One of the 1960s counterculture's most fascinating characters was Kerry Wendell Thornley -- a writer, philosopher, Zen dishwasher, enlightened prankster, and, possibly, an Oswald double with disturbing ties to the Kennedy assassination. A lifelong provocateur, Thornley was linked to many of the fringe elements of the time. He helped create the spoof religion called the Discordian Society and its tract, the Principia Discordia. He coined the term "paganism" to describe various nature religions. And he befriended Robert Anton Wilson, inspired the Illuminatus, and gave his anarchic support to...

Dark, terrifying, disturbing, and yet handy.

'A Who's Who of the Manson Family'

Adam Gorightly, "crackpot historian" and author of the groundbreaking 'The Shadow Over Santa Susana: Black Magic, Mind Control & the Manson Family Mythos, ' and co-author Shamus McFarland take on the daunting task of clarifying the multitude of seemingly endless nicknames, aliases and real names which spill out of the ever-growing collection of various books chronicling the Manson Family members and their bizarre activities, including murder. This mess of identities can leave the most astute reader baffled...

No matter where you go, there THEY are.

"Crackpot Historian" Adam Gorightly is your ultimate Conspiracy Tour Guide to THEIR nefarious plans for humanity.

HAPPY TRAILS TO HIGH WEIRDNESS is his precise roadmap to the People, Places, & Parapolitics that make up the scenery of bizarre destinations in & around California and the ever-odd Great Southwest weirdscape.

Gorightly takes you along for a wild and hilarious ride to out-and-out strange locations and meets up with some of the most interesting folks and figures involved in Conspiracy, UFOlogy, Occultism, Discordian Hijinks, Death...

The most extensive collection in print documenting the Discordian Society s wild and wooly legacy, Historia Discordia features the unique worldview and wit of such illuminated iconoclasts as Robert Anton Wilson and Discordian founders Greg Hill and Kerry Thornley. Chronicling Discordianism s halcyon days, Historia Discordia presents a fun and freewheeling romp through rare photos, holy tracts, art collages, and fnords, many of which appear for the first time in print. Like communication-god Thoth with his yammering ape, like the all-important noise that Count Korzybski assures us must...