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==Fortean Times #317 (August 2014)==
==Fortean Times #317 (August 2014)==
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===Contents===
===Contents===
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==Features==
==Features==
30 Slender Man: From Viral to Postal (Cover Story)<br />How did two 12-year-old girls from Wisconsin come to carry out a brutal attempted murder to please a fictional Internet Monster? '''[[Ian 'Cat' Vincent]]''' probes the online origins of Slender Man and asks what the spread of this faceless meme tells us about the nature of contemporary belief.
30 Slender Man: From Viral to Postal (Cover Story)<br />How did two 12-year-old girls from Wisconsin come to carry out a brutal attempted murder to please a fictional Internet Monster? '''[[Ian 'Cat' Vincent]]''' probes the online origins of Slender Man and asks what the spread of this faceless meme tells us about the nature of contemporary belief.
34 Shadows of the Thin Man<br />'''[[Jenny Coleman]]''' argues that there's nothing new about Slender Man: he's just a contemporary take on centuries' worth of images of evil...


38 Mirage Men<br />Is the history of UFOs one of a long campaign of deliberate disinformation? Were saucer scares intended to disguise the machinations of the government? Or to obscure what that government knew about UFOs? '''[[Roland Denning]]''' attempts to throw some new light on these questions.
38 Mirage Men<br />Is the history of UFOs one of a long campaign of deliberate disinformation? Were saucer scares intended to disguise the machinations of the government? Or to obscure what that government knew about UFOs? '''[[Roland Denning]]''' attempts to throw some new light on these questions.
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==Reports==
==Reports==
28 Blasts from the Past - No 52. Mysterious falling stones at Glaveaux
28 Blasts from the Past - No 52. Mysterious falling stones at Glaveaux by [[Theo Paijmans]]


48 First Forteans - No 8. HG Wells and Lance Sieveking
48 First Forteans - No 8. HG Wells and Lance Sieveking by [[Bob Rickard]]


74 [[Fortean Traveller]] - No 95. The Museum of Souls in Purgatory, Rome
74 [[Fortean Traveller]] - No 95. The Museum of Souls in Purgatory, Rome by [[Ian Simmons]]


76 Stories from the Illustrated Police News - No 32. Krao, the Missing Link
76 Stories from the Illustrated Police News - No 32. Krao, the Missing Link by [[Jan Bondeson]]


==Forum==
==Forum==
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==Strange Days==
==Strange Days==
Islamists versus "mystical bees"; Ugandan cop shoots "aggressive tortoise; runic code cracked; human Etch a Sketch; super-rats; hammock bear; Hampstead witch doctor; hippie conspiracy; British folk art - and much more.
Islamists versus "mystical bees"; Ugandan cop shoots "aggressive" tortoise; runic code cracked; human Etch a Sketch; super-rats; hammock bear; Hampstead witch doctor; hippie conspiracy; British folk art - and much more.


* 14 Archaeology
* 05 Extra! Extra!
* 15 Classical Corner
* 14 Archaeology by [[Paul Sieveking]]
* 19 Konspiracy Korner
** Nibelung Treasure?
** Viking Rune Code Cracked
* 15 Classical Corner - 178: Esprit De Corpse by [[Barry Baldwin]]
* 18 Fortean Follow-Ups
** Life Savers [[FT316]]:6-7
** The Walking Dead [[FT259]]:26-27
** Away From It All [[FT303]]:10-11
* 19 Konspiracy Korner: Dark Doings in Laurel Canyon by [[Robin Ramsay]]
* 20 Special Report: British Folk Art by [[David V Barrett]]
* 22 Medical Bag
* 22 Medical Bag
* 23 Mythconceptions
** Two-in-one (cojoined and parasitic twins)
** Baffling Beer Gut (auto-brewery syndrome)
** Skin Sketches (dermatographia)
* 23 Mythconceptions - 178: Washington's Gnashers by [[Mat Coward]]
* 24 Necrolog
* 24 Necrolog
* 25 Fairies and Folklore
** Alexander Shulgin
** Radu Florescu
* 25 Fairies and Folklore: Visionary Meetings by [[Simon Young]]
* 26 The UFO Files
* 26 The UFO Files
** Flyingsaucery by [[Andy Roberts]] and Dr [[David Clarke]]
*** Just When You Thought It Was All Over...
*** Early Fortean Pioneer Honoured
*** Saucer Art in Romania?
*** Aloha, ET
** UFO Casebook: Strange Stockport by [[Jenny Randles]]
* 80 Strange Deaths
* 80 Strange Deaths


