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Fred Andersson is a Swedish story producer, researcher and writer with over twenty years of experience in commercial television and the author of three books. He lives in Märsta, outside Stockholm, with his photographer husband Grzegorz and two overly active cats.

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Beyond the Dogma: My Quest for Understanding Myself Through the Paranormal and UFOs.

Fred AnderssonMar 21, 20237 min read
Beyond the Dogma: My Quest for Understanding Myself Through the Paranormal and UFOs.

There was something utterly fascinating with the bloody corpse hanging on the wall above me, a tired-looking (yet very fit, with a six pack and all) Jesus looking up in the sky, internally begging for mercy from his heavenly father.…

Uncovering the Mystery of the Halen Vulture: Sweden’s Elusive Giant Bird.

Fred AnderssonMar 18, 20237 min read
Uncovering the Mystery of the Halen Vulture: Sweden’s Elusive Giant Bird.

In my text “Dinosaur Disclosure: Large Lizards, Sinister Serpents, and Dangerous Dragons in the Modern World,” I briefly mention a large winged creature in Sweden. I feel that a more in-depth look into this fascinating legend is needed. Enjoy!In northwestern Blekinge,…

Dinosaur Disclosure: Large Lizards, Sinister Serpents and Dangerous Dragons in the Modern World.

Fred AnderssonMar 17, 202313 min read
Dinosaur Disclosure: Large Lizards, Sinister Serpents and Dangerous Dragons in the Modern World.

Many years ago I took a dirt cheap flight from the buzzing big city of Bangkok to the overcrowded smaller city of Siem Reap in Cambodia. The place, packed — at least in the city area — by backpackers, tourists and street vendors, all…

The Fragile Ash of the Mathematical Bonfire.

Fred AnderssonMar 14, 20235 min read
The Fragile Ash of the Mathematical Bonfire.

Let me tell you a secret. One of the most powerful secrets of them all, a secret so damn secret no one will admit it exists: the people at the top of the hill, those with power and money, have…

Nonsense is a Breath of Fresh Air in a World Full of Meaning.

Fred AnderssonMar 13, 20236 min read
Nonsense is a Breath of Fresh Air in a World Full of Meaning.

It’s said that the word nonsense comes from unsense, the absence of sense. Wow, that’s four “sense”-ish words in the first sentence in a text about nonsense. How fitting. According to the might information god of the internet, Wikipedia, it’s…

Fester’s Quest: The 1983 Encounters in Haverdal.

Fred AnderssonMar 10, 20239 min read
Fester’s Quest: The 1983 Encounters in Haverdal.

Years ago when I browsed through old issues of UFO-Aktuellt, I found an incident which I never have been able to let go of. No matter what’s going on in my life and career, it’s there somewhere in the background…

Satanic Ménage à trois.

Fred AnderssonMar 9, 20236 min read
Satanic Ménage à trois.

Illustration: Fred AnderssonIn my pocket I always carry with me a very special coin. It’s there to remind me that I do things for my own sake and not for others; to satisfy my own ego and not allow anyone…

I’ve Never Seen a Ghost, at Least Not a Dead One.

Fred AnderssonMar 7, 20236 min read
I’ve Never Seen a Ghost, at Least Not a Dead One.

I’ve never seen a ghost, at least not a dead one. Ghost/spirits/whatever you want to call them might be lurking in dark corridors of English castles, doing their best to fuck up the nearest tourist they’ll find, but are they…

Lonely Countryside Roads & High Strangeness.

Fred AnderssonMar 5, 20236 min read
Lonely Countryside Roads & High Strangeness.

I’ve realized I can’t stop myself sometimes, as with stories, statements and random words one after another like “it was on a lonely countryside road”. Heck, even variations like “on a dusty gravel road” or “on a desolate dust road…

He Was a Teenage UFO Photographer: The Most Convincing Photographic Evidence Ever?

