About
The Oz Factor
A seemingly familiar place with unnerving differences
The Oz Factor, a term coined by ufologists and author Jenny Randles (b. 1951), refers to the experience of being isolated or transported by the real world of everyday life into another environment that is quite similar to the real world but changed enough to be noticeable and disturbing. Such reports have been common in both UFO and paranormal accounts but had been pushed aside (their evidential value being somewhat limited) until Randles called attention to such experiences as a common element in some types of UFO encounters.
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Folklorist Peter M. Rojcewicz recounted such an experience in 1980 while working on his Ph.D. dissertation, which happened to be on UFOs. While working in the library, he had a strange encounter with a man who approached the table at which he worked and engaged him in conversation. As they talked on the subject of his dissertation, the man suddenly shouted accusingly, "Flying saucers are the most important fact of the century, and you are not interested?" Shortly thereafter he left. Rojcewicz was relieved at his departure, thinking the man was disturbed. However, as he tried to return to his work, he had a feeling that all was not right. Unable to stay seated, he wandered around the library. He noticed that no librarians were staffing the desks and that no patrons seemed to be in the library. In a mild panic, he returned to his working space and tried to settle his mind. An hour later when he finally left the library, all seemed to have returned to normal.
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Such experiences often appear as an aspect of a longer story of paranormal encounters, doing more to describe the atmosphere surrounding more spectacular or definitive experiences. Also, such stories appear closely related to phenomena like déjà vu, which make an impact upon the person experiencing them, but only minimally impress one to whom the story is told. Stories abound of people who have felt a presence, sensed some guidance or seen something that led them to sense that they had been unwittingly pulled away from the normal sequence of experiences. It is almost impossible to further investigate the anecdotal accounts, however reality-shattering they might be to the person experiencing them.
My Story
Born and raised in the small town of Vista, I've always been fascinated by strange and creepy stories. Throughout college, I researched and discovered many untold accounts of monster encounters. Now I collect the true accounts of people who've had encounters with the strange and unexplained. I'm inspired by classic books like the Scary Stories series, the Goosebumps Series, and anything Stephen King, Jules Verne & H.G. Wells. This volume features cryptids and monsters reminiscent of those in the classic Universal Monster movies, each story is its own stand-alone account featuring a unique monster. These encounters will either keep you up at night, make you think, or just creep you out. These are tales that explore the world of cryptids, like The Green-Clawed Beast, The Nameless Horror Of Berkeley Square, The Ghostly Scarecrow, and, The Faceless Horror, just to name a few. The first story features The Metallic Silver-Man, a mysterious creature that lumbers its way through an ordinary man’s life-changing it forever.
the oz factor Book Series
The Oz Factor book series is a harbinger of a new era of monsters! Introducing a new collection of real accounts of unknown and unexplained creatures, cryptids, and monsters.
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Each story features an encounter that will creep you out and keep you up at night. Taking inspiration from shows like The Twilight Zone, featuring cryptids and creatures inspired by classic Universal Monsters, each episode will be its own contained story with a beginning, middle, and end. Each episode will explore an encounter with a mysterious cryptid.
These tales explore the world of cryptids and monsters, the first volume of creatures includes The Mercury Metal-Man, The Green-Clawed Beast, The Nameless Horror, The Ghostly Scarecrow, The Fanged Fiend, The Kinnula Humanoid, The Wicomico Cat-Man and The Chupacabra.
