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Art Bell welcomes author Jeffrey Scott Holland for a discussion about feral humans, a topic they first explored together in 1997. Jeffrey explains that his thinking has evolved since then. He no longer focuses on humans living a wild existence by choice, but on people who snap and enter an animal-like state, losing the ability to speak and behaving in ways indistinguishable from wild creatures.
Jeffrey presents several case studies from Kentucky, including Bigfoot-like sightings that turned out to involve missing persons found naked and covered in mud and lichen. He recounts his own encounter with a bearded, unclothed man shuffling aimlessly through Red River Gorge, and describes a police search that ended with the capture of a feral individual who had been on the missing persons list for an extended period.
The conversation takes a sharp turn when Jeffrey connects feral behavior to rising levels of hydrogen sulfide and methane from oceanic sources, drawing parallels to zombie-like incidents including the infamous Miami face-eating attack. Art tests the theory by searching for naked rampage incidents on his phone and finds page after page of results. Callers weigh in with theories ranging from weaponized microwaves to psychiatric medications as potential triggers.
Jeffrey presents several case studies from Kentucky, including Bigfoot-like sightings that turned out to involve missing persons found naked and covered in mud and lichen. He recounts his own encounter with a bearded, unclothed man shuffling aimlessly through Red River Gorge, and describes a police search that ended with the capture of a feral individual who had been on the missing persons list for an extended period.
The conversation takes a sharp turn when Jeffrey connects feral behavior to rising levels of hydrogen sulfide and methane from oceanic sources, drawing parallels to zombie-like incidents including the infamous Miami face-eating attack. Art tests the theory by searching for naked rampage incidents on his phone and finds page after page of results. Callers weigh in with theories ranging from weaponized microwaves to psychiatric medications as potential triggers.
Key Moments
Feral humans named: Art announces that the episode will focus on feral humans.
An animal-like state: Holland reframes feral humanity as people entering an animal-like state rather than merely living off-grid.
Missing persons connection: Holland connects feral-human cases to the growing statistics of missing persons in America.
Naked bearded man in the woods: Holland describes encountering a naked bearded man in the woods.
Lichen growing on a person: Holland describes a body so long exposed outdoors that lichen was growing on it.