The Tommyknockers

Both recorded mentions come from the Joe Rogan Experience, where guests used Tommyknockers as a quick reference for stories involving a UFO or spaceship that alters a community. On episode #1516 Post Malone called it “a great book” about “a UFO buried in the ground that messes with people’s minds,” and on episode #1957 Shane Gillis summarized it as a good book about “a spaceship affecting a town,” adding that it was adapted into a movie. These specific descriptions were invoked in casual conversation rather than as formal analysis, so the novel appears in these episodes as a shorthand for uncanny, mind-altering UFO themes.

Because multiple guests on the same podcast independently brought up those exact elements — an embedded craft and psychological effects on a town, plus a noted film adaptation — the book functions in these discussions as a familiar example when topics veer toward UFOs, unusual community phenomena, or media adaptations. The repeated use by different guests on Joe Rogan Experience explains why the title appears across episodes in the provided evidence.