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UFO?
After watching the creepy "Fourth Kind" this last weekend, I realized whatever the truth of the film, I would not be visiting Nome, Alaska anytime soon.
No offense to the good people of Nome, of which there are 3,505 as of the 2000 census. If we can believe the movie, there may not be anyone left in Nome if the aliens have their way. As it stands now, this writer is more afraid of airplanes than aliens, and the only way to get quickly to Nome is by air. I could always dogsled in. If ever I feel I need to see the town, I will consider the option.
Another thing, the average high in Nome right now is 23 degrees Fahrenheit. I thought I would freeze to death last week when it dipped below 60 here in Havasu. So, thanks but no thanks (again).
Warning: Movie spoilers ahead.
In the movie, Dr. Abigail Tyler is investigating some sleep disturbances, carrying on the research of her murdered husband, when she discovers the restless nights of her patients have more to do with being abducted by alien beings and not the big box meal at Taco Bell. She soon discovers she has been abducted herself, and the film leaves off with the disappearance of Dr. Tyler's daughter, who she believes now resides with the aliens in a galaxy, far, far away. Unfortunately, we never see the aliens, but they do speak ancient Sumerian and have a bothersome habit of coming around at three in the morning.
It is all creepy fun, very much in the tradition of films such as The Blair Witch Project and The Last Broadcast.
On a more serious note, there have been some strange goings on in the Nome region. More than 20 people have mysteriously died or vanished since 1960. The FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit was called into the area in 2005.
Serial killer? Aliens? Bigfoot?
The FBI concluded the disappearances were due to alcohol and the harsh climate. No alien abductions as far as the government was concerned.
I would think cabin fever plays into all that as well. Cabin fever is a severe claustrophobic reaction that takes place when a party is isolated and/or shut in together for an extended period of time resulting in restlessness and irritability. It also happens when Mel Gibson comes over for dinner.
I am getting cabin fever just thinking about Nome. They have one island here in Havasu, but it is fairly easy to get off of and one can easily avoid the effects of cabin fever.
Again, no offense to the good people of Nome.
Stay tuned for more on aliens.
"The Fourth Kind" movie trailer
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