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==Fortean Times #265 (August 2010)==
==Fortean Times #265 (August 2010)==
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A slightly larger scan/photo of this issue's cover would be appreciated. If you happen to have access to such an image, please send it to '''scans''' at the domain '''ft dot gjovaag dot com''' with a subject of "Fortean Times Cover Scan". Thanks for your help.
* ''A slightly larger scan/photo of this issue's cover would be appreciated. If you happen to have access to such an image, please send it to '''scans''' at the domain '''ft dot gjovaag dot com''' with a subject of "Fortean Times Cover Scan". Thanks for your help.''
* Release date: 22 Jul 2010
* Cover price: £4.25
* US Edition is dated September 2010 with a cover price of $11.99 USA (CAN $13.25, AUS $12.95, NZ $16.90)
* Cover: UFOs by [[Alex Tomlinson]], Capitol Building by [[Lee Iljoo]], final image by [[Etienne Gilfillan]]


===Strange Days===
===Contents===
Ghost radio plays 1940s band tune, analysing poltergeist rapping, crop glyphs are bustin' out all over, bodies under hotel beds, canine treks, marks of the fallen, collecting fever, toads escape Italian earthquake, brains take surprising turns - and much more.
* 52 Psychic Pets and Twin Telepathy - Man's best friend knows when you're coming home
* 46 The Meteorite Detective - The man who proved stones really do fall from the sky
* 74 The House of Hoffmann - Museum of a German fantasist
* 54 The Monster Manual - Guidelines from Dungeons & Dragons are just not what cryptozoologists need


* 14 Ghostwatch
==Features==
* 15 Mythconceptions
32 Weapons of Mass Deception (Cover Story)<br />The July 1952 Washington DC flying saucer overflights changed official attitudes to these objects and brought the CIA into the picture. '''[[Mark Pilkington]]''' wonders whether they were the result of deliberate military deception - and if so, by whom and for what purpose?
* 16 Science
* 19 Konspiracy Korner
* 20 Archaeology
* 21 Classical Corner
* 25 Alien Zoo
* 26 Necrolog: Martin Gardner
* 27 Strange Deaths
* 28 The UFO Files


===Features===
40 Meteor Man<br />'''[[Matt Salusbury]]''' salutes Ernst Chladni, the self-taught polymath who confounded academic wisdom by turning to witness testimony and historical data in his quest to prove that meteors had an extraterrestrial origin.
32 Weapons of Mass Deception (Cover Story)<br />The July 1952 Washington DC flying saucer overflights changed official attitudes to these objects and brought the CIA into the picture. [[Mark Pilkington]] wonders whether they were the result of deliberate military deception - and if so, by whom and for what purpose?


40 Meteor Man<br />[[Matt Salusbury]] salutes Ernst Chladni, the self-taught polymath who confounded academic wisdom by turning to witness testimony and historical data in his quest to prove that meteors had an extraterrestrial origin.
46 Look Out Below: Part Two<br />'''[[Peter Hassall]]''' continues his occasional series on mysterious falls from the sky with a look at some recent mystery metal chunks that have fallen to earth, and some 'meteorites' that aren't what they seem to be.


46 Look Out Below: Part Two<br />[[Peter Hassall]] continues his occasional series on mysterious falls from the sky with a look at some recent mystery metal chunks that have fallen to earth, and some 'meteorites' that aren't what they seem to be.
==Reports==
30 Blasts from the Past - No. 24. The Monte Baldo 'Volcano' by [[Ulrich Magin]]


===Reports===
38 Fortean Bureau of Investigation - No. 106.  Planet X or Dark Star? by [[Richard Goodwin]]


30 Blasts from the Past - No. 24. The Monte Baldo 'Volcano' by Ulrich Magin
74 [[Fortean Traveller]] - No. 71.  The House of Hoffmann by [[Claudia Andrei]]
 
38 Fortean Bureau of Investigation - No. 106.  Planet X or Dark Star? by Richard Goodwin
 
74 Fortean Traveller - No. 71.  The House of Hoffmann by Claudia Andrei
 
===Forum===


==Forum==
51 Two of a fortean kind by Dr [[Karl Shuker]]
51 Two of a fortean kind by Dr [[Karl Shuker]]


52 Instant Messaging by [[Rupert Sheldrake]]
52 Instant Messaging by Dr [[Rupert Sheldrake]]


54 The Monster Manual by [[Charles Paxton]]
54 The Monster Manual by [[Charles Paxton]]


===Regulars===
==Strange Days==
Ghost radio plays 1940s band tune, analysing poltergeist rapping, crop glyphs are bustin' out all over, bodies under hotel beds, canine treks, marks of the fallen, collecting fever, toads escape Italian earthquake, brains take surprising turns - and much more.


====02 Editorial====
* 14 Ghostwatch
* 15 Mythconceptions
* 16 Science
* 19 Konspiracy Korner
* 20 Archaeology
* 21 Classical Corner
* 25 Alien Zoo
* 26 Necrolog: Martin Gardner
* 27 Strange Deaths
* 28 The UFO Files


====57 Reviews====
==Regulars==
* BOOKS
===Editorial===
* 02
===Reviews===
* 57 BOOKS
** ''The Witches of Warboys: An Extraordinary Story of Sorcery, Sadism and Satanic Possession in Elizabethian England'' by Philip C Almond - ISBN 9781845115081
** ''The Witches of Warboys: An Extraordinary Story of Sorcery, Sadism and Satanic Possession in Elizabethian England'' by Philip C Almond - ISBN 9781845115081
** ''Royston Cave: Used by Saints or Sinners?'' by Sylvia P Beamon - ISBN 9780955740008
** ''Royston Cave: Used by Saints or Sinners?'' by Sylvia P Beamon - ISBN 9780955740008
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** ''Alan Wake''
** ''Alan Wake''


