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ArticleWILLIAM AND THE WEIRD

Richmal Crompton’s “Just William” stories are an unexpected treat for forteans of all ages. LUCY BROOKE looks at the author’s life and the real-life media sensations and fortean figures that inspired the adventures of her most famous...

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ArticleUNCANNY ENCOUNTERS IN FUNERAL HOMES

Do professionals in the funeral industry report paranormal experiences? If so, then these experiences are not just a response of personal grief. CAL COOPER explores what research has been done into such after-death communications. Do...

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ArticleMEMORIES OF A 1970S UFO

RB RUSSELL recently unearthed an old newspaper clipping that records his wife’s 1973 UFO sighting – but what was the ‘“huge blob of orange fire” witnessed by Rosalie Parker and 50 of her schoolmates? RB RUSSELL recently unearthed an old...

✒ RB RUSSELL runs the Tartarus Press (www.tartaruspress. com) with Rosalie Parker, and is also an author and occasional illustrator.

ArticleSTRANGE DAYS

A digest of the worldwide weird, including: Bigfoot DNA row, heretics on parade, déjà vu, Turin Shroud science and more...

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ArticleGREEN IS THE NEW BLACK METAL

Heavy metal band Green Lung draw their inspiration from the deep well of Britain’s folklore. Lead singer Tom Templar talks to FT’s LISA GLEDHILL about music, magic and mythology. Apotent cocktail of fortean favourite themes infuses the music...

✒ LISA GLEDHILL is a writer, film-maker and regular contributor to Fortean Times whose biggest claim to heavy metal credibility is that she once saw Lemmy in just his blue nylon Y-fronts.

ArticleThe cybernetic monks of Dr Tomatis

I’ve been busy in recent months, working on my PhD thesis on fairies and their music (much more on this will doubtless follow), but wanted to share a strange little tale I chanced across during my research. Karen O’Keefe’s thesis on “The...