: A Guide To The Emo/Pop-Punk Rise" by Mike Damante
"Hey Suburbia: A Guide To The Emo/Pop-Punk Rise" chronicles the music of the Warped Tour generation that launched bands like Paramore and My Chemical Romance into superstardom. Music journalist Mike Damante covered the genre for one of the largest media companies in North America, and has compiled the stories of 1990s- 2000s emo and pop-punk explosion as told by himself, the bands, , publicists, and the fans who never stopped listening. Featuring interviews with blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Descendents, Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory, Good Charlotte, Alkaline Trio, The Get Up Kids, Motion City Soundtrack, Saves The Day and others.”
By MIKE DAMANTE
If you are a fan of all things unexplained, check out Mike Damante’s latest book “Punk rock and UFOs: Stranger Than Fiction” that features interviews with Seth Breedlove, folklorists, and others., as well as Leslie Kean, Kevin Day, Tom DeLonge, Sean Cahill and many more. Order here.