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* In his book ''[[Mysteries of the High Seas]]'', [[Miles Pettifer]] mocks the idea that the fate of the crew of the ''[[Mary Celeste]]'' could have been them being frightened overboard by "space aliens" in [[1872]]. In fact, the Daleks did do this. ([[TV]]: "[[Flight Through Eternity]]")
* In his book ''[[Mysteries of the High Seas]]'', [[Miles Pettifer]] mocks the idea that the fate of the crew of the ''[[Mary Celeste]]'' could have been them being frightened overboard by "space aliens" in [[1872]]. In fact, the Daleks did do this. ([[TV]]: "[[Flight Through Eternity]]")
* A 1930 edition of the ''[[New York Gazette]]'' reported on a Pig Man linked to the disappearance of [[the Laurenzi]] theatre stagehand [[Laszlo]], as well as the reported deaths of [[Hooverville]] resident [[Solomon (Daleks in Manhattan)|Solomon]] and the businessman Mr [[Diagoras]] in a Hooverville fire. The Daleks kidnapped Laszlo and turned him into a pig slave, ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'') and they killed Solomon and Diagoras. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'')
* A 1930 edition of the ''[[New York Gazette]]'' reported on a Pig Man linked to the disappearance of [[the Laurenzi]] theatre stagehand [[Laszlo]], as well as the reported deaths of [[Hooverville]] resident [[Solomon (Daleks in Manhattan)|Solomon]] and the businessman Mr [[Diagoras]] in a Hooverville fire. The Daleks kidnapped Laszlo and turned him into a pig slave, ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'') and they killed Solomon and Diagoras. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'')
* A memo from [[Reginald Jones]] to [[Winston Churchill]] and General [[Hastings Ismay|Ismay]] states that after [[Edwin Bracewell]]'s demonstration of the [[Ironside Project|Ironside]] machines, has Jones suggest the Ironside machines be mass produced. Although Jones described the Ironsides as Bracewell's, the Ironsides were actually Daleks and Bracewell was their android creation. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'')
* A memo from [[Reginald Victor Jones|Reginald Jones]] to [[Winston Churchill]] and General [[Hastings Ismay|Ismay]] states that after [[Edwin Bracewell]]'s demonstration of the [[Ironside Project|Ironside]] machines, has Jones suggest the Ironside machines be mass produced. Although Jones described the Ironsides as Bracewell's, the Ironsides were actually Daleks and Bracewell was their android creation. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'')
* A report into the [[Shoreditch Incident]] of [[1963]] suggests that following the incident, it would seem "prudent" to immediately second the ad hoc personnel of the [[Intrusion Counter-Measures Group]] as full time members. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* A report into the [[Shoreditch Incident]] of [[1963]] suggests that following the incident, it would seem "prudent" to immediately second the ad hoc personnel of the [[Intrusion Counter-Measures Group]] as full time members. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* The heavily redacted manuscript of General [[Matt Robinson]]'s memoirs, ''[[Wars Not Words]]'', described Colonel [[Archer (Resurrection of the Daleks)|Archer]]'s bomb disposal team having been killed at an abandoned warehouse by the [[Thames]], and several inert machines with a studded lower half discovered nearby. These were the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
* The heavily redacted manuscript of General [[Matt Robinson]]'s memoirs, ''[[Wars Not Words]]'', described Colonel [[Archer (Resurrection of the Daleks)|Archer]]'s bomb disposal team having been killed at an abandoned warehouse by the [[Thames]], and several inert machines with a studded lower half discovered nearby. These were the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
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* A message recorded by [[Marc Cory]] of the [[Special Security Service]] warning of the Daleks' plan to completely destroy the galaxy ([[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'') was recovered after the activation of the [[Time Destructor]]. ([[TV]]: "[[Destruction of Time]]")
* A message recorded by [[Marc Cory]] of the [[Special Security Service]] warning of the Daleks' plan to completely destroy the galaxy ([[TV]]: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'') was recovered after the activation of the [[Time Destructor]]. ([[TV]]: "[[Destruction of Time]]")
* ''[[The Lives and Deaths of Davros]]'' by noted Dalek historian [[Lorraine Baynes]] mentioned Davros' revival by the Daleks on Skaro and participation in the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') and his subsequent revival on the [[Prison Station]] and his attempts to create a cure for the [[Movellan virus]] 90 years later. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
* ''[[The Lives and Deaths of Davros]]'' by noted Dalek historian [[Lorraine Baynes]] mentioned Davros' revival by the Daleks on Skaro and participation in the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') and his subsequent revival on the [[Prison Station]] and his attempts to create a cure for the [[Movellan virus]] 90 years later. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
* At the height of the [[Dalek Wars]], the deep space cruiser ''[[Aristotle (spaceship)|Aristotle]]'', commanded by Colonel [[Morgan Blue]], reported significant Dalek activity in the [[Ryzak solar system]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'')
* At the height of the [[Dalek Wars]], the deep space cruiser ''[[Aristotle (spacecraft)|Aristotle]]'', commanded by Colonel [[Morgan Blue]], reported significant Dalek activity in the [[Ryzak solar system]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'')
* The [[Grand Order of Oberon]] put out a statement announcing the death of [[Orcini]], which was one of its top knights who destroyed an army of Daleks created by Davros. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') The statement also named [[Abslom Daak]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]'', etc) as one of the order.
* The [[Grand Order of Oberon]] put out a statement announcing the death of [[Orcini]], which was one of its top knights who destroyed an army of Daleks created by Davros. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') The statement also named [[Abslom Daak]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]'', etc) as one of the order.
* [[Space Traffic Control]] reported the loss of the starliner ''[[Alaska (spaceship)|Alaska]]'' after it was pulled into the [[attraction field]] of the [[Dalek Asylum]], and ruled out any rescue as any survivor will have likely been converted into a Dalek by the [[Nanocloud|nano-field]] surrounding the planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Dalek]]'')
* [[Space Traffic Control]] reported the loss of the starliner ''[[Alaska (spaceship)|Alaska]]'' after it was pulled into the [[attraction field]] of the [[Dalek Asylum]], and ruled out any rescue as any survivor will have likely been converted into a Dalek by the [[Nanocloud|nano-field]] surrounding the planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Dalek]]'')

