(NEWSER) — Martin Pistorius was a kid so into electronics, his mom had no doubts about his ability to fix a broken plug for her when he wasn't yet 11 (which he did). But shortly after turning 12 in ...

Martin Pistorius spent more than a decade unable to move or communicate, fearing he would be alone, trapped, forever. NPR's new show Invisibilia... Trapped In His Body For 12 Years, A Man Breaks Free ...

“Ghost Boy” director Rodney Ascher first learned about Martin Pistorius through the NPR podcast “Invisibilia.” “I remember hearing the story and thinking, ‘This is the kind of story that I would like ...

Director Rodney Ascher’s obsession with horror and mysterious phenomena takes a tragic real turn in Ghost Boy, which is based on the book of the same title by South African author, speaker and ...

SOUTH AFRICA — In the late 1980s, when he was 12-years old, Martin Pistorius fell into a coma where he remained in a vegetative state for 12 years. Doctors in South Africa were not sure what caused ...

Martin Pistorius was just 12 years old when his health unexpectedly and mysteriously started to decline. From there, he went into a coma-like state for 12 years, but awoke to tell an amazing story.

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The first show tells the story of Martin Pistorius, who fell into a mysterious coma as a young boy. He had only one thing left as his mind began to function again — his own thoughts. Here's a glimpse ...

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SOUTH AFRICA — In the late 1980s, when he was 12-years old, Martin Pistorius fell into a coma and remained in a vegetative state for 12 years. Doctors in South Africa were not sure what caused his ...