Category Archives: Joseph Matheny

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Information Golem: New Mini-Series from TOOWi Arts about Joseph Matheny and Origins of the Ong’s Hat ARG

The Origin Story of Joseph Matheny and the Ong’s Hat ARG

Information Golem: New Mini-Series from TOOWi Arts
I sat down with Jerry Gaura of TOOWi Arts to discuss the origins of me as an artist and the Ong’s Hat ARG. We logged countless hours which Jerry patiently trimmed down into a 2 episode series with a bonus episode that is exclusive to his Patreon and readers of this mail list. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed talking about things past with Jerry.

Information Golem -Chapter One

INFO An artist struggles to manage the chaos unleashed by the world’s first ARG “Ong’s Hat.” Chapter One – “Born To Be Weird” Books, punk, drugs, HAM radio, and “The family weirdos” inspire Joseph on his way to the mystical encounter that inspired Ong’s Hat. *Listen loudly or with headphones* #1970s, #1980s, #ghoststory, #hamradio, #josephmatheny, #ongshat, #psychedelics, #punkrock, #truestories

Information Golem – Chapter Two

INFO Chapter Two – “My Name is Emory” Joseph Matheny gets plugged into California’s countercultural elite and enlists the help of some greats. Steeped in tech, drugs, and San Fran’s rave scene, the project takes off with the 90’s internet boom. True weirdness unfolds when a person claiming to be a character Joseph invented for the Ong’s Hat game appears. *Listen loudly or with headphones* Visit toowiarts.com or pateron.com/toowiarts for more info #josephmatheny, #mysteries, #ongshat, #robertantonwilson, #true, #truemystery

Information Golem – Bonus Scene

INFO

“Super Odds” – Joseph Matheny reflects on “LSD-Day,” a 1993 Bicycle Day celebration where his path crossed with comic book legend Grant Morrison. *Listen loudly or with headphones* More info @ patreon.com/toowiarts or toowiarts.com #bicycleday, #coincidence, #grantmorrison, #josephmatheny, #magick, #supergods, #truemystery
https://incunabula.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/info-golem-video-teaser-nosubtitles-1080x1350-1.mp4?_=1
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Incydent w Ong’s Hat

W latach 1980., w opuszczonym od lat 1930. miasteczku Ong’s Hat w USA, przeprowadzono pewien eksperyment całkowicie finansowany przez prywatny budżet. Czego dotyczył? Kto go sponsorował? Jaki miał cel? I dlaczego zainteresowało się eksperymentem wojsko? Czym było tajemnicze “Jajo”? Kto dzisiaj korzysta ze skradzionej w brutalny sposób wiedzy?

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Scary Clown Attacks While Weee are Searching for a Portal to Another Dimension – WeeeClown Around

Weee are on a road trip to Ong’s Hat, New Jersey to check out some local legends and mysteries when we are attacked by a Scary Clown. Ong’s Hat is surrounded by multiple legends including one of the oldest legends on the internet. The most intriguing mystery has to do with a mysterious cult, an abandoned town, and a portal to another dimension. Weee are searching for this portal to another dimension when we encounter a creepy clown in the woods. We have to traverse swamp land to get away from this scary clown. Will we also find ourselves lost in this inter-dimensional portal?

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Some content on this CHANNEL may be dramatized for entertainment purposes. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know: The Strange Story of Ong’s Hat

Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know
https://jmatheny.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/the_strange_story_of_ong_s_hat.mp3?_=1
The legend sounds like something out of The Twilight Zone. A group of renegade Ivy League scientists gather in secret, in a small, abandoned town, to conduct bizarre experiments… and they discover a path to an alternate universe. But where, exactly, did this legend come from? What’s the line between fact and fiction? Tune in to learn more about Ong’s Hat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Link to page: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/182-stuff-they-dont-want-you-t-26941221/episode/the-strange-story-of-ongs-hat-96134742/
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Ong’s Hat FAQ

I have a review/interview section here, but some people have expressed being overwhelmed with the number of links on that page. Admittedly, it is a lot, and I am overwhelmed at the prospect of organizing and categorizing this batch of links. So, until I get around to doing that unenviable organizational grunt work, I have put together a FAQ.

What is Ong’s Hat?

A collection of text, audio, and video pieces about the Ong’s Hat ARG project

Hopefully, this will serve as a quick, easy-to-digest, and concise resource for people who want to know what the Ong’s Hat ARG was. As you might be able to tell, I am tired of talking about, arguing about, and listening to endless speculation about a project I started over 30 years ago and concluded over 20 years ago. I’m on to new projects, and I will no longer conduct interviews about this subject.

