- A Combat Veteran Examines President Trump’s Words About Those Who Servedby Coleman LuckIt is time for military veterans to face reality about this President. In a recent press conference, President Trump boasted that the recovery effort for the downed airman in Iran was one of the greatest military operations of its kind ever mounted. He said, “This has never happened before. . . No one has ever… Read more: A Combat Veteran Examines President Trump’s Words About Those Who Served
- Sea Of Fireby Coleman LuckTo Hell And Back? It happened to a man named Thomas Welch on July 1, 1924. He had gotten a job at a saw mill in Oregon as an engineer’s helper. What happened took place on his first day of work. The mill was sawing giant squares that were flumed down a trough of water… Read more: Sea Of Fire
- The Horizontal Shield of Forgivenessby Coleman LuckChapter 7 Is Forgiving Others Good For YOU? Here is the reality. We live in a world that is a cesspool of hate and anger. Most tragically, for many, many generations, that hate has spewed between people who claim to be Christians. During the 1940’s in my mother’s hometown of Tonkawa, Oklahoma, all of her… Read more: The Horizontal Shield of Forgiveness
- The Terrifying Truth Of Dark Visitors In The Nightby Coleman LuckThe terror that comes in the night. The man’s story appeared on Vice.com and was titled “How I learned to live with sleep paralysis and the terror that comes with it.” His name is Geoffrey, no last name is given. These are his words: “Sleep paralysis always rears its head right as I’m about to… Read more: The Terrifying Truth Of Dark Visitors In The Night
- The Vertical Shield of Forgivenessby Coleman LuckChapter Six: Healing Anger, Finding Peace Let’s start with another story about forgiveness. Several decades ago, Carel and I were contracted to adapt a novel into a screenplay for Billy Graham’s film organization, Worldwide Pictures. We loved the novel. It was about a middle aged couple, followers of Jesus with no children. Tragically, the wife… Read more: The Vertical Shield of Forgiveness
- Mothman: Return Of The Winged Godsby Coleman LuckThe terror happened on Thursday September 24, 2020. At 11 PM a post office employee left her job to go home. These are her words: “I had just left the Sorting Facility at O’Hare Airport and was walking out to my car when I saw something standing at the far end of the lot where… Read more: Mothman: Return Of The Winged Gods
- Is There A Dead Body Chained To Your Soul?by Coleman LuckChapter 5: Why Carrying Unforgiveness Is Killing You I ended the last chapter with a beautiful story of forgiveness. I’m going to start this one with a terrible story about unforgiveness. In the late 90s a series of evangelical novels was published that became extremely successful for their two authors. Each made millions of dollars… Read more: Is There A Dead Body Chained To Your Soul?
- The Fairie/Alien Connectionby Coleman LuckA young woman lay in childbed. In the 1600s in Scotland, that was a very dangerous place to be. So many women died giving birth and often their babies died with them. Tragically, that’s what happened to this young woman. She passed away. Her weeping husband buried the wife he loved and tried to go… Read more: The Fairie/Alien Connection
- The Iron Disciplineby Coleman LuckChapter Four: Is Unforgiveness Toxic? During my career in Hollywood, I went through a series of terrible experiences. They were brought on by people in power. You’ll be hearing about some of them in future chapters. But as bad as they were, far worse have been things done by people who claimed to be Christians. … Read more: The Iron Discipline
- Freaky Fireballs, Forgotten Infernos & Supernatural Disasters!by Coleman LuckFireballs in the Sky Twice a year for centuries, an eerie phenomenon has appeared from the Mekong River in Thailand. Fireballs of different sizes begin rising out of the water into the sky. They have been seen by hundreds of thousands and no one can explain what causes them. In the past they were called… Read more: Freaky Fireballs, Forgotten Infernos & Supernatural Disasters!
- Which War & What Weapons?by Coleman LuckChapter Three: Comfort Almost Killed Me; Is It Killing You? I’m going to tell you a story that is truly embarrassing. I have done many stupid things in my life, but, as you will hear, this one towers above them all. And, yes, it’s another military story. After I entered my infantry battalion, which I… Read more: Which War & What Weapons?
- The Mysterious Airships of the Old Westby Coleman LuckUp in the Air not far away, something strange is here today. It was a chilly March day in 1897 on a farm outside of Sioux City, Iowa. The owner of the farm, Robert Hibbard, walked out of his barn and stopped short. What in the world was this? Was he seeing things? Floating above… Read more: The Mysterious Airships of the Old West
- Time Is Running Out: The Supernatural Warby Coleman LuckEpisode 1 – Mentalists vs. Scientists Welcome to Patterns of Supernatural Phenomena. Our purpose is to prepare you for what is to come. Whether you are a follower of Jesus Christ or not a believer at all, I want you to understand what has happened in the past and what is happening right now, because… Read more: Time Is Running Out: The Supernatural War
- Which God?by Coleman LuckChapter Two: Your Idol Is The Battle You’re Avoiding It was eleven o’clock at night. I was 21 years old and an infantry second lieutenant. I had been in Vietnam about two weeks at the Army reception station outside of Saigon. Finally, my orders came in. I was assigned to a front-line infantry battalion of… Read more: Which God?