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===Editorial===
===Editorial===
* 02  
* 02 Dark fairytales
** Obituary for Felix Dennis, publisher
** Fortean (Time) Traveller - errata in the numbering of [[Fortean Traveller]]
** Cartoon by [[Martin Ross]]


===Reviews===
===Reviews===
* 57 BOOKS
* 57 BOOKS
* FILM & DVD
** ''Snarls from the Tea-Tree: Big Cat Folklore'' by David Waldron and Simon Townsend - ISBN 9781921875830 - [[Karl Shuker]]
** ''Lost Secrets of the Gods: The Latest Evidence and Revelations On Ancient Astronauts, Precursor Cultures, and Secret Societies'' edited by Michael Pye & Kirsten Dalley - ISBN 9781601633248 - [[Jerome Clark]]
** ''The New Science of Psychedelics: At the Nexus of Culture, Consciousness, and Spirituality'' by David Jay Brown - ISBN 9781594774928 - [[Andy Roberts]]
** ''The Ghost Wore Black: Ghastly Tales from the Past'' edited by Chris Woodyard - ISBN 9780988192515 - [[Mandy Collins]]
** ''Celestial Revolutionary: Copernicus, the Man and His Universe'' by John Freely - ISBN 9781780763507 - [[Andrew May]]
** ''Who is Who? The Philosophy of Doctor Who'' by Kevin S Decker - ISBN 9781780765532 - [[Matt Salusbury]]
** ''What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading the Classics of Fantasy and Science Fiction'' by Jo Walton - ISBN 9781472111609 - [[James Holloway]]
** '''Also Received'''
** ''The Ghost Hunters: the most haunted house in England'' by Neil Spring - ISBN 9781780879758 - [[Christopher Josiffe]]
* 62 FILM & DVD
** ''Mood Indigo'' - Director Michel Gondry, France 2014 - [[Fohnjang Ghebdinga]]
** ''Hemlock Grove: The Complete First Season'' - Created by Brian McGreevy, US 2013 - [[David V Barrett]]
** ''The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears'' - Directors Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani, Belgium/France 2013 - [[Brian J Robb]]
** ''Her'' - Director Spike Jonze, US 2014 - [[Nick Cirkovic]]
** '''The Reverend's Reviews''' by Reverend [[Peter Laws]]
** ''Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part Two: Draconian Days'' - Directors Jack West and Mark Morris, UK 2013
** '''Shorts'''
** ''The Beast Within'' - Arrow Video - [[Peter Laws|Rev PL]]
** ''Absentia'' - Second Sight - [[Peter Laws|Rev PL]]
** ''White of the Eye'' - Arrow Video - [[David Sutton]]


===Letters===
===Letters===
* 69
* 69 [[Nils Erik Grande]], [[Gail-Nina Anderson]], [[Martin Jenkins]], [[Barry Baldwin]], [[Ron Gandy]], [[Jim Lippard]], [[Ian I'Anson]] MRSC, [[Alan Lewis]], [[Neil Smith]], [[Gareth Hughes]], [[Philippe Baumgart]], [[Joseph Barnes]], [[Vienna Leigh]], [[Chris Moiser]], [[Bobby Zodiac]]
* 69 Simulacra Corner: [[Ann Pitt]]
* 70 Cartoon by [[Paul Taylor]]


===It Happened to Me===
===It Happened to Me===
* 73
* 73 [[Victor Roberts]], [[Simon Brown]]
 
===Phenomenomix===
===Comix===
* 79 Strindberg 1 by [[Hunt Emerson]] and [[Kevin Jackson]]
* 79 [[Phenomenomix]]: Strindberg 1 by [[Hunt Emerson]] and [[Kevin Jackson]]
 