Ong’s Hat: The Beginning
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Ong’s Hat : Hospital in the Woods


Ong’s Hat , Hospital in the Woods is a prototype for the Game Design and Development Specialization, capstone project.

It includes a main menu, loading screen and a functional horror FPS demo scene.
Enjoy !

More information
Status In development
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux
Author Earis-X
Tags 3D, Horror

 

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Route 666: Conspiracy Theory Destinations Across America

Ong’s Hat

Pine Barrens, New Jersey

Ong’s Hat is a tiny ghost town that only ever held a single building called Ong’s Hut. Reportedly, the town was lively in the 1860s, but it plays a role in one of the earliest internet-based conspiracy theories. The conspiracy alleges that Princeton professors supposedly built a secret quantum physics lab in the tiny town, and that they participated in inter-dimensional travel. Bizarre as the theory is, it would explain why the town is deserted today.

LINK: https://blog.cheapism.com/conspiracy-theory-road-trips/#slide=13

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What is Ong’s Hat?

A collection of text, audio, and video pieces about the Ong’s Hat ARG project

The First Internet Hoax: Inside a Mind

Why Did This Entire Village of Scientists Disappear One Day?

Joseph Matheny Appears on How Conspiracy Theories Become Violent | Truth Hurts | VICE

Did An Alternate Reality Game Gone Wrong Predict The Rise of QAnon?

 

http://redpagespodcast.com/listen/chatting-with-joseph-matheny
https://archive.org/download/rpp-20-09-29/RPP20-09-29.mp3?_=2

The Red Pages Podcast: Episode 154: Chatting with Joseph Matheny

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/download/mkhhja/ParallaxViews_MathenyQ.mp3?_=3

ARG Pioneer Joseph Matheny on the Counterculture’s Hijacking from Corporatization to QAnon

https://dcs.megaphone.fm/SLT5448932272.mp3?_=4

Slate-Decoder Ring: The Incunabula Papers

Gizmodo-Ong’s Hat: The Early Internet Conspiracy Game That Got Too Real

Alternate Reality Games | Ong’s Hat | Know Your Meme

The Surprising Online Life of Legends – Legend-Tripping Online: Supernatural Folklore and the Search for Ong’s Hat

The Rise Of The ARG: Games™ investigates alternate reality games and what the future has in store for the curious experiment

 

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Some Ong’s Hat Audio and Video Pieces

A collection of audio and video pieces about the Ong’s Hat ARG project

https://youtu.be/uHkn0CWWfBk
The First Internet Hoax: Inside a Mind
https://youtu.be/NIG3x3kVtos?list=PLCjME-3m5B3GbDXmAUQ9qddYqgCT_litc
Why Did This Entire Village of Scientists Disappear One Day?
https://youtu.be/mE4UhROjVxM
Joseph Matheny Appears on How Conspiracy Theories Become Violent | Truth Hurts | VICE
https://youtu.be/brijcd-8oWE
Did An Alternate Reality Game Gone Wrong Predict The Rise of QAnon?
https://archive.org/download/rpp-20-09-29/RPP20-09-29.mp3?_=5 The Red Pages Podcast: Episode 154: Chatting with Joseph Matheny https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/download/mkhhja/ParallaxViews_MathenyQ.mp3?_=6 ARG Pioneer Joseph Matheny on the Counterculture’s Hijacking from Corporatization to QAnon https://dcs.megaphone.fm/SLT5448932272.mp3?_=7 Slate-Decoder Ring: The Incunabula Papers
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let’s be conspiracy theorists: hollow earth, inter-dimensional travel, oh-my!

 

This is a take that’s a little different than the normal podcast we usually feature on here. I love listening to these young people giving their hot takes. The volume is a little low on this so prepare.

listen to us do our best to explain a conspiracy theory to one another and candidly discuss. do tall beautiful giants and aliens live inside our hollow earth? is ong’s hat the true tale of inter-dimensional travel? in glowing hour we touch on some shorter and more fun theories. also, fuck helicopters flying around LA all afternoon, we promise we are investing in better mics for next season.

Show Link: https://anchor.fm/glow-getter-collective7/episodes/lets-be-conspiracy-theorists-hollow-earth–inter-dimensional-travel–oh-my-el5m7r/a-a3ift6e