“Reality is often less interesting than fiction.” “I would not have said this 20 years ago, but I’m going to say this now: make sure there is a very clear line between reality and fiction in your work. Make sure that you don’t present something as a real thing. Like, you have to believe to… Continue reading Thin Liminal Lines
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The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of the ongoing series, Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT LINK: https://josephmatheny.substack.com/p/the-compleat-broadcasts-chapter-6
Renegade physicists at Ong’s Hat built a machine that opened a gateway to parallel dimensions
That a group of renegade Princeton physicists and mystics, working in secret at Ong’s Hat, New Jersey, used chaos-theory and consciousness research to build a machine (the “Egg,” and later the “Gate”) that opened a doorway to parallel dimensions, that they escaped into one of those worlds, and that the story was suppressed rather than… Continue reading Renegade physicists at Ong’s Hat built a machine that opened a gateway to parallel dimensions
‘Alternate Reality Gaming’–in Spades REPRINT
From February 22, 2016 As you read this, remind yourself that our country boasts the biggest, costliest public education system ever devised by human beings. Here is some of what we get for it. A dot on a map of New Jersey called “Ong’s Hat,” in the heart of the Pine Barrens, has fascinated people… Continue reading ‘Alternate Reality Gaming’–in Spades REPRINT
The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of the ongoing series, Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT This is a free podcast/post series of Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT For reviews regarding this work, go here. You may subscribe to this series via RSS here. https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/232444.rss You can subscribe and/or download on other platforms here. The COMPLEAT Broadcasts Archive Chapter 0 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 LINK: https://josephmatheny.substack.com/p/the-compleat-broadcasts-chapter-3
When dark tourism goes para-terrestrial: Online legend-tripping and touring the void
Sophie James *, James Cronin A B S T R A C T Using ˇZiˇzek’s concept of ontological incompleteness, we theorise the touristic appeal of online legend-tripping as derived from the fantasy of traversing reality’s uncharted horizons. While online legends such as ‘the Backrooms’ invoke curiosity in suffering and the macabre, they deviate from the… Continue reading When dark tourism goes para-terrestrial: Online legend-tripping and touring the void
Talking About Talking About Talking About UFOs
You know, it is gratifying when you point out a very obvious (to you) hanging thread, and someone takes the time to follow it and, most importantly, has the capacity to comprehend it. Good job, lads. The truth is out there… sometimes… maybe… well, Hine and Buckley just aren’t sure. UFOs, UAPs, Flying Saucers, Alien… Continue reading Talking About Talking About Talking About UFOs
The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of the ongoing series, Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT This is a free podcast/post series of Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT For reviews regarding this work, go here. You may subscribe to this series via RSS here. https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/232444.rss Other platforms where you can subscribe and/or download are available here. LINK: https://josephmatheny.substack.com/p/the-compleat-broadcasts-chapter
The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 1
https://josephmatheny.substack.com/p/the-compleat-broadcasts-chapter-1 This is a free podcast/post series of Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT For reviews regarding this work, go here.
‘Mycellium Parish News 2025’
Received my ‘Mycellium Parish News 2025‘ in the mail. Great zine and I highly recommend. @rawilson23.bsky.social published a review on their site, so go check that out. Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT received a very kind and generous review in this issue. The 2025 Mycellium Parish News may be ordered from Etsy.