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From the High Desert

A Cultural History of Art Bell

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Mel Waters

Mel Waters

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Mel Waters is the pseudonymous caller whose accounts of a seemingly bottomless pit on his rural Washington state property - known as "Mel's Hole" - became one of the most enduring mysteries in the history of late-night radio. Across multiple appearances, he described extraordinary phenomena associated with the pit, including objects returning altered and an apparent disregard for the known laws of physics, captivating millions of listeners.

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Episode thumbnail for January 18, 2002: Bottomless Hole Replay Compilation - Mel Waters

January 18, 2002: Bottomless Hole Replay Compilation - Mel Waters

Jan 18, 2002
3h 5m
Art Bell presents a compilation of his conversations with Mel Waters, a rural property owner near Ellensburg, Washington, who claims to have a seemingly bottomless hole on his land. Mel describes a nine-and-a-half-foot-wide shaft lined with stone for the first fifteen feet, into which locals have tossed trash, dead...
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Episode thumbnail for January 29, 2002: Mel's New Hole - Mel Waters

January 29, 2002: Mel's New Hole - Mel Waters

Jan 29, 2002
2h 55m
Art Bell welcomes Mel Waters back after a rebroadcast reignited fascination with his original bottomless hole in Washington state. Mel recounts how the government seized his property under the pretense of a plane crash, then paid him a quarter million dollars monthly to relocate to Australia. He describes being abdu...