====69 Letters====
===Letters===
====72 It Happened To Me...====
* 69
====73 Simulacra Corner====
===It Happened to Me===
====78 Reader Info====
* 72
====79 Phenomenomix====
===Simulacra Corner===
====80 Tales from the Vault====
* 73
===Phenomenomix===
* 79
===Tales from the Vault===
* 80


==Reader Info==
* 78
==Masthead==
* Editor - [[David Sutton]]
* Founding Editor - [[Bob Rickard]]
* Founding Editor - [[Paul Sieveking]]
* Art Director - [[Etienne Gilfillan]]
* Sub Editor - [[Owen Whiteoak]]
* Staff Writer/Picture Researcher - [[Jen Ogilvie]]
* Book Reviews Editor - [[Val Stevenson]]
* Web Editor - [[Jen Ogilvie]]
* Design Assistant - [[Stephen Savage]]
* Work Experience - [[Gemma Jamieson]]
* Resident Cartoonist - [[Hunt Emerson]]




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Revision as of 09:04, 28 February 2016

Fortean Times #265 (August 2010)

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FT265.jpg
  • A slightly larger scan/photo of this issue's cover would be appreciated. If you happen to have access to such an image, please send it to scans at the domain ft dot gjovaag dot com with a subject of "Fortean Times Cover Scan". Thanks for your help.
  • Release date: 22 Jul 2010
  • Cover price: £4.25
  • US Edition is dated September 2010 with a cover price of $11.99 USA (CAN $13.25, AUS $12.95, NZ $16.90)
  • Cover: UFOs by Alex Tomlinson, Capitol Building by Lee Iljoo, final image by Etienne Gilfillan

Contents

  • 52 Psychic Pets and Twin Telepathy - Man's best friend knows when you're coming home
  • 46 The Meteorite Detective - The man who proved stones really do fall from the sky
  • 74 The House of Hoffmann - Museum of a German fantasist
  • 54 The Monster Manual - Guidelines from Dungeons & Dragons are just not what cryptozoologists need

Features

32 Weapons of Mass Deception (Cover Story)
The July 1952 Washington DC flying saucer overflights changed official attitudes to these objects and brought the CIA into the picture. Mark Pilkington wonders whether they were the result of deliberate military deception - and if so, by whom and for what purpose?

40 Meteor Man
Matt Salusbury salutes Ernst Chladni, the self-taught polymath who confounded academic wisdom by turning to witness testimony and historical data in his quest to prove that meteors had an extraterrestrial origin.

46 Look Out Below: Part Two
Peter Hassall continues his occasional series on mysterious falls from the sky with a look at some recent mystery metal chunks that have fallen to earth, and some 'meteorites' that aren't what they seem to be.

Reports

30 Blasts from the Past - No. 24. The Monte Baldo 'Volcano' by Ulrich Magin

38 Fortean Bureau of Investigation - No. 106. Planet X or Dark Star? by Richard Goodwin

74 Fortean Traveller - No. 71. The House of Hoffmann by Claudia Andrei

Forum

51 Two of a fortean kind by Dr Karl Shuker

52 Instant Messaging by Dr Rupert Sheldrake

54 The Monster Manual by Charles Paxton

Strange Days

Ghost radio plays 1940s band tune, analysing poltergeist rapping, crop glyphs are bustin' out all over, bodies under hotel beds, canine treks, marks of the fallen, collecting fever, toads escape Italian earthquake, brains take surprising turns - and much more.

  • 14 Ghostwatch
  • 15 Mythconceptions
  • 16 Science
  • 19 Konspiracy Korner
  • 20 Archaeology
  • 21 Classical Corner
  • 25 Alien Zoo
  • 26 Necrolog: Martin Gardner
  • 27 Strange Deaths
  • 28 The UFO Files

Regulars

Editorial

  • 02

Reviews

  • 57 BOOKS
    • The Witches of Warboys: An Extraordinary Story of Sorcery, Sadism and Satanic Possession in Elizabethian England by Philip C Almond - ISBN 9781845115081
    • Royston Cave: Used by Saints or Sinners? by Sylvia P Beamon - ISBN 9780955740008
    • God's Assassins: The Medieval Roots of Terrorism by Gavin Baddeley & Paul Woods - ISBN 9780711034099
    • The Loom of God: Tapestries of Mathematics and Mysticism by Clifford A Pickover - ISBN 9781402764004
    • Randini: The Man who Helped Houdini by Ann Beedham - ISBN 9781905278299
    • The Vermont Monster Guide by Joseph Citro and Stephen R Bissette - ISBN 9781584657828
    • A Beginner's Guide to Paranormal Investigation by Mark Rosney, Rob Bethell and Jebby Robinson - ISBN 9781848682344
    • David V Barrett's SF and Fantasy round-up
    • Wake by Robert J Sawyer - ISBN 9780575094079
    • Entangled by Graham Hancock - ISBN 9781846055539
    • Viking Village by Steven Cutts - ISBN 9781907172908
    • White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi - ISBN 9780330458153
    • The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman - ISBN 9781847678256
  • FILM & DVD
    • Mystery and Imagination from Network (anthology of 1960s teleplays)
    • Goemon - Director Kazuaki Kiriya, 2009, Momentum Pictures
    • Splice - Director Vincenzo Natali, 2009
    • Samurai Zombie - MVM
    • Force of Five - Cine Asia
    • World on a Wire - Second Sight
  • GAMES
    • Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
    • Alan Wake

Letters

  • 69

It Happened to Me

  • 72

Simulacra Corner

  • 73

Phenomenomix

  • 79

Tales from the Vault

  • 80

Reader Info

  • 78

Masthead



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