Fred AnderssonMar 3, 20238 min read
He Was a Teenage UFO Photographer: The Most Convincing Photographic Evidence Ever?

Photo by Åke Lejon.Hidden in the history of Swedish — and international — UFO observations, it’s possible to find one of the more anonymous incidents ever, at least when looking at it from a media perspective. It caused some headlines at the time, mostly in…

Red Phosphorus Eyes: The Tiny Terror at Dusk.

Fred AnderssonFeb 24, 20231 min read
Red Phosphorus Eyes: The Tiny Terror at Dusk.

Like so many other places in the world during the seventies, Sweden was a strange place. It was a transition from the flower power psyops…Continue reading on Medium »

When a Flying Saucer Landed at Lake Anten and other UFO Touchdowns in Sweden.

Fred AnderssonFeb 17, 20231 min read
When a Flying Saucer Landed at Lake Anten and other UFO Touchdowns in Sweden.

Sometimes when I look back at my writings I can see how I often focus on so-called inner experiences, or dreamlike events which might be…Continue reading on Medium »

Hoaxers and Experiencers: Men in Black in Sweden.

Fred AnderssonFeb 10, 20231 min read
Hoaxers and Experiencers: Men in Black in Sweden.

I could almost sense him, the man behind me. Well, first I saw him — he was passing me in the opposite direction — and there was a slight…Continue reading on Medium »

The I-Magi-Nation.

Fred AnderssonFeb 3, 20231 min read
The I-Magi-Nation.

The place where I live is my favorite spot in the world.Continue reading on Medium »

The Trickster on a String.

Fred AnderssonJan 23, 20237 min read
The Trickster on a String.

Still from Plan 9 from Outer Space (Edward D. Wood Jr, 1957)The text messages coming from the filming was — to say the least — encouraging. We’re shooting the fifth season of a popular paranormal show and this time the cast and team is traveling…

The Reality According to Ben Hammott.

Fred AnderssonJan 20, 202310 min read
The Reality According to Ben Hammott.

Illustration: Fred AnderssonThe reality of someone else is always ambiguous, subjective and truly impossible to fully understand for anyone not living in that specific plane of existence; the inner reality some of us desperately try to share through art and…

We Will Be Back: The 1944 Alien Abduction at Klissberget.

Fred AnderssonJan 11, 20237 min read
We Will Be Back: The 1944 Alien Abduction at Klissberget.

Illustration: Sten Johnsson, modified by Fred Andersson.In Sweden we call it dagsmeja, that time of the year when it’s below zero and still the snow and ice starts to melt during the day, to freeze again at night. A crust…

Personal Delusions: My Favorite Movies of 2022.

Fred AnderssonDec 25, 20229 min read
Personal Delusions: My Favorite Movies of 2022.

In front of me are thousands upon thousands of blu-ray discs and DVDs, the result of years of collecting. I must admit that my obsession with owning movies has diminished over the years, mostly because I feel I’ve seen everything…

Film review: UFO Sweden (Victor Dinell, 2022)

Fred AnderssonDec 20, 20227 min read
Film review: UFO Sweden (Victor Dinell, 2022)

“To believe is one thing, to know is something completely different”. It’s a quote used several times in Victor Dinell’s and Crazy Pictures new movie UFO Sweden, something as rare as a Swedish science fiction movie. It goes back to…

The Sacred Spirit (Chema García Ibarra, 2021)

Fred AnderssonNov 6, 20224 min read
The Sacred Spirit (Chema García Ibarra, 2021)

Film review: The Sacred Spirit (Chema García Ibarra, 2021)I’m a collector of UFO-themed movies, or stories that relate to this particular subject. I have them all, more or less — from the cheapest exploitation to the biggest budgets. I enjoy most of them…

Campfire Presents: Strange Semantics.

Fred AnderssonOct 21, 20222 min read
Campfire Presents: Strange Semantics.

