Here at AmityvilleNow, we cover the weird stuff imagined and real … and here’s one of the weird real ones: Adolph Hitler’s actual quest for supernatural relics. And that’s only the tip of the arcane iceberg.
Why did Hitler crave the missing panel in the famous Ghent Altarpiece? Maybe because the Nazi’s paranormal research group thought the masterpiece contained a map to the Holy Grail.
That’s the subject of Noah Charney’s recent article for The Daily Beast, that only begins with the mysterious multiple thefts of Objects of Power and goes straight to Nazi Supermen, Hitler’s special paranormal, investigation team the Ahnenerbe, and the secret entrance to the underground world of Thule hidden in the pages of the Elder Eddas.
And yes, it’s true. And it should be enough fodder for a whole serious of spec fic yet to come.
By the way, Noah Charney’s a pretty interesting guy. His most recent book is Stealing the Mystic Lamb: The True Story of the World’s Most Coveted Masterpiece. He is the author of a new eBook single, The Wine Forger’s Handbook, and a new App called Museum Time, which features his guided tours of the best museums of Spain. And he’s got a podcast with the incredibly intriguing name of “The Secret History of Art.” You gotta love it.
