• 29:13 - 35:07
Nathan Isaac | High Strangeness In The Penny Royal
James Shelby Downard, William Grimstead, and Far-Right Occultism
The works of conspiracy theorist James Shelby Downard and author William Grimstead (writing as Jim Brandon) are examined for their influence on Kentucky folklore. Grimstead and his associate Michael Hoffman were linked to the American Nazi Party and Holocaust denial, embedding racialist and fascist ideologies into their theories on the "spirit of the landscape." The discussion highlights the necessity of addressing these problematic origins when researching high strangeness.