Very excited to be a part of this project and together with a lot amazing researchers, experts, historians, podcasters etc! Head over to Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling, available where you listen to podcasts, and Strange Semantics! ❤️ 🛸“In…

The Jawbone of Axala: From Giants in Norse Mythology, Observations in Modern Times to Bloody Murder.

Fred AnderssonOct 16, 202219 min read
The Jawbone of Axala: From Giants in Norse Mythology, Observations in Modern Times to Bloody Murder.

Giants in Sweden: Past and Present.From UFO-Information, issue 4, 1977.My mom, a fabulous woman who always believed — and still does — in the importance of imagination, often took me out in nature and told the magical tales connected to it. Stories of witches, ghosts, trolls…

Amongst Trolls and Bigfoot in Sweden.

Fred AnderssonSep 18, 202220 min read
Amongst Trolls and Bigfoot in Sweden.

The Stalo as painted by Carl LarssonSweden has around 100,000 lakes and the west, south and southeast faces the sea. No wonder stories about lake monsters are so abundant in our northern Scandinavian country. The most famous one is without a…

Movie Magick.

Fred AnderssonSep 1, 20225 min read
Movie Magick.

One of the most effective ways to create magic is passion; to truly love something (or someone). That alone, to dive deep down into an interest without hesitation, is such a powerful way to change the reality and for one…

Owls, UFOs and Sweden.

Fred AnderssonAug 4, 202214 min read
Owls, UFOs and Sweden.

Illustration: Fred AnderssonThe first time I became truly aware of the connection between UFOs and owls was when I saw Olatunde Osunsanmi’s The Fourth Kind (2009). Milla Jovovich plays psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler, who moves to the small, desolate town…

What About That Dead Alien Humanoid in Sweden?

Fred AnderssonJul 7, 202221 min read
What About That Dead Alien Humanoid in Sweden?

Original illustration in UFO-Aspekt. 1977I’m a curious person. Sometimes too curious. This curiosity often shows itself as all me putting all my attention on nonsens. I hear or read something, a few lines here and there, even those in between.…

Beyond the Dogma: My Quest for Understanding Myself Through the Paranormal and UFOs.

Fred AnderssonMar 21, 20237 min read
Beyond the Dogma: My Quest for Understanding Myself Through the Paranormal and UFOs.

There was something utterly fascinating with the bloody corpse hanging on the wall above me, a tired-looking (yet very fit, with a six pack and all) Jesus looking up in the sky, internally begging for mercy from his heavenly father.…

Uncovering the Mystery of the Halen Vulture: Sweden’s Elusive Giant Bird.

Fred AnderssonMar 18, 20237 min read
Uncovering the Mystery of the Halen Vulture: Sweden’s Elusive Giant Bird.

In my text “Dinosaur Disclosure: Large Lizards, Sinister Serpents, and Dangerous Dragons in the Modern World,” I briefly mention a large winged creature in Sweden. I feel that a more in-depth look into this fascinating legend is needed. Enjoy!In northwestern Blekinge,…

Dinosaur Disclosure: Large Lizards, Sinister Serpents and Dangerous Dragons in the Modern World.

Fred AnderssonMar 17, 202313 min read
Dinosaur Disclosure: Large Lizards, Sinister Serpents and Dangerous Dragons in the Modern World.

Many years ago I took a dirt cheap flight from the buzzing big city of Bangkok to the overcrowded smaller city of Siem Reap in Cambodia. The place, packed — at least in the city area — by backpackers, tourists and street vendors, all…

The Fragile Ash of the Mathematical Bonfire.

Fred AnderssonMar 14, 20235 min read
The Fragile Ash of the Mathematical Bonfire.

Let me tell you a secret. One of the most powerful secrets of them all, a secret so damn secret no one will admit it exists: the people at the top of the hill, those with power and money, have…

Nonsense is a Breath of Fresh Air in a World Full of Meaning.

