C.R. Berry

conspiracy theory

  • 10 Great Conspiracy Movies and TV Series

    Being a fan of conspiracy theories also makes me a fan of conspiracy movies and TV shows. Those which dramatise famous theories, or centre on government agencies and fictional organisations trying to screw with people’s lives or cover up heinous crimes. Here’s a list of ten conspiracy movies and TV series that are totally worth a Read more

  • Roswell – were alien bodies really found?

    My last Roswell article looked at the events which caused the 1947 incident to become the world’s biggest conspiracy theory. Now I’m looking more closely at the sightings of aliens at the crash site, and alleged alien autopsies… Last time I looked at two people – Glenn Dennis and Jim Ragsdale – who made claims Read more

  • 5 More Christmas Conspiracies and Urban Legends – Band Aid, Magic Mushrooms and the Jesus Lie

    In the first part of my festive collection of conspiracy theories and urban legends, I looked at some sinister Santa secrets, an X Factor conspiracy against Christmas songs and mince pies made from human flesh. Part 2 looks at five more hidden ‘truths’ behind the curtain of fairy lights… 1. Jesus wasn’t born on Christmas Read more

  • 5 Christmas Conspiracies and Urban Legends – X Factor, Santa and mince pies made from human flesh

    ’Tis the season. But like all things good and jolly, Christmas has its share of secrets lurking beneath the tinsel. In the first of a two-part article, I’m looking at some festive urban legends and conspiracy theories… 1. Santa Claus is actually Satan Claim – Santa is actually Satan in disguise. The big giveaways are: Santa Read more

  • The Roswell UFO Incident – new ‘witnesses’ come forward

    In the last article I examined the events of 1947. Now I’m looking at what set Roswell on the road to becoming the biggest and most written-about conspiracy theory in history. The events of 1947 were actually rather… uneventful. Everything died down until UFO researcher Stanton Friedman interviewed Major Jesse Marcel in 1978, who recovered Read more

  • Was the Gunpowder Plot an inside job?

    It’s Guy Fawkes Night! But should it be called Guy Fawkes Night? Robert Catesby was behind the Gunpowder Plot, not Guy Fawkes. In fact, there’s a theory that someone else was behind it – Sir Robert Cecil, England’s Secretary of State… Today is the 409th anniversary of the day a Catholic terrorist conspiracy to blow Read more

  • Are we being tricked and deceived by The X Factor?

    A popular TV conspiracy theory that pops up every year is that ITV’s The X Factor is fake, fixed and staged. Are we all being manipulated? For those who don’t know (and if you don’t, you must’ve been living in a box underground with no access to the Internet, TV, newspapers or human interaction since Read more

  • The Disney Conspiracy – Subliminal messages and a pro-gay agenda in Frozen?

    The Walt Disney Company has been entertaining generations of people for almost a hundred years, from the groundbreaking Mickey Mouse shorts of the 1920s to 2013’s gargantuan money-spinner Frozen. But some conspiracy theorists believe that behind all the laughs, smiles and saccharine happiness is a sinister, seedy plot to corrupt children with sexual subliminal messaging. Read more

  • TV Review – Dark Skies

    In an extra blog for this week, I’m reviewing Dark Skies, a conspiracy theory-based sci-fi series from the 90s, which followed in the footsteps of The X Files but was cancelled before its time. Spoilers ahead. I try to avoid cancelled TV shows unless I know they’ve ended properly, which often means waiting for a show Read more

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