Book Review: UFOs Werewolves & The Pig-Man

UFOs Werewolves & The Pig-Man

Exposing Englands Strangest Location 

Channock Chase

 

Author:                                Lee Brickley
Cover Design:                      David Reeves                          

Publisher:                            Yam Yam Books        

Type:                                    TPB

Pages:                                   126

Genre:                                  Non-Fiction

Published:                           2013

ISBN:                                  9780992603908 (My copy had no ISBN?)

Source:                                Independently purchased 

Anyone with even the remotest interest in the Paranormal or Ufology would have heard some bizarre stories coming out of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire England.

This book is the local author, Lee Brickley’s investigation into the Chase and the strange things that people encounter within.

The book itself is well made, it’s a little on the thin side, and has large type which will be good for those hard of seeing out there. It has a map of the Chase and a few black and white photographs scattered through. There is no index, but there is a list of references, both books and websites.

The book starts off with a brief history of the author and a more in depth history of the area. The use of the term AD instead of CE is unfortunate; in a non-christian work one should really use Before Common Era (BCE) and Common Era (CE). Some replace common with Current, but the initials remain the same.
What is downright offensive is the association between the Pagan Horned God and the Christian devil, they are not the same entity. This inaccuracy makes me suspicious of claims that ‘satanic practices’ took place on the Chase, were they Satanic or merely non-christian?

This may simply be ignorance on the part of the author, he may simply come from a Christian back ground and not even realise the mistakes, he is after all a paranormal investigator not a religious scholar. The Christian viewpoint should be noted when reading though, t doesn’t seem to adversely influence too much of the information.

The mention of the Abbot Bromley Horn Dance, a modern version of an ancient Pagan rite, is one such example, the author mentions “its true beginnings” but does he understand those beginnings are Pagan and not Christian and therefore not satanic?

The history of the place is examined without getting too gratuitous.

Then we move onto Alien encounters, abductions, UFO sightings and an alien ship crash.

We touch on out of place animals like penguins to werewolves, giant serpents and alien big cats.

A whole chapter devoted to the legend of the Pig Man comes next, and it’s quite fascinating.
From here we move onto the more common ghosts and the otherworldly Black Eyes Kids.

The possibility that all these strange events might be happening with a military base underground is examined in some detail.

The conclusion doesn’t just have the authors opinion but he has sourced opinions from various experts in the field; Nick Redfern and Lon Stickler among them.

All in all it’s a good book and an interesting read. It loses some leaves for the use of religious terminology and for the offense to my deity, which I am sure, was unintended.

But it is still a worth addition to any Ufology, Paranormal, or Cryptozoology library. 

The seemingly low score was due to the lack of BCE use, the implication that my religions God is another religions devil and the lack of an index, ignoring those points the book would be about average.

Lee Brickley is a Paranormal/ Cryptozoology investigator and author, he has his own website about Paranormal Channock.