Fred AnderssonMar 13, 20236 min read
Nonsense is a Breath of Fresh Air in a World Full of Meaning.

It’s said that the word nonsense comes from unsense, the absence of sense. Wow, that’s four “sense”-ish words in the first sentence in a text about nonsense. How fitting. According to the might information god of the internet, Wikipedia, it’s…

Fester’s Quest: The 1983 Encounters in Haverdal.

Fred AnderssonMar 10, 20239 min read
Fester’s Quest: The 1983 Encounters in Haverdal.

Years ago when I browsed through old issues of UFO-Aktuellt, I found an incident which I never have been able to let go of. No matter what’s going on in my life and career, it’s there somewhere in the background…

Satanic Ménage à trois.

Fred AnderssonMar 9, 20236 min read
Satanic Ménage à trois.

Illustration: Fred AnderssonIn my pocket I always carry with me a very special coin. It’s there to remind me that I do things for my own sake and not for others; to satisfy my own ego and not allow anyone…

I’ve Never Seen a Ghost, at Least Not a Dead One.

Fred AnderssonMar 7, 20236 min read
I’ve Never Seen a Ghost, at Least Not a Dead One.

I’ve never seen a ghost, at least not a dead one. Ghost/spirits/whatever you want to call them might be lurking in dark corridors of English castles, doing their best to fuck up the nearest tourist they’ll find, but are they…

Lonely Countryside Roads & High Strangeness.

Fred AnderssonMar 5, 20236 min read
Lonely Countryside Roads & High Strangeness.

I’ve realized I can’t stop myself sometimes, as with stories, statements and random words one after another like “it was on a lonely countryside road”. Heck, even variations like “on a dusty gravel road” or “on a desolate dust road…

He Was a Teenage UFO Photographer: The Most Convincing Photographic Evidence Ever?

Fred AnderssonMar 3, 20238 min read
He Was a Teenage UFO Photographer: The Most Convincing Photographic Evidence Ever?

Photo by Åke Lejon.Hidden in the history of Swedish — and international — UFO observations, it’s possible to find one of the more anonymous incidents ever, at least when looking at it from a media perspective. It caused some headlines at the time, mostly in…

Red Phosphorus Eyes: The Tiny Terror at Dusk.

Fred AnderssonFeb 24, 20231 min read
Red Phosphorus Eyes: The Tiny Terror at Dusk.

Like so many other places in the world during the seventies, Sweden was a strange place. It was a transition from the flower power psyops…Continue reading on Medium »

When a Flying Saucer Landed at Lake Anten and other UFO Touchdowns in Sweden.

Fred AnderssonFeb 17, 20231 min read
When a Flying Saucer Landed at Lake Anten and other UFO Touchdowns in Sweden.

Sometimes when I look back at my writings I can see how I often focus on so-called inner experiences, or dreamlike events which might be…Continue reading on Medium »

Hoaxers and Experiencers: Men in Black in Sweden.

Fred AnderssonFeb 10, 20231 min read
Hoaxers and Experiencers: Men in Black in Sweden.

I could almost sense him, the man behind me. Well, first I saw him — he was passing me in the opposite direction — and there was a slight…Continue reading on Medium »

The I-Magi-Nation.

Fred AnderssonFeb 3, 20231 min read
The I-Magi-Nation.

The place where I live is my favorite spot in the world.Continue reading on Medium »

The Trickster on a String.

Fred AnderssonJan 23, 20237 min read
The Trickster on a String.

Still from Plan 9 from Outer Space (Edward D. Wood Jr, 1957)The text messages coming from the filming was — to say the least — encouraging. We’re shooting the fifth season of a popular paranormal show and this time the cast and team is traveling…

The Reality According to Ben Hammott.

Fred AnderssonJan 20, 202310 min read
The Reality According to Ben Hammott.

