I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE AURORA
REVELATIONS by Michael Walker Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Book:
Author: Michael F. Walker
Pub. Date: September
17, 2024
Publisher: BookBaby
Formats: Paperback,
eBook
Pages: 340
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-AURORA-REVELATIONS
In April 1897, a strange airship
crashed in Aurora, Texas and the "unearthly" pilot was buried in the
local cemetery. Today, the pilot finally awakened. God help us all.
In July 2015, supernatural sleuth Kevin Starkly disappeared mysteriously in the
New Jersey Pine Barrens. What secrets did he uncover about the Aurora UFO
crash, and has he paid a terrible price for his curiosity?
Four twenty-something paranormal investigators, a self-styled "Nerd
Legion," ―Tony Fermia (a psychic who talks to ghosts in his dreams), John
Walters (an art curator), Rich Harrigan (a skeptical science teacher), and
Angel McQueen (an alien abductee and Tony's high-school crush)―travel across a
haunted America searching for their old friend Starkly. The group soon find
themselves entangled in a terrifying conspiracy to resurrect the alien pilot―a
plot that brings them face-to-face with a ghastly enemy and has them fighting
for their lives and for the future of humanity.
Like a grown-up Stranger Things on a cursed road trip, or The X-Files with no
FBI boss and no filter, the harrowing exploits in The Aurora Revelations will
captivate readers of Paul Tremblay, Dan Simmons, Edgar Cantero, or any fans of
paranormal thrills, mystery, and supernatural suspense.
Reviews:
"Ghosts, extraterrestrials, dreams, and suicide cults
are just a few topics in The Aurora Revelations by
Michael F. Walker. A satisfying tale akin to setting in place the last piece of
a jigsaw puzzle, fans of bizarre and original stories, your dreams have come
true." -- Gaius Konstantine, Readers' Favorite
"Walker's sprawling but gripping debut follows the antics of paranormal
hunters as they uncover an alien conspiracy...The paranormal intrigue is
infused with humor, true science, and literary and pop culture references for a
playful and suspenseful adventure. Fans of The X-Files will
feel right at home."--Booklife Reviews (Editors' Pick)
"Walker pulls an amazing aggregation of borderline satire and surreal
terror into a coherent and spooky whole...A supernaturally effective oddity
odyssey."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
TOP WEIRD LOCATIONS IN THE AURORA REVELATIONS
THAT REALLY EXIST...REALLY!
By Michael F. Walker
1)
The Atlantic Avenue
Tunnel. I introduce my Nerd Legion protagonists in
the first chapter of my book as they are hunting for ghosts in the depths of
the Atlantic Avenue tunnel in downtown Brooklyn—probably the oldest subway
tunnel in the world, and for a time, the eeriest tourist attraction in NYC.
Built in 1844, it operated as a branch of the Long Island Railroad until it
closed in 1861 and eventually disappeared from public consciousness except as a
spooky local legend. And it would have remained lost to memory if not for
engineering student Bob Diamond who located the forgotten entrance to the
abandoned tunnel under a manhole cover at Atlantic Avenue and Court Street in
1980. He guided thousands of visitors through the 1,600-foot-long,
barrel-vaulted tunnel—tourists, locals, artists, and reporters—from 1982 until
2010. Don’t know if any ghosts were detected, but a magnetometer identified a
large mass hidden behind a wall of rubble at the far end of the tunnel. Was it
the legendary steam locomotive sealed in a hidden chamber? Who knows? The
Department of Transportation revoked his contract to conduct tours of the
tunnel in 2010 citing vague “safety concerns.” Makes you wonder if the
authorities were afraid something else would be uncovered in the darkness. In
2013, the manhole on Atlantic Avenue was welded shut sealing away its mysteries
forever.
