| "The Fourth Kind" is an alien abduction film 'somewhat' | | | | people mysteriously died, or vanished. In 2006, the FBI |
| based on real life occurrences, with an out-of-this | | | | came to the conclusion that "excessive alcohol |
| planet twist. The story, fixed on a small remote town | | | | consumption and a harsh winter climate" were to |
| called Nome, Alaska, is loosely based on the unsolved | | | | blame for the disappearances. |
| disappearances of 24 people from the town. The FBI | | | | Dr. Abigail Tyler and the "Alaska Psychiatry Journal" |
| did investigate the disappearances, which took place | | | | In the movie "The Fourth Kind," Milla Jovovich plays the |
| between the 1960s and 2004, and concluded in 2006 | | | | part of Dr. Abigail Tyler, the Nome, Alaska, psychiatrist |
| that "alcohol" was the most common factor of the | | | | who stumbles upon the 'alien abduction' link involving |
| disappearances. Before the FBI concluded the | | | | her patients, through clinical hypnotherapy sessions. If |
| investigation, it was thought that the deaths and | | | | you search for Dr. Abigail Tyler, Nome Alaska, a |
| disappearances were the product of a local serial killer. | | | | website called "Alaska Psychiatry Journal" provides a |
| The movie is based on the theory that the | | | | "biography" of Dr. Tyler with "related articles" on the |
| missing-persons cases were in fact alien abductions. | | | | topics of sleep disorders, emotional issues, |
| "The Fourth Kind," which premiers in theaters on | | | | hypnotherapy and regression therapy. However, the |
| November 6, 2009, features "archival footage" of the | | | | website does not contain a homepage or contact |
| "most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever | | | | information. The website was registered on GoDaddy |
| documented." The 'footage' is that of hypnotherapy | | | | in August 2009. A real online-medical journal/publication |
| sessions conducted by a "Dr. Abigail Tyler," played by | | | | would possess such information, so this leads to the |
| Milla Jovovich, and patients who claimed they were | | | | conclusion that the website is a viral marketing ploy, |
| abducted. | | | | much like the propoganda for the upcoming "2012" |
| Confirmed Story: The FBI and Missing residents of | | | | movie and the "Institute for Human Continuity." Sorry to |
| Nome Alaska | | | | burst your bubble, however this doesn't rule out that Dr. |
| In 2005, the FBI sent homicide detectives to investigate | | | | Tyler could have been based on a 'real' doctor; |
| a chain of unsolved disappearances and deaths in | | | | nevertheless if there were, the true account would |
| Nome, Alaska. The majority of the victims were Native | | | | have made for a much more exciting find. |
| villagers. Starting in the 1960s to 2004, more than 20 | | | | |