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Conrad Brooks and Jan-Gel

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Jan-Gel, Beast from the East! Conrad Brooks and Jan-Gel Conrad Brooks is known most for his participation in Ed Wood films (Plan 9 from Outer Space, Night of the Ghouls, and Glen or Glenda) as well other early cult film (Beast of Yucca Flats) before retiring only to rediscovered in the 80's and has since been working on many films, including several of my films (Purvos, Zeppo: Sinners from beyond the moon!, Soul Robbers from OuterSpace).  Conrad has directed several films, and the best known are the Jan Gel films. A young Conrad with Bela Lugosi the original Dracula Directed with a nod to the iconic Plan 9 from outerspace, Jan Gel is a frozen monster man now awake to cause mischief in the modern era. Jan-Gel getting ready to do more mayhem! Jan-Gel fights a rubber snake in a classic so bad its good sequence The quirky film was shot with no budget, non actors in roles, and has a 'take it or leave it' feeling with its film, yet despite it all the film

Elske Mccain and Ouija board magic

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Elske McCain and Ouija board magic Actress/model/director Elske Mccain Actress/director Elske McCain (Jessicka Rabid) is working on a horror film that has the ouija board as a central theme.  I'm excited to see the results of her film when it gets into production phase.  At the moment, she is working on the script in between her other projects. Elske with a ouija board in a haunted hotel Above is a promo shot she did while in a haunted hotel congress where they caught the Dillinger gang.  Oddly enough Elske reminds me of Majorie Cameron, the wife of occultist/JPL founder Jack Parsons who was an artist, actress, and continued Parson's work into the occult.  I believe art/music/dreams and magic at the essence are one and the same, and if so Elske is a powerful magician.  I'm excited to see her film when it gets off the ground. Her last film was the controversial film Jessicka Rabid which was an old school grind house film, so I'm definitely interested in

John Lennon's Mind Games

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John Lennon's Mind Games One of my favorite John Lennon solo songs was 'Mind Games'..a pop song that began during the tense 'Let it Be' sessions during the Beatles.  Lennon rewrote it 'Mind Games' after a favorite book of his called   Mind Games: The Guide to Inner Space  by Robert Masters and  Jean Houston  (1972).  A book of exercises to experiment the inner mind of insight and imagination, and was a part of the 'Human potential' movement which later turned to the New Age label with occult and other pathways to enlightenment.  Certainly Lennon made it no secret he explored alternative enlightenment in music, art, and more and his path definitely went into occult and paranormal circles.  Oddly enough, Lennon also had a close encounter of sorts with a UFO over his place in New York and Lennon said in a playboy interview that he saw things differently even as a child, and that had a profound impact on his social interactions. "Some