2)
The Aurora, Texas
Cemetery. Everyone knows about Roswell, New Mexico, but
the real great granddaddy of all UFO crashes occurred on April 17, 1897 in
Aurora, Texas. According to local legend,
a mysterious “airship” crashed into Judge Proctor’s windmill that morning and
exploded into countless pieces. Recovered from the wreckage was the body of the
pilot—identified as definitely “not an inhabitant of this world”—who was
quickly buried in the local Aurora cemetery where presumably he (it?) exists to
this day in an unmarked grave. Was the story a hoax, as many believe? Or could
you possibly solve the entire UFO/UAP mystery by simply digging up the remains
of a 127-year-old-alien from the Texas soil? That’s the major obsession of
paranormal investigator Kevin Starkly and his Nerd Legion friends.
3)
Harrisville,
New Jersey. The
Pine Barrens of New Jersey conceal many mysteries, including the origin of the
Jersey Devil—a hideous bat-winged beast that supposedly stalks the region to
this day. The Pine Barrens are also home to several “forgotten towns,”
including Ongs Hat, Mount Misery, and the place where Kevin Starkly
mysteriously disappeared. Harrisville is a ghost town today, but during its
heyday from the 1850s to the 1870s, it was a thriving community noted for its
successful paper mill. But several fires and economic competition brought the
town to its knees. In the “Forgotten Towns of South Jersey,” author Henry
Charlton Beck describes the place: “There are many acres of scattered walls,
the remains of two-story buildings, skeletons of a dead community. The main
buildings are constructed entirely of Jersey stone and have walls two feet
thick.” You can visit the crumbling remains yourself—from behind a chain-link
fence. Just park near Harrisville Pond off Route 679 in Chatsworth. Don’t be
surprised if the Jersey Devil drops by for a visit.
4)
The Nikola Tesla Lab
at Wardenclyffe. I’m not revealing
much when I say that Nikola Tesla plays a major role in my novel (Tesla’s ghost
appears on page 47), but Tesla’s real life is stranger than any fiction. The prototypical mad scientist of the early
20th century, Tesla discovered the rotating magnetic field that made
today’s alternating-current machinery possible, built radio-controlled craft,
and developed the original patents that made the invention of radio possible.
And at his great laboratory at Wardenclyffe in Shoreham, Long Island, Tesla
experimented with a world-wide system of intelligence transmission—pictures,
texts, music, stock reports—a 1901 fever dream of an information superhighway
that wouldn’t exist for another 90+ years. Everything he did—his phobias, his
obsessions with death rays and the free wireless transmission of energy, and
his belief in extraterrestrial contact—made him a larger-than-life enigma,
controversial to this day. Ground-penetrating radar and microgravity
measurements taken in the 21st-century prove conclusively the
existence of underground tunnels surrounding the facilities, their purpose
unknown. We’ll never know the true extent of Tesla’s bizarre experiments in
Shoreham, Long Island.
5)
The Serpent Mound. Recently designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Great Serpent Mound in Adams County, Ohio
was always known as the largest effigy mound in the world (a 1,300-foot-long
snake with a coiled tail). After investigating and excavating the site in 1883,
Frederic Ward Putnam from Harvard University’s Peabody Museum wrote “…here
before me was the mysterious work of an unknown people, whose seemingly most
sacred place we had invaded.” In over 140 years, the Serpent Mound has given up
few of its secrets. Who built it? Is it really 1,300 years old? What is
certain, is that the snake mound was built on the site of a meteor impact
crater that struck the earth around 300 million years ago. Some people report
an unnerving silence when walking around the Serpent—following in the footsteps
of ancient worshippers—and an inexplicable sense of being watched by unseen
faces.
6) Kunstkammer Kids Arcanium and Bone Maze. Unfortunately, I’ve been unable to locate
this fabulous Tennessee institution on any local maps. If I could only get my hands
on the latest edition of “A Guide to Roadside Attractions in Tennessee.” Just
to be on the safe side, if you ever find it and the Weir Brothers proprietors
invite you in, don’t get lost in the Bone Maze.
About Michael Walker:
Michael
F. Walker is a
lover of the strange and macabre. His debut novel, The Aurora Revelations,
is coming soon in 2024. He lives with his wife and daughter in a ramshackle old
house in Brooklyn, NY that looks haunted but (probably) isn’t.
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner
will receive a finished copy of THE AURORA REVELATIONS, US Only.
Ends October 22nd, midnight EST.
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