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The Secret Lives of Monsters is a short story by Justin Richards published in 2014 as part of the larger book Doctor Who: The Secret Lives of Monsters. The book was written as an exposé of the alien activity covered up by governments and multinational organisations like UNIT and Torchwood.

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A unique, in-depth look into the hidden lives and mysteries of the monsters from the hit BBC series Doctor Who—a fully illustrated color compendium that reveals proof of the existence of alien life out there and among us, packaged with removable artwork commissioned exclusively for the book.

For years, world governments and multinational organizations like the secretive UNIT have suppressed the truth. In this book, leading alientologist Justin Richards finally blows the lid off the biggest conspiracy to radically alter our world since the Scarlioni Incident.

Not only is there proof that alien life exists. The aliens are already here. Based on exclusive access to classified UNIT and Torchwood files—shocking information that has been suppressed for centuriesThe Secret Lives of Monsters reveals the terrifying truth behind the rumors and legends.

Packed with iconic photographs, eyewitness accounts, diagrams and illustrations, and sixteen removable color prints, The Secret Lives of Monsters offers background details on a diverse range of alien species—including planetary and genetic origins, habits, social organization, and first human contact. If you want to know why the Sontaran's probic vent is his weak point or what it is used for; how Daleks reproduce; or how to determine whether your best friend is a Zygon, the answers—as well as everything you need to know to survive future invasions—are here in The Secret Lives of Monsters.

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After the Dalek invasion of 2009, the Battle of Canary Wharf and other incidents, it becomes clear that humanity is not alone in the universe. The authors, referred to as "we", bring together evidence that has been hidden for centuries to reveal the truth of alien life on Earth in the book The Secret Lives of Monsters. The book consists largely of previously classified documents "we" compiled and published for the first time with the help of whistleblowers and journalists, including James Stevens. The book is then found at the printers by the Twelfth Doctor, who replaces its Afterword with his own note for readers. The Doctor warns people that the monsters in The Secret Lives of Monsters are much more terrifying than even the book suggests and that there are many more that it didn't mention. He tells people that it's a good start, but only scratches the surface and that they shouldn't become complacent. He says to watch out for monsters, before he is abruptly cut off mid-sentence by an apparent monster attack.

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