FT374
Fortean Times #374 (Chr 2018)
- Release date: 6 Dec 2018
- Cover price: £4.50
- Cover: Art Directors & Trip/Alamy Stock Photo
- All header icons throughout the magazine by Capucine Deslouis
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Contents
- 4 Dave Vanian's vampire panic
- 16 Amy Winehouse's avian spirit
- 32 Grim fairytales: the dark side of the gingerbread house
- 40 The mythology and magic of mistletoe
Features
32 Gingerbread Houses (cover story)
THe gingerbread house is a familiar part of Christmas around the world; but as Therese Taylor reminds us, this seasonal sweetmeat has a history that embraces pagan and Christian traditions and the darker side of folklore and fairy tales.
40 The Magic of Mistletoe
Mistletoe has long enjoyed a magical reputation connected with everything from ancient myths and Druidic rites to stolen Christmas kisses. Steve Marshall celebrates a remarkable plant.
48 The Myth of Queen Mary's Tree
Is there any truth to the legend that Mary Queen of Scots planted a much-visited tree near Edinburgh? And what about all the others? Jan Bondeson investigates an arboreal mystery.
Reports
30 Blasts from the Past - The Headless Horrors of Sandling Road Theo Paijmans
56 Building a Fortean Library - You don't have to be a saint The Hierophant's Apprentice
76 Fortean Traveller - Chester's Winter Watch Rob Gandy
Forum
53 Something nasty in the water by Kate Firks
54 Charles Fort down under by Ian James Kidd
Strange Days
A digest of the worldwide weird, including: Welsh water spirit, haunted trees, fairy rings, ABC update, and the nocebo effect...
- 14 Archæology
- 15 Classical Corner
- 16 Ghostwatch
- 23 Alien Zoo
- 25 Mythconceptions
- 28 The UFO Files
Regulars
- 02 Editorial
- 59 Reviews
- 71 Letters
- 78 Reader Info
- 79 Phenomenomix
- 80 Strange Deaths