Operating Images: Ritual Interfaces in UFO Lore from Flatwoods to the Digital Age
To the point
Images in UFO lore are not mere records but active tools that function as gateways and shared liturgy within a decentralized Ultraterrestrial Church, turning drawings like the Flatwoods Monster into contact instruments and digital icons that spawn memes such as Slender Man and The Backrooms, thereby shaping how people imagine and seek contact with other realities.