- For Desperate People Onlyby Coleman LuckChapter One: If You’ve Reached A Dead End, Try The Way Of The Servant Warrior What you are about to read isn’t for everyone. It’s for what I call desperate people. So, are you a desperate person? There are ways to tell. You may have wealth or you may be living in poverty, people may… Read more: For Desperate People Only
- A Hollywood Wolf Storyby Coleman LuckThis story is from my book, Day of the Wolf. Years ago, a TV production company associated with MGM Studios contracted with me to help develop and produce a new television series. It was a fairly large company run by three partners with several series on the air and several more in development. One of… Read more: A Hollywood Wolf Story
- Freaks Rule 2020by Coleman LuckOver 20 years ago, I wrote about this experience relating it to America of that day. It’s time for a new telling. I grew up in the Chicago area. In the mid-fifties I was in the sixth grade. During those years I had a paper route. Talk about anachronisms, newspapers were actually read back then.… Read more: Freaks Rule 2020
- Flight Out of Darkness: Is There a Hell? Part IIby Coleman LuckIn my last post, we looked at a terrifying subject – the reality of hell, the center of Satan’s kingdom. It is a place beyond human description where people who have rejected all truth about themselves and their lives await final judgment. Witnesses have been given to us, people who have experienced brief moments in… Read more: Flight Out of Darkness: Is There a Hell? Part II
- Flight Out of Darkness: Is Hell Real? Part Iby Coleman LuckBack in the late 80’s I was the co-Executive producer and Showrunner of the television series, The Equalizer. It ran for four years on CBS and starred the wonderful actor, my friend, the late Edward Woodward. Since then, the series has aired around the world. While we were in production, as Showrunner I decided to… Read more: Flight Out of Darkness: Is Hell Real? Part I
- In Memory of Edward Woodward, The Equalizerby Coleman LuckOn this day, nine years ago, the wonderful actor, Edward Woodward, passed away. The week after he left us, I wrote the following tribute: This morning came the word that my old friend and great colleague Edward Woodward had passed away. He was 79 years old. Over recent years, our contact was pretty much limited… Read more: In Memory of Edward Woodward, The Equalizer
- The Terror that Comes in the Nightby Coleman LuckI’m going to give over this edition of my blog to my wife, Carel Gage Luck. I hope you find her article of interest and, perhaps, of help. Carel Gage Luck: I wrote this column a number of years ago, but feel it might be of help to people today. There is a book… Read more: The Terror that Comes in the Night
- Gateway to Hell–VIETNAM 1968: The Thoughts and Experiences of an Infantry Soldierby Coleman LuckWhat you are about to read is disjointed. Maybe a better word is ragged. This is because the memories are ragged. They refuse to be condensed and organized into neat, traditional forms. Partly this is because I am writing about two things at once, a very influential documentary about Vietnam by Ken Burns and about… Read more: Gateway to Hell–VIETNAM 1968: The Thoughts and Experiences of an Infantry Soldier
- THE HOMECOMING 1968by Coleman LuckThis photo was taken on 10 November 1968. It was the night I arrived home after a year in Vietnam. The people you see in it are my beautiful, young wife, Carel. (We didn’t have any kids yet. If something had happened to me I didn’t want to leave her to raise a child alone.)… Read more: THE HOMECOMING 1968
- A Small Near-Death Experienceby Coleman LuckI met him in a church we were attending. I’ll call him Bob Rice. That’s not his real name, but it will do. From the first moment we met, it was clear that Bob wasn’t in good physical shape at all. He was beyond middle-age, but many of his problems were not age-related. We became… Read more: A Small Near-Death Experience
- SHEER TERRORby Coleman LuckAnyone with any experience in public speaking should find this little nightmare fascinating. I don’t get terrified easily. There have been many moments of fear in my life, but sheer, stomach-churning, nausea-creating terror? Not often. I want to tell you about a moment of sheer terror that I experienced a number of years ago. If… Read more: SHEER TERROR
- SHOCK ATTACK!by Coleman LuckA story taken from my book, Day of the Wolf. Years ago, a TV production company associated with MGM Studios contracted with me to help develop and produce a new television series. It was a fairly large company run by three partners with several series on the air and several more in development. One of… Read more: SHOCK ATTACK!
- Reparations for the Descendants of American Slaves: A Practical Answer to the Race Crisis in America.by Coleman LuckI am not a philosopher, professional researcher, theologian or academic of any kind. While I have done grad study, I do not hold an advanced degree. I am a Hollywood screenwriter and storyteller. Anyone who knows the entertainment industry will understand the implications when I say that I am a Life Member of the Writers… Read more: Reparations for the Descendants of American Slaves: A Practical Answer to the Race Crisis in America.
- STORIES RULE THE WORLD. WHEN HELL RULES THE WORLD’S STORIES … HELL RULES.by Coleman LuckI started writing my first screenplay all the way back in 1975. Being the paradigmatic “late bloomer,” at the ripe age of 30, with a beautiful wife and three kids, I was just finishing my undergraduate degree at Northern Illinois University. On a whim, I took a history of film course and it changed my… Read more: STORIES RULE THE WORLD. WHEN HELL RULES THE WORLD’S STORIES … HELL RULES.
The Burning Zone Podcast
This legacy podcast is the inspiration for both Patterns of Supernatural Phenomena and The Hollywood Bible Study on YouTube.

History had a beginning. It will have an end. In this podcast we examine the strange things that have happened in the past and are happening right now to help us prepare for the future. And we do it from the perspective of the Bible. Your host is Coleman Luck, Hollywood writer and executive producer, known for such network television series as The Equalizer and Gabriel’s Fire. Coleman is a published author whose books are available on Amazon and a mentalist who is a member of The Academy of Magical Arts at the world-famous Magic Castle of Hollywood
















