Zeppelins, despite their mammoth size, are by nature secretive modes of transport. Even when they plied the skies on a regular basis, zeppelins were largely misunderstood by the general public. I think I will puke if I read another book with an overly simplistic wrap-up like this: And the the fiery destruction of the Hindenburg… Continue reading Zeppelin Sub-Cloud or Spy Basket: The Ultimate Secret
Author: Lee Wallender
Deception, influence, fakes, illusions, themed environments, simulations, secret places, secret infrastructure, imagined places, dreamscapes, movie sets and props, evasions, camouflage, studio backlots, miniatures.
Timberline Lodge – Twilight Zone Death Connection
I have always been a fan of weird connections, and this one combines several things I already like: The Shining, the movie made by Stanley Kubrick after the Stephen King novel; the Timberline Lodge, at the base of Mt. Hood, near Portland, Oregon; and the early 1960s TV classic The Twilight Zone. Let’s begin, shall… Continue reading Timberline Lodge – Twilight Zone Death Connection
Neverland’s Secret Bunker Project X
It comes as no surprise that Michael Jackson’s Neverland had a secret bunker in the works. A Los Olivos contractor named Tony Urquidez was called in to build it. Even though now it’s just a big hole in the ground lined with concrete, FoxNews says that it was envisioned as being a “tilt-up building”: …20… Continue reading Neverland’s Secret Bunker Project X
Secret Submarine Base?
The always-transparent China has been building a submarine base near Sanya, on Hainan Island off its southern coast. This represents a further expansion of China’s presence in this South China Sea/Paracel Islands area–a build-up that has been going on for the last twenty years. What I find interesting is that FoxNews calls this a secret… Continue reading Secret Submarine Base?
Dr. No’s Crab Cay Lair
As far as villains’ lairs go, the island hideout of Bond character Dr. No is the template from which many other fictional lairs followed. Dr. No was the first movie in the James Bond series. It’s got all the typical elements that any good villain needs: It’s an island in the Caribbean. It has a… Continue reading Dr. No’s Crab Cay Lair