Join Loren In Santa Monica

For fans and friends of cryptozoology, the unexplained, the paranormal, and John A. Keel, organizer Javier Ortega, the brains behind the website Ghost Theory, will host in a few weeks, in the Los Angeles area, a conference called Paranormal LA.

The event has a unique three-day model in which each speaker will be available all three days, and give two separate presentations during two of the three days.

Who will be speaking?

Here's the lineup and the topics the speakers will be covering.

Linda Godfrey, on "The Beast of Bray Road" and "American Werewolves"

Barry Conrad, "World of the Unknown"

Loren Coleman, "Mothman and John Keel" and "Bigfoot, Yeti, and Tom Slick"



To learn more about the event, visit the website, or you can rush to buy tickets (which Javier warns are selling quickly!) by clicking here. It is being held at the Magicopolis in Santa Monica. The itinerary is at the bottom, and you can see, for those who want to avoid traffic, the times are just right.

Paranormal L.A. 2009 Single day passes are available for pre-purchase for the following dates (but no tickets will be sold at the door):

Friday August 21, 2009 - $50.00 (Available Jun 30 - Aug 21)

Saturday August 22, 2009 - $50.00 (Available Jun 30 - Aug 22)

Sunday August 23, 2009 - $50.00 (Available Jun 30 - Aug 23)



Weekend Passes are $125.00, and are available Jun 30 - Aug 23. Of course, by purchasing a Paranormal L.A. 2009 3-day-access pass, you benefit by saving $25 on overall costs. Again, Javier strongly recommends signing up early. This is shaping up to be the “go-to” event of the summer for folks out West and people looking to be in the LA area around this time. For tickets, visit the link below:

Paranormal LA: Buy Now!

If you wish to contact Javier directly with questions, please use this contact form at his website.



Itinerary

Friday August 21, 2009: 10pm to 1am
* 10pm – 10:45: Linda G. (The Beast of Bray Road)
* 10:45 – 11:00: Q&A
* 11:00 – 11:20: Break
* 11:20 – 12:10: Loren C. (Mothman and John Keel, with a hint of the Dover Demon)
* 12:10 – 12:25: Q&A
* 12:25 – 1:00: Book signing



Saturday August 22, 2009: 10pm to 1am
* 10pm – 10:45: Barry C. (World of the Unknown)
* 10:45 – 11:00: Q&A
* 11:00 – 11:20: Break
* 11:20 – 12:10: Linda G. (American Werewolves)
* 12:10 – 12:25: Q&A
* 12:25 – 1:00: Book signing w/ all 3 speakers

Sunday August 23, 2009: 4pm to 7pm
* 4pm – 4:45: Barry C. (World of the Unknown)
* 4:45 – 5:00: Q&A
* 5:00 – 5:20: Break
* 5:20 – 6:10: Loren C. (Bigfoot, Yeti, and Tom Slick)
* 6:10 – 6:25: Q&A
* 6:25 – 7:00: Book signing



This Flatwoods Monster sketch (above) is well known. Barry Conrad, filmmaker, was able to link this one directly to its first televised appearance on the "We The People" program of September 19th 1952. During that broadcast, Kathleen May and A. Lee Stewart (then the editor of the Braxton County Democrat) talked about the encounter incident that made headlines around the world.



Conrad said he was very happy to have found a good cast to match the original witnesses. Here are four of the original boys who saw the monster (Tommy Hyer, Freddie May, Edison May and Neil Nunley).



Above are Conrad's Flatwoods Monster re-creation actors: Houston McCrillis, Drew Osborne, Stephen Loner, Andrew Michaelson, Lisa McIntosh, Buster the dog & Brandon Osborne.



Shown are actors Chad Nadolski, Jay Richardson and Stephen Loner who reenact an examination of the ground near where the Flatwoods monster was sighted.



See you in California.