Chasing the White Whale with Joe Matheny and Leah Prime

Chasing the White Whale with Joe Matheny and Leah Prime

The AP Strange Show This week’s show is a journey aboard the virtual Pequod as Joe Matheny and returning guest Leah Prime join AP in a discussion about the Herman … Continue reading Chasing the White Whale with Joe Matheny and Leah Prime

Ong’s Hat: The NJ Ghost Town That Invented Alternate Reality Games

Ong’s Hat: The NJ Ghost Town That Invented Alternate Reality Games

Explore Ong’s Hat, the real Pine Barrens ghost town behind the legendary 1980s–90s interdimensional cult myth and Joseph Matheny’s groundbreaking Incunabula/ARG that blurred fact and fiction, inspired The Blair Witch … Continue reading Ong’s Hat: The NJ Ghost Town That Invented Alternate Reality Games

Actor and podcast host of Hi, Strangeness Don't Worry Darling, Tag, The Good Place, Bob's Burgers, Drunk History, Idiotsitter, Adventure Time

Joseph Matheny Starving for Story

Hi there, friends! This week, back on the show, is the brilliant, Joseph Matheny! Joseph and I have a granular look into UFO, “the phenomena”, starving for original stories, being … Continue reading Joseph Matheny Starving for Story

Ong's Hat: COMPLEAT

Ong’s Hat: Compleat

Where to get it PDF only on Google Reviews If you’re looking for a book, this is not for you.This is an experiential experimental ride through counterculture.And, just like any … Continue reading Ong’s Hat: Compleat

Consensus Unreality

Unfolding Alternate Realities, Ong’s Hat, Synchronicity and more with Joseph Matheny

I am happy to present my appearance on one of my favorite podcasts. If you like this one, consider joining their Patreon and gaining access to their Discord as a … Continue reading Unfolding Alternate Realities, Ong’s Hat, Synchronicity and more with Joseph Matheny

Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries

Ong’s Hat: How did the First ARG Spiral out of Control?

For a long time, Ong’s Hat, an abandoned ghost town in New Jersey, has been the subject of many urban legends and local folk tales, but it was also the … Continue reading Ong’s Hat: How did the First ARG Spiral out of Control?

Ong's Hat episode of Historicon (not in English)

Ong’s Hat episode of Historicon (not in English)- Η πρώτη θεωρία συνωμοσίας (Guest Storyteller Elena Strouthou)

Η πρώτη θεωρία συνωμοσίας (Guest Storyteller Elena Strouthou) H φίλη και host του “Breaking the 20%” έρχεται στο στούντιο για να μας μιλήσει για την πρώτη θεωρία συνομωσίας του ιντερνετ! … Continue reading Ong’s Hat episode of Historicon (not in English)- Η πρώτη θεωρία συνωμοσίας (Guest Storyteller Elena Strouthou)

Ongs Hat Compleat - Official Soundtrack

Ongs Hat Compleat – Official Soundtrack

LINK: https://polypores.bandcamp.com/album/ongs-hat-compleat-official-soundtrack Also, a great write-up of this project: https://moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-73-1-august-2025 The soundtrack to the audiobook version of Ong’s Hat: Compleat New addition: Hat Complete soundtrack! The dl now includes a … Continue reading Ongs Hat Compleat – Official Soundtrack

Joseph Matheny's Substack

Keeping up to date

If you subscribe to this site via email or something like WP Reader, I wanted to let you know that I only update it with major announcements. Those would be … Continue reading Keeping up to date

This Is Not A Game one of the top series of the year.

This Is Not a Game with Marc Fennell (Ong’s Hat History)

This Is Not a Game is the award-winning, extraordinary, untold story of the internet’s first conspiracy theory, the legend of Ong’s Hat. Marc Fennell will dive deep into a previously … Continue reading This Is Not a Game with Marc Fennell (Ong’s Hat History)

The Mysterious Egg in Ong's Hat - The First ARG

The Mysterious Egg in Ong’s Hat – The First ARG

Ong’s Hat is a real place.  But the stories about it aren’t.  That didn’t stop tales about a dimension hopping, scientific, transcendentalist, sadomasochistic cult from spreading across the early internet.  … Continue reading The Mysterious Egg in Ong’s Hat – The First ARG

Getting out of the way with Joseph Matheny

The Cosmic Salon This is such an incredible conversation with a truly lovely soul and fellow journeyman — Joseph is behind many things in this reality that folks may not … Continue reading Getting out of the way with Joseph Matheny