Illustration: Fred AnderssonThe reality of someone else is always ambiguous, subjective and truly impossible to fully understand for anyone not living in that specific plane of existence; the inner reality some of us desperately try to share through art and…

We Will Be Back: The 1944 Alien Abduction at Klissberget.

Fred AnderssonJan 11, 20237 min read
We Will Be Back: The 1944 Alien Abduction at Klissberget.

Illustration: Sten Johnsson, modified by Fred Andersson.In Sweden we call it dagsmeja, that time of the year when it’s below zero and still the snow and ice starts to melt during the day, to freeze again at night. A crust…

Personal Delusions: My Favorite Movies of 2022.

Fred AnderssonDec 25, 20229 min read
Personal Delusions: My Favorite Movies of 2022.

In front of me are thousands upon thousands of blu-ray discs and DVDs, the result of years of collecting. I must admit that my obsession with owning movies has diminished over the years, mostly because I feel I’ve seen everything…

Film review: UFO Sweden (Victor Dinell, 2022)

Fred AnderssonDec 20, 20227 min read
Film review: UFO Sweden (Victor Dinell, 2022)

“To believe is one thing, to know is something completely different”. It’s a quote used several times in Victor Dinell’s and Crazy Pictures new movie UFO Sweden, something as rare as a Swedish science fiction movie. It goes back to…

The Sacred Spirit (Chema García Ibarra, 2021)

Fred AnderssonNov 6, 20224 min read
The Sacred Spirit (Chema García Ibarra, 2021)

Film review: The Sacred Spirit (Chema García Ibarra, 2021)I’m a collector of UFO-themed movies, or stories that relate to this particular subject. I have them all, more or less — from the cheapest exploitation to the biggest budgets. I enjoy most of them…

Campfire Presents: Strange Semantics.

Fred AnderssonOct 21, 20222 min read
Campfire Presents: Strange Semantics.

Very excited to be a part of this project and together with a lot amazing researchers, experts, historians, podcasters etc! Head over to Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling, available where you listen to podcasts, and Strange Semantics! ❤️ 🛸“In…

The Jawbone of Axala: From Giants in Norse Mythology, Observations in Modern Times to Bloody Murder.

Fred AnderssonOct 16, 202219 min read
The Jawbone of Axala: From Giants in Norse Mythology, Observations in Modern Times to Bloody Murder.

Giants in Sweden: Past and Present.From UFO-Information, issue 4, 1977.My mom, a fabulous woman who always believed — and still does — in the importance of imagination, often took me out in nature and told the magical tales connected to it. Stories of witches, ghosts, trolls…

Amongst Trolls and Bigfoot in Sweden.

Fred AnderssonSep 18, 202220 min read
Amongst Trolls and Bigfoot in Sweden.

The Stalo as painted by Carl LarssonSweden has around 100,000 lakes and the west, south and southeast faces the sea. No wonder stories about lake monsters are so abundant in our northern Scandinavian country. The most famous one is without a…

Movie Magick.

Fred AnderssonSep 1, 20225 min read
Movie Magick.

One of the most effective ways to create magic is passion; to truly love something (or someone). That alone, to dive deep down into an interest without hesitation, is such a powerful way to change the reality and for one…

Owls, UFOs and Sweden.

Fred AnderssonAug 4, 202214 min read
Owls, UFOs and Sweden.

Illustration: Fred AnderssonThe first time I became truly aware of the connection between UFOs and owls was when I saw Olatunde Osunsanmi’s The Fourth Kind (2009). Milla Jovovich plays psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler, who moves to the small, desolate town…

What About That Dead Alien Humanoid in Sweden?

Fred AnderssonJul 7, 202221 min read
What About That Dead Alien Humanoid in Sweden?

Original illustration in UFO-Aspekt. 1977I’m a curious person. Sometimes too curious. This curiosity often shows itself as all me putting all my attention on nonsens. I hear or read something, a few lines here and there, even those in between.…

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