Abstract:
The ghost of Kokupele is accidentally released from a kiva in the ruins of old Rio Puerco Pueblo. The Shaman blames an archaeologist Jim Madison, who was digging in that site. Using his powerful flute Kokupele begins a series of pranks that become more and violent. He eventually demands that he be worshiped as a deity by all mankind and threatens, if his demands are not met, to destroy Albuquerque by releasing the atomic power stored in nearby mountains. Jim’s lady, Lieutenant Helen Tempe and he face the monster and defeat him.