==Reader Info==
* 78 Special Correspondents
** Australia - [[Graham Cordon]] (SA), [[Tony Healy]] (ACT), [[John Palazzi]] (NSW), [[Len Watson]] (Qld)
** Canada - [[Brian Chapman]] (BC), [[Graham Conway]] (BC)
** Cyberspace - [[Richard Alexander]], [[John F Callahan]], [[Hugh Henry]], [[Steve Scanlon]]
** England - [[Gail-Nina Anderson]], [[Louise Bath]], [[James Beckett]], [[Claire Blamey]], [[Peter Christie]], [[Mat Coward]], [[Kate Eccles]], [[Paul Farthing]], [[George Featherston]], [[Paul Gallagher]], [[Alan Gardiner]], [[Keith George]], [[Anne Hardwick]], [[Richard Lowke]], [[Alexis Lykiard]], [[Diana Lyons]], [[Dave Malin]], [[Nick Maloret]], [[Valerie Martin]], [[Tom Ruffles]], [[Meryl Santis]], [[Paul Screeton]], [[Gary Stocker]], [[Roman Suchyj]], [[Frank Thomas]], [[Paul Thomas]], [[Nick Warren]], [[Owen Whiteoak]], [[Bobby Zodiac]]
** France - [[Michel Meurger]]
** Germany - [[Ulrich Magin]]
** Holland - [[Robin Pascoe]]
** Ireland - [[Andy Conlon]], [[Pat Corcoran]], [[Andrew Munro]]
** Israel - [[Zvi Ron]]
** New Zealand - [[Peter Hassall]]
** Romania - [[Iosif Boczor]]
** Scotland - [[Roger Musson]]
** Sweden - [[Sven Rosen]]
** Thailand - [[Chris Williams]]
** USA - [[Loren Coleman]] (ME), [[Jim Conlan]] (CT), [[Myron Hoyt]] (ME), [[Greg May]] (FL), [[Dolores Phelps]] (TX), [[Jim Riecken]] (NY), [[Joseph Trainor]] (MA), [[Jeffrey Vallance]] (CA), [[Gary Yates]] (UT)
** Wales - [[Janet & Colin Bord]]
* Fort Sorters (who classify clippings placed in the Archives for Fortean Research)
** [[Phil Baker]], [[Rachel Carthy]], [[Mark Pilkington]], [[Bob Rickard]], [[Paul Sieveking]], [[Ian Simmons]]
* Clipping Credits
** [[Richard Alexander]], [[Gerard Apps]], [[David V Barrett]], [[Louise Bath]], [[James Beckett]], [[Kevin Beer]], [[John Billingsley]], [[Andy Conlon]], [[Pat Corcoran]], [[Graham Cordon]], [[Mat Coward]], [[Charlotte Davies]], [[Emily Davies]], [[Kate Eccles]], [[JD Evans]], [[John H Evans]], [[Paul Farthing]], [[George Featherston]], [[Alan Gardiner]], [[Keith George]], [[Richard George]], [[Anne Hardwick]], [[Tony Healy]], [[Ed Heil]], [[Hugh Henry]], [[Nigel Herwin]], [[Kevin Hubbard]], [[Colin Ings]], [[Ernest Jackson]], [[Martyn P Jackson]], [[Rosalind Johnson]], [[Steve Jones]], [[Christopher Josiffe]], [[Bill & Louise Kelly]], [[Dave Malin]], [[Bert & Betty Gray-Malkin]], [[Nick Maloret]], [[Greg May]], [[Jacob Middleton]], [[Steve Moore]], [[Andy Munro]], [[John Palazzi]], [[Jim Price]], [[Sven Rosen]], [[Tom Ruffles]], [[Tony Smith]], [[Harry Stevenson]], [[Alan Stracy]], [[Paul Street]], [[Frank Thomas]], [[Joe Trainor]], [[Dave Trevor]], [[Carole Tyrrell]], [[Jebadiah Valentine]], [[Nicholas Warren]], [[Carmel Watson]], [[Len Watson]], [[Owen Whiteoak]], [[Paul Whyte]], [[Rosemary Williams]], [[Bobby Zodiac]]


==Masthead==
==Masthead==

Revision as of 19:43, 19 March 2016

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Fortean Times #317 (August 2014)

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Contents

  • 38 Mirage Men - UFOs and the art of disinformation
  • 76 Wild Child - The story of Krao, the Missing Link
  • 16 Meet the Super-Rats - Disarming land mines, invading homes
  • 06 Scaring off the Spirits - Bali's Grebeg Ritual
  • 53 Gods and Gangsters - Venezuela's strange new deities

Features

30 Slender Man: From Viral to Postal (Cover Story)
How did two 12-year-old girls from Wisconsin come to carry out a brutal attempted murder to please a fictional Internet Monster? Ian 'Cat' Vincent probes the online origins of Slender Man and asks what the spread of this faceless meme tells us about the nature of contemporary belief.

34 Shadows of the Thin Man
Jenny Coleman argues that there's nothing new about Slender Man: he's just a contemporary take on centuries' worth of images of evil...

38 Mirage Men
Is the history of UFOs one of a long campaign of deliberate disinformation? Were saucer scares intended to disguise the machinations of the government? Or to obscure what that government knew about UFOs? Roland Denning attempts to throw some new light on these questions.

