Gremlins vs. The Hopkinsville Goblins: America's Strangest Documented Alien Encounter

The Fear Archive investigates the Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter — the most detailed and extensively documented alien creature sighting in American history — and the unlikely film it helped inspire. On the night of August 21, 1955, the Sutton family and their friends at a farmhouse outside Hopkinsville, Kentucky, reported a siege by small, silver, glowing beings that appeared from the tree line and would not leave. They fired guns. The beings kept coming. By morning, eleven witnesses were shaken and consistent in their accounts. Police investigators found physical evidence. No one involved ever recanted. Gremlins took the idea of small, malevolent creatures and made it funny. The Hopkinsville Goblins were not funny. Tonight Amanda and Mike examine what actually happened. Hosted by Amanda Kagiwada and Michael Ryan Assip. Executive produced by Cassie Jozefov. A Violet Hour Media production. LISTENER WARNING: This program includes discussion of real-world violence and other subject matter that may be upsetting for some listeners. Please proceed with caution. Popular Topics Include: Hopkinsville Goblins, Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter, 1955 UFO encounter, Kentucky alien sighting, Sutton family siege, Gremlins 1984, Joe Dante, alien creature encounter, true crime horror podcast, Fear Archive, horror podcast, Violet Hour Media, documented alien encounter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices