The Micah Hanks Program

This week on The Gralien Report, Micah broadcasts alone from a darkened corner of the Gralien Bunker, where a single candle casts it’s eerie color over the cave walls for this special Halloween edition of the program. In Hour One, we look at some of the mythic origins of Halloween, which involve the ceremonial “Feast of Ancestors” celebrated in many cultures. What does this have to do with archaeology, and the various stories of a flood, and other great cataclysms in the ancient world? W

This week on The Gralien Report we discuss Halloween themed stories that include Ouija board experiences, and cult classic horror films and their impact on filmmaking.

This post, TGR 10.24.16. Ouija Boards & Horrors of the Silver Screen, first appeared at The Gralien Report.

This week on The Gralien Report, as the leaves continue to fall over the Southeast, Micah and the Gralien Reverend take to the highways, broadcasting remotely on the latest developments in the realm of the esoteric. Subjects we discuss include a strange hovering object seen over Geneva, Switzerland recently, as well as guitarist Tom DeLonge breaking his silence about the Wikileaks emails that “outed” one of his contacts. We also discuss science versus pseudoscience, in relation to a question from a listener who asks whether some people in the UFO community are “just making things up” (the short answer here is, yes, they do!). Is there merit to the further study of those things which academic institutions and the scientific establishment excludes? Yes… but there is certainly a right way and a very wrong way to go about it.

Then in Hour Two, we take a look at the recent discovery that monkeys break rocks and produce flaking which, at one time, archaeologists believed could only be produced by humans. Apparently this isn’t the case after all. Then in the spirit of the season, we get into some discussion of creepy tales involving Ouija boards, where experiencers describe their unusual (and often unsettling) experiences. Ouija boards have also figured into a number of horror films over the years, which leads us to discussing some of the finest instances (in our opinion) of horror cinema. These include the famous silent film Nosferatu, as well as Werner Hertzog’s 1979 remake, Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht, along with cult classics that include Suspiria, Lair of the White Worm, and several others.

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This week on The Gralien Report we discuss cryptozoology, horror, and the macabre arts with illustrator extraordinaire Mister Sam Shearon.

This post, TGR 10.17.16. Sekret Machines and The Dreaded Mister Sam, first appeared at The Gralien Report.

This week on The Gralien Report, we kick things off with discussion of an unusual development related to a plane crashed recently by a Jordanian pilot, before shifting our attention to the Wikileaks situation, and how it relates to the UFO subject. Specifically, one of Tom Delong’s sources, as related in his novel Sekret Machines (co-authored with A.J. Hartley), may have been revealed in the latest series of emails released by Julian Assange and Wikileaks, as shown in correspondences between DeLong

This week we examine "The Greek Oracle of the Dead", and the arcane mirror-gazing practices that ancient cultures may have used to attempt communication with their ancestors.

This post, TGR 10.10.16. The Greek Oracle of the Dead, first appeared at The Gralien Report.

This week on The Gralien Report, we launch from the outset into a discussion about the way technology is greatly changing the way people interact with one another today, and whether, despite the advantages technology affords us, we are possibly losing important aspects of the human experience along the way. We also examine the latest incident where a strange death resulted in pending toxicology results for a young woman whose body was found in a very strange location… how did it get there, and yet no

This week on The Gralien Report, we examine the increasing reports of a "clown panic" in America, and whether the incidents are legitimate, or represent a socio-cultural phenomenon.

This post, TGR 10.05.16. Rise of the Clowns: Panic in America?, first appeared at The Gralien Report.

This week on The Gralien Report, Micah is fresh back from his journeys throughout the Northeast, as The Gralien Reverend joins him during an introspective opening discussion entailing spirituality, prayer, and the search for understanding oneself. Throughout his travels, Micah describes feeling a sense of the “mystical” that prevails through life, and we look at the way such feelings manifest in various walks of life.

Turning our attention to news, we look at the concerns mounting in relation to the arrival of Hurricane Matthew on the U.S. Mainland, as well as new evidence of the oldest civilization on Earth. We also take time to discuss self-education, ancient astronaut theories, and how humans are outsourcing our technology into the intangible “data cloud” that is the World Wide Web.

Finally, we turn our attention to the Creepy Clowns being seen all over the United States, as we give a breakdown of the latest developments in the ongoing “Clown Panic” in America. Why are clowns being seen so frequently, and is this purely a sociological phenomena, or is there more to the story? Could it even be that people’s current fear of clowns stems from urban legends, and the way they are reported by the media, has inspired legitimate incidents in which people are donning clown costumes in order to frighten the public?

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This week's podcast discusses the mysteries of the ancient Mayan Civilization, along with theories about their architectural wonders throughout Mesoamerica.

This post, TGR 09.26.16. Mysteries of the Mayan Civilization, first appeared at The Gralien Report.