The interesting part to me is that if there is truth to this (and it's a VERY specific kind of story so I think there is), they didn't resort to having some regular spook in a mascot costume, they specifically sought out the troubled son of Jim Henson who had just taken on the Sweetums role since Richard Hunt's death.
Someone who could operate a puppet but wasn't considered a core main puppeteer.
They could have used anyone for this experiment, but they specifically used a known full body Muppet and the son of the creator.
John Henson was always troubled, and was always considered the "spiritual" one in the family. His mother was a Christian, and Jim cheated on her.
I wonder if John Henson himself was put through some kind of trauma as a child? That would add a further element to this whole insanity.
The interesting part to me is that if there is truth to this (and it's a VERY specific kind of story so I think there is), they didn't resort to having some regular spook in a mascot costume
This was my first thought too. Maybe they were testing John, not the children? The theory is that these satanist raise their children into the cult and that does include induced trama. Maybe they were testing John to see if Jim "groomed" him. Were they expecting him to trigger and screw witht he kids?
The interesting part to me is that if there is truth to this (and it's a VERY specific kind of story so I think there is), they didn't resort to having some regular spook in a mascot costume, they specifically sought out the troubled son of Jim Henson who had just taken on the Sweetums role since Richard Hunt's death.
Someone who could operate a puppet but wasn't considered a core main puppeteer.
They could have used anyone for this experiment, but they specifically used a known full body Muppet and the son of the creator.
John Henson was always troubled, and was always considered the "spiritual" one in the family. His mother was a Christian, and Jim cheated on her.
I wonder if John Henson himself was put through some kind of trauma as a child? That would add a further element to this whole insanity.
This was my first thought too. Maybe they were testing John, not the children? The theory is that these satanist raise their children into the cult and that does include induced trama. Maybe they were testing John to see if Jim "groomed" him. Were they expecting him to trigger and screw witht he kids?
That's a fascinating thought. Huh.