The Liminal Cycle by Joseph Matheny

The Liminal Cycle (A Trilogy) by Joseph Matheny

The Liminal Cycle, an interdisciplinary media experience. It is presented in three acts across multiple mediums. Liminal– Novella presented as a movie treatment Xen– Novel presented as a “found” mobile … Continue reading The Liminal Cycle (A Trilogy) by Joseph Matheny

VYSXXXX | The Real Vayse: Halloween 2024

VYSXXXX | The Real Vayse: Halloween 2024

In Cronenberg’s cinematic interpretation of Burroughs’s “Naked Lunch,” Peter Weller’s Bill Lee character is confronted by Hank with pages of reports he cannot remember writing. Bill Lee drawls laconically, “I … Continue reading VYSXXXX | The Real Vayse: Halloween 2024

The Mauve Zone #009 - The Media v Miracles, the Horror of Nature, and Cosmic Transmissions.

The Mauve Zone #009 – The Media v Miracles, the Horror of Nature, and Cosmic Transmissions.

***Begin transmission Joseph Matheny, David Metcalfe, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. David’s ‘Scars of Dracula’ T, Amicus v Hammer, Robert Bloch and HP Lovecraft, Cosmic … Continue reading The Mauve Zone #009 – The Media v Miracles, the Horror of Nature, and Cosmic Transmissions.

Episode 232: Ong's Hat (The"Fake" Town)

The Rebel Podcast: Episode 232: Ong’s Hat (The”Fake” Town)

Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stylesrebelradio/episodes/Episode-232-Ongs-Hat-TheFake-Town-e2pm74i/a-abj2nus What is going on in Ong’s Hat New Jersey? Does this abandoned town hold the secrets to interdimensional travel or the secrets to Quantum reality? Was it all … Continue reading The Rebel Podcast: Episode 232: Ong’s Hat (The”Fake” Town)

Joseph Matheny: Bending Reality With Art

Joseph Matheny: Bending Reality With Art

Had a blast meeting Steve and kibitzing about all our mutual passions. I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoyed recording it. Steve’s intro: This week … Continue reading Joseph Matheny: Bending Reality With Art

New Jersey Is The World A Return to Ong's Hat

New Jersey Is The World: A Return to Ong’s Hat

LINK: https://shows.acast.com/new-jersey-is-the-world/episodes/a-return-to-ongs-hat WARNING: Some listeners may be disturbed by the fact that at no point in this episode do Mike D and Andrea mention diarrhea. This is a diarrhea-free episode. … Continue reading New Jersey Is The World: A Return to Ong’s Hat

The Mauve Zone – Transmission #005 Satanic Panic 2.0, Spiritualism, and Kenneth Grant

The Mauve Zone – Transmission #005 Satanic Panic 2.0, Spiritualism, and Kenneth Grant

— MAUVE ZONE SIGNAL ESCAPED– ***Begin transmission Joseph Matheny, David B Metcalfe, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. Are the Royal family from Dimension B? How … Continue reading The Mauve Zone – Transmission #005 Satanic Panic 2.0, Spiritualism, and Kenneth Grant

Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast Episode 67: Ong's Hat, New Jersey and the Internet Conspiracy Theory

Perplexity: A Mystery PodcastEpisode 67: Ong’s Hat, New Jersey and the Internet Conspiracy Theory

Show link: https://shows.acast.com/perplexitymysterypodcast/episodes/episode-67-ongs-hat-new-jersey-and-the-internet-conspiracy-t Have you ever driven through a ghost town and wondered about the history behind it? What ruin or tragedy may have led to the town becoming nothing … Continue reading Perplexity: A Mystery PodcastEpisode 67: Ong’s Hat, New Jersey and the Internet Conspiracy Theory

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Tales of Weird NJ: Bovine, Bigfoot & Frogs

Paul Giamatti and friends discuss weird New Jersey stories and give some props to Ong’s Hat. Recorded live from the (possibly haunted) Marines’ Memorial Theatre in San Francisco at @SFSketchfest … Continue reading Tales of Weird NJ: Bovine, Bigfoot & Frogs

The Long Seventies

133 — Joseph Matheny Interview: Ong’s Hat & The Alchemy of Alternative Realities

A great conversation I had with the guys from The Long Seventies Podcast Show page: https://www.thelongseventiespodcast.com/home/2024/2/15/133-joseph-matheny-interview-ongs-hat-amp-the-alchemy-of-alternative-realities

vayse podcast

VYS0036 | Infinite Game – Vayse to Face with Joseph Matheny

Show link: https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0036 Some rare art transcends reality, some even rarer art seems to create a new reality altogether – the work of Joseph Matheny does both of these things … Continue reading VYS0036 | Infinite Game – Vayse to Face with Joseph Matheny