In Research Of
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The show where we watch the 1970s TV show "In Search Of..." and look at possible explanations the producers didn't consider.
In Research Of
3w ago
Jeb and Blake join Leonard Nimoy's search for Pompeii! (Well - is it really about finding Pompeii? Or is it about finding a possibly Christian cross in Pompeii? Tune in and find out!)
Links:
Depictions of the crucifixion in Medieval Art
People debating the cross at Pompeii
Christian graffiti at Pompeii
House of the Faun - Pompeii
About that "lost Legion" thing
Discovery and rediscovery of Pompeii
Giuseppe Fiorelli
Terentius Neo
Lupinar
Villa of Mysteries
Dinosyian Mysteries
Greco-Roman Mysteries
Thyrsus
Nimoy Fashion Alert!
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In Research Of
2M ago
Jeb and Blake track the last cryptozoology episode of the original In Search Of… as we join the late Peter C. Byrne in a search for "The Abominable Snowman."
Imagining the Wild Man: Yeti Sightings in Folktales and Newspapers of the Darjeeling and Kalimpong Hills
More on Tom Slick - MonsterTalk
Monty Python "abattoir" sketch
Searching for Sasquatch (affiliate link)
Article about Byrne still "hunting" in his 90s.
The Eternal Return
Bigfoot Map
Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds (YouTube)
Horror in the Heights - Kolchak Episode with Rakshasha
NFA - "Proof of Life"
Crevasse ..read more
In Research Of
3M ago
Jeb is right at home as we go In Search Of... Mexican Pyramids! Links from research
Sacrifice City
Great Pyramid of Cholula
Templo Mayor
Ruz' Palenque Dissertation
The Christmas Robbery of the Century
Secrets of the Maya Temple (1958)
Museo (2018) movie about the robbery - affiliate link
Mystery of the Meridas Ciudad Maya nightclub
Music/Art film tied to the nightclub site
Operation PBSuccess - CIA and Guatemala
Mystery film we think MAY have sourced part of this episode.
Director Jean Chartier
Pyramid Comparison visual tool (wikipedia)
Nimoy Fashion Alert! Jungle Cott ..read more
In Research Of
4M ago
Dr. Joe Nickell recalls his experiences working on the Season 4 episode of In Search Of… dealing with The Shroud of Turin. note: This interview will be cross-posted to MonsterTalk. The interview contents will be identical, but the framing intro/outro will be unique to the respective shows.
In Research Of… (Patreon)
In Research Of (free feed)
In Search Of… The Shroud of Turin (YouTube)
Joe Nickell covered by The Daily Mail
That's Incredible! segment on THE AMITYVILLE HORROR. (YouTube)
Joe Nickell's website
Joe's Amazon Author's Page (affiliate link ..read more
In Research Of
5M ago
Jeb and Blake unwrap the mystery of the shroud of Turin! (Which might, it turns out, be neither a shroud, nor from Turin - talk amongst yourselves!) Link to ISO on YouTube: While it lasts!
The bucket brigade saves the shroud in re-creation...
NFA - A return to "the Night Gallery?"
Young Joe Nickell at work in Alan Landsburg's NYC apartment:
The Rev. Francis Filas (1931 - 1985 - NYT OBIT)
Prescriptive Linguistics
Descriptive Linguistics
Overview of use of Christ in Medieval Art
Secondo Pia, photographer who discovered the "negative effect" on Shroud. (also, dead ringer for Seth Myers)
Ju ..read more
In Research Of
8M ago
S04E06 - The Lost Colony of Roanoke
The ISO team take us back to Colonial Virginia to investigate the cold-case of the lost colony of Roanoke. Jeb and Blake learn about armadas, plays, and rock diaries.
Beach Action Nimoy Fashion Alert!
The Money Shot...
Blake thinks the ISO actor is giving off Keenan Wynn vibes.
And we've already discussed the ties between Rod Serling, Leonard Nimoy, Night Gallery, and more, so the visual similarities to this scene and Planet of the Apes might not be 100% coincidence.
The famous "Dare Stones" preserved with all the decor and pomp appropriate the ..read more
In Research Of
10M ago
We're going to need a bigger boat! Jeb and Blake head to Australia to investigate the idea that Great White sharks are immortal!
Links: 1977 San Diego article about Sea World's shark exhibit
Article about weird things allegedly found inside sharks.
Henri Bource - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Bource
Groo the Wanderer
NFA - on the beach!
Sharks are famous for their teeth - and Nimoy's have improved since season one as well.
Nimoy just walking on the beach manages to attract a diver's audience.
Diving pioneer and explorer, Hugh Edwards.
Ray Keys at Sea World has lots of great ..read more
In Research Of
1y ago
Jeb, Blake and Alex French go in research of The Amityville Horror!
Typewriters 101 site
History vs Hollywood: Amityville
History of the House
The Warren Omission
The Calamityville Horror
The Dictionnaire Infernal
Nimoy gives us the calm and rational look in the midst of so much weirdness!
So many faceless re-enactors in this one!
Horror writer Jay Anson and his trusty typewriter!
And this episode is quite notable for giving us a look at Father Mancuso from the book. Aka Father Ralph Pecoraro. Aka Father Delaney. Aka "Jimmy the Shadow" .
The Lutz couple at the table.
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In Research Of
1y ago
Jeb and Blake look back at the ISO team's coverage of the global manhunt for the terrorist known as "Carlos." This episode gets an Explicit tag because of language.
Nimoy Fashion Alert:
Dr. Frederick Hacker (Obit)
Carlos - aka The Jackal (Wiki)
Raid on Entebbe (Wiki)
Carnaby Street, England (Wiki)
Friendship University, Russia (Wiki)
News story about how Carlos got his name
Nydia Toban (Obit)
Carlos's Lawyer/"wife"  ..read more
In Research Of
1y ago
Blake and Jeb discuss their thoughts on the third season of In Search Of...
Things get... weird ..read more