42 British Voodoo: Part Two
Rollo Ahmed practised black magic, taught Dennis Wheatley yoga, helped Aleister Crowley find a flat and wrote a history of magic. Christopher Josiffe concludes his profile of a forgotten figure of British occultism.

Reports

28 Blasts from the Past - No 52. Mysterious falling stones at Glaveaux by Theo Paijmans

48 First Forteans - No 8. HG Wells and Lance Sieveking by Bob Rickard

74 Fortean Traveller - No 95. The Museum of Souls in Purgatory, Rome by Ian Simmons

76 Stories from the Illustrated Police News - No 32. Krao, the Missing Link by Jan Bondeson

Forum

53 Of gods and men by David Hambling

54 Ireland vs the Flying Saucers by Shane Cochrane

Strange Days

Islamists versus "mystical bees"; Ugandan cop shoots "aggressive" tortoise; runic code cracked; human Etch a Sketch; super-rats; hammock bear; Hampstead witch doctor; hippie conspiracy; British folk art - and much more.

  • 05 Extra! Extra!
  • 14 Archaeology by Paul Sieveking
    • Nibelung Treasure?
    • Viking Rune Code Cracked
  • 15 Classical Corner - 178: Esprit De Corpse by Barry Baldwin
  • 18 Fortean Follow-Ups
    • Life Savers FT316:6-7
    • The Walking Dead FT259:26-27
    • Away From It All FT303:10-11
  • 19 Konspiracy Korner: Dark Doings in Laurel Canyon by Robin Ramsay
  • 20 Special Report: British Folk Art by David V Barrett
  • 22 Medical Bag
    • Two-in-one (cojoined and parasitic twins)
    • Baffling Beer Gut (auto-brewery syndrome)
    • Skin Sketches (dermatographia)
  • 23 Mythconceptions - 178: Washington's Gnashers by Mat Coward
  • 24 Necrolog
    • Alexander Shulgin
    • Radu Florescu
  • 25 Fairies and Folklore: Visionary Meetings by Simon Young
  • 26 The UFO Files
    • Flyingsaucery by Andy Roberts and Dr David Clarke
      • Just When You Thought It Was All Over...
      • Early Fortean Pioneer Honoured
      • Saucer Art in Romania?
      • Aloha, ET
    • UFO Casebook: Strange Stockport by Jenny Randles
  • 80 Strange Deaths

Regulars

Editorial

  • 02 Dark fairytales

Reviews

  • 57 BOOKS
    • Snarls from the Tea-Tree: Big Cat Folklore by David Waldron and Simon Townsend - ISBN 9781921875830 - Karl Shuker
    • Lost Secrets of the Gods: The Latest Evidence and Revelations On Ancient Astronauts, Precursor Cultures, and Secret Societies edited by Michael Pye & Kirsten Dalley - ISBN 9781601633248 - Jerome Clark
    • The New Science of Psychedelics: At the Nexus of Culture, Consciousness, and Spirituality by David Jay Brown - ISBN 9781594774928 - Andy Roberts
    • The Ghost Wore Black: Ghastly Tales from the Past edited by Chris Woodyard - ISBN 9780988192515 - Mandy Collins
    • Celestial Revolutionary: Copernicus, the Man and His Universe by John Freely - ISBN 9781780763507 - Andrew May
    • Who is Who? The Philosophy of Doctor Who by Kevin S Decker - ISBN 9781780765532 - Matt Salusbury
    • What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading the Classics of Fantasy and Science Fiction by Jo Walton - ISBN 9781472111609 - James Holloway
    • Also Received
    • The Ghost Hunters: the most haunted house in England by Neil Spring - ISBN 9781780879758 - Christopher Josiffe
  • 62 FILM & DVD
    • Mood Indigo - Director Michel Gondry, France 2014 - Fohnjang Ghebdinga
    • Hemlock Grove: The Complete First Season - Created by Brian McGreevy, US 2013 - David V Barrett
    • The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears - Directors Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani, Belgium/France 2013 - Brian J Robb
    • Her - Director Spike Jonze, US 2014 - Nick Cirkovic
    • The Reverend's Reviews by Reverend Peter Laws
    • Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part Two: Draconian Days - Directors Jack West and Mark Morris, UK 2013
    • Shorts
    • The Beast Within - Arrow Video - Rev PL
    • Absentia - Second Sight - Rev PL
    • White of the Eye - Arrow Video - David Sutton

Letters

It Happened to Me

Comix

Reader Info

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