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The Alien Abduction of Antonio Vilas-Boas Continues to Fascinate 60 Years Later

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5 years ago

January 7, 2019

On October 16, 1957, 23 year old Antonio Vilas-Boas, a Brazilian farmer, was attempting to work his fields late in the evening to avoid the heat of day when a strange glowing red “star” appeared in the night sky. Moments later, he realized this was no star at all as it began a rapid descent toward his fields.

Vilas-Boas attempted to escape the glowing red object on his tractor, but the machine died as the object drew near. Hopping down, he began to run.

Suddenly, he was grabbed by a five foot tall alien creature wearing a helmet and what appeared to be grey coveralls. The being uttered several clicking noises and was joined by three other similar beings.

Antonio Vilas-Boas was only 23 years old when he had his alien encounter.

He could tell very little about these “men” except that he glimpsed small, blue eyes through the helmet. They managed to subdue the farmer and carry him to their craft.

Once inside, Antonio was stripped of all his clothing and a gel-like substance was spread over his entire body before he was ushered into an adjoining room.

In the second room, the alien beings conducted a number of medical tests on the man including drawing blood from his chin. He was then escorted to a third room where he was exposed to a gas which made him violently ill and left in isolation.

After some time, an equally naked female alien with long platinum blond hair and blue eyes entered the room and initiated sexual intercourse with Antonio after which she seemed to communicate to him through hand gestures that she would raise their child in outer space.

Vilas-Boas recalled being angered that he had been captured and used for a breeding experiment as though he were a prized horse.

Shortly after the female alien left him alone and he was escorted off the ship only to discover that four hours had passed, and his ordeal was only beginning.

In the days that followed, Antonio Vilas-Boas became violently ill suffering from nausea, skin lesions, and serious migraine headaches. When he read in a local paper that a reporter named Jose Martins was looking for stories from people who claimed to have had contact with aliens, he contacted the reporter and related his story.

Martins arranged for Vilas-Boas to see a doctor who diagnosed the farmer with radiation poisoning though he was uncertain just how the man could have come in contact with the amount of radiation it would have taken to cause the severity of his illness.

By 1958, the man’s story had been published but it would not gain serious attention until after the famed Betty and Barney Hill abduction which took place in the United States in 1961.

Though he faced scrutiny for his story his entire life even after becoming a respected lawyer with a family of his own, Vilas-Boas’ story remained the same and he was able to recall the details of his abduction, including symbols he saw within the ship, with total clarity, even without the aid of hypnosis.

The symbols that Vilas-Boas claimed to remember from the alien ship.

Some say, the very constancy of his story exposes his experience as a hoax, while others point] to this as proof of its reality.

Regardless, the story of Antonio Vilas-Boas’ alien abduction, alongside that of the Hills, remains one of the most famous stories of the 20th century, and he was repeatedly questioned about the encounter until his death in 1991.

It is easy to point to the case and call it a hoax, but imagine, for a moment, that it is not. Imagine, that an alien race came to this planet to conduct such breeding experiments.

Surely they would not have done so only once. How many others might have been taken for a similar purpose as Antonio Vilas-Boas and never survived to tell their tale after radiation exposure?

And just what did they do with those alien-human hybrids…?

It’s the stuff of nightmares, and perhaps that is why so many stories have been written, so many films made, that tackle that very subject.

Let us know what you think in the comments below! Was this a legitimate experience or an elaborate hoax?

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Jake Gyllenhaal’s Thriller ‘Presumed Innocent’ Series Gets Early Release Date

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2 hours ago

April 26, 2024

Timothy Rawles

Jake Gyllenhaal’s limited series Presumed Innocent is dropping on AppleTV+ on June 12 instead of June 14 as originally planned. The star, whose Road House reboot has brought mixed reviews on Amazon Prime, is embracing the small screen for the first time since his appearance on Homicide: Life on the Street in 1994.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s in ‘Presumed Innocent’

Presumed Innocent is being produced by David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, and Warner Bros. It is an adaptation of Scott Turow’s 1990 film in which Harrison Ford plays a lawyer doing double duty as an investigator looking for the murderer of his colleague.

These types of sexy thrillers were popular in the ’90s and usually contained twist endings. Here’s the trailer for the original:

According to Deadline, Presumed Innocent doesn’t stray far from the source material: “…the Presumed Innocent series will explore obsession, sex, politics and the power and limits of love as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.”

Up next for Gyllenhaal is the Guy Ritchie action movie titled In the Grey scheduled for release in January 2025.

Presumed Innocent is an eight-episode limited series set to stream on AppleTV+ starting June 12.

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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21 hours ago

April 25, 2024

Timothy Rawles

The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.

Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.

The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.

Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”

Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.

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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

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22 hours ago

April 25, 2024

Timothy Rawles

Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.

The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

The prize also includes:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings

A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear

A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room

A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course

The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II

Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

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Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.