John Wilcock

"A GOOD WAY to describe John Wilcock is to say that he is a talented bohemian counter-culture journalist who once played a major role in the emergence of America's underground press. Born 1927 in Sheffield, England, he left school aged 16 to work on various newspapers in England, and on Toronto periodicals before moving to New York City. There in 1955 he became one of the five founders of the Village Voice in which he and co-founder Norman Mailer wrote weekly columns. Wilcock called his column "The Village Square", an intended pun. He and young Mailer were not quite friends, although Wilcock was at times annoyed, but always amused, by Mailer's monstrous ego." -From the preface of Manhattan Memories, by Martin Gardner His weekly column, which dates back to the early Village Voice years, and his cable TV travel show which has covered a score of countries, appear on his website at www.ojaiorange.com along with his personal magazine.

TOUR GUIDE TO THE SPOOKIEST PLACES ON EARTH JOIN A JOURNEY TO A LAND OF MYSTERY AND MYSTICISM ON THE EDGE OF REALITY. HERE ARE STRANGE TALES OF WITCHCRAFT, SPIRITUALISM, LOST RACES AND RELIGIOUS MIRACLES. South American folklore has its share of unique and fantastic myths and legends. There are incredible tales of magicians and their weird magical arts, strange creatures, ghosts and other unexplained mysteries. The first explorers that entered Latin AMerica were dazzled by the endless tropical raiinforests, the strange and diverse wildlike, and the indrigenous peoples and their mysterious ways. Even today, South America, offers unique perspectives and influences on the paranormal that can not be found anywhere else on the planet. Editor, writer, researcher, travel specialist and producer, John Wilcock ahs circled the world in search of the strange and unusual. He has also been editor of the Witches Almanac and is the co-founder of the Village VOice and Andy Warhol's Interview Wilcock states: -- "The people of South America live in a world steeped in ancient traditions that enhance their lives with a rich taperstry of mystical beliefs. In modern Latin America, Catholicism is the predominate religion. However, especially in Brazil Spiritism has become extremely prevalent, believing in the survival of the human personality and the possibility of communication with the spirit world. This Guide includes sections on ...--The Dead Are Alive -- **Spiritism In Brazil -- ** Demons And Sinister SPirits -- **Creatures From Out of This World -- **Living Dinosaurs -- **There Be Giants In The Land, etc.