UFO CULTS AND THE NEW MILLENNIUM
by William A. Alnor
Baker Books, 203 pages, $14.99

Hats off to Bill Alnor. He has penned a significant, relevant, well-researched and well-written book. He has helped to fill in the gaps in a growing cult problem (that is, the rapid rise of deadly and dangerous UFO cults). This is an extremely important work and will be the handbook on cultic space fantasies. It is indexed for easy retrieval and there are Internet sites for further research. He even references a web site for the debunking of the “Alien Autopsy.”

The chapter titles are compelling: “Riding on the Tail of a Comet,” “A Telepathic Hoax,” “Deeper into Madness,” “Endtime Delusions,” “Hitching a Ride to Sirius,” “Science Fiction Armageddon,” “Flying Saucer Messiahs,” “Flying Saucer Deceivers,” “Visions of Ashtar” and “A Litany of Lies and Other Deceptions.”

Alnor certainly delivers on his stated intent laid out on page 17: “All of these groups are bizarre, and because they, like the Heaven’s Gate cult, have irrational beliefs, this book may at times startle the reader. But it is not my intention to sensationalize this subject or astound the reader as we look at these cults. Rather, as we survey these groups, I will explain how they have formed and will try to unlock the puzzle of why so many of these groups exist today and why their number appears to be rising. My hope, as a longtime researcher of cults, the occult, and the paranormal, is to shatter the mystique of such cults by exposing their deceptions. I will also show that there is a frightening spiritual agenda behind groups such as the Heaven’s Gate and that spiritual deception is evil as it leads to irrationality and sometimes death.”

Alnor succeeds on his intent and excels. We highly recommend UFO Cults and the New Millennium.

—GRF

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