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===Strange Days=== | |||
Jihadis on the red mercury trail, more weird sexual fetishes, deadly spider surprises, electromagnetic hypersensitivity, Iron Age monster mash, ghosts of Bishop's Stortford, bosom serpents, classical sweariness - and much more. | |||
* 05 The Conspirasphere | |||
* 14 Science | |||
* 16 Archaeology | |||
* 17 Classical Corner | |||
* 18 Ghostwatch | |||
* 23 Alien Zoo | |||
* 25 Mythconceptions | |||
* 26 Necrolog | |||
* 27 Fairies & Forteana | |||
* 28 The UFO Files | |||
'''Contents''' | |||
* 32 Wuthering Frights - The Gothic Romance - from Ann Radcliffe to Guillermo del Toro | |||
* 48 Mummy Dearest - Indonesia's island of the living dead | |||
* 56 Horning In - Unicorn lore and literature | |||
* 06 Animal Art - Talented tapirs and stunning starlings | |||
* 52 Goatsuckers and Demon Sheep - The strange world of American politics | |||
===Features=== | |||
32 The Return of Gothic Romance (cover story)<br />Guillermo del Toro described his recent film ''Crimson Peak'' as a "classic Gothic Romance", a genre that has been consigned to oblivion for nearly four decades. But what is Gothic Romance, what makes it different from horror and why did it fall into obscurity? '''MARIA J PEREZ CUERVO''' dons her best nightie and goes in search of answers... | |||
40 The Welsh Neanderthals<br />'''AMANDA REES''' sets off into the great Celtic desert in search of ancient racial survivals, mysterious megaliths, fairy folklore and one of the oddest byways of evolutionary science. | |||
48 Island of the Living Dead<br />'''PAUL KOUDOUNARIS''' travels to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi to meet the mummies of Tana Toraja and join a ritual celebrating the enduring bonds that link the living and the dead. | |||
===Reports=== | |||
24 A Discovery of Witches - ASSAP's 'Seriously Bewitched' conference | |||
30 Blasts from the Past - No 61. The pre-war monster panics of 1938 | |||
52 Strange Statesmen - No 8. American Psychos 1: End Times Tea Party | |||
56 Building a Fortean Library - No 8. One horn on which to perch them | |||
76 Stories from the Illustrated Police News - No 44. Mynheer Van Klaes, the King of Smokers | |||
===Regulars=== | |||
* 02 Editorial | |||
* 61 Reviews | |||
* 71 Letters | |||
* 75 It Happened to Me | |||
* 79 Penomenomix | |||
* 80 Strange Deaths | |||
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Revision as of 07:27, 5 February 2016
Fortean Times #337 (February 2016)
- Release date: 04 Feb 2016
- Cover: Courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Strange Days
Jihadis on the red mercury trail, more weird sexual fetishes, deadly spider surprises, electromagnetic hypersensitivity, Iron Age monster mash, ghosts of Bishop's Stortford, bosom serpents, classical sweariness - and much more.
- 05 The Conspirasphere
- 14 Science
- 16 Archaeology
- 17 Classical Corner
- 18 Ghostwatch
- 23 Alien Zoo
- 25 Mythconceptions
- 26 Necrolog
- 27 Fairies & Forteana
- 28 The UFO Files
Contents
- 32 Wuthering Frights - The Gothic Romance - from Ann Radcliffe to Guillermo del Toro
- 48 Mummy Dearest - Indonesia's island of the living dead
- 56 Horning In - Unicorn lore and literature
- 06 Animal Art - Talented tapirs and stunning starlings
- 52 Goatsuckers and Demon Sheep - The strange world of American politics
Features
32 The Return of Gothic Romance (cover story)
Guillermo del Toro described his recent film Crimson Peak as a "classic Gothic Romance", a genre that has been consigned to oblivion for nearly four decades. But what is Gothic Romance, what makes it different from horror and why did it fall into obscurity? MARIA J PEREZ CUERVO dons her best nightie and goes in search of answers...
40 The Welsh Neanderthals
AMANDA REES sets off into the great Celtic desert in search of ancient racial survivals, mysterious megaliths, fairy folklore and one of the oddest byways of evolutionary science.
48 Island of the Living Dead
PAUL KOUDOUNARIS travels to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi to meet the mummies of Tana Toraja and join a ritual celebrating the enduring bonds that link the living and the dead.
Reports
24 A Discovery of Witches - ASSAP's 'Seriously Bewitched' conference
30 Blasts from the Past - No 61. The pre-war monster panics of 1938
52 Strange Statesmen - No 8. American Psychos 1: End Times Tea Party
56 Building a Fortean Library - No 8. One horn on which to perch them
76 Stories from the Illustrated Police News - No 44. Mynheer Van Klaes, the King of Smokers
Regulars
- 02 Editorial
- 61 Reviews
- 71 Letters
- 75 It Happened to Me
- 79 Penomenomix
- 80 Strange Deaths