The latest issue of the exceptional news-stand mag Fortean Times (#224) will be available from tomorrow. In the latest issue:
- Big Cats on the Prowl: Merrily Harpur and Jen Ogilvie look back over the last few years of alien big cat activity. Also: why are there so many reports of strange roars and inexplicable stock predation coming from Australia?
- The Witch of Kings Cross: Jack Sargeant explores the dual worlds of art and magic inhabited by the Antipodes’ most famous occultist, Rosaleen Norton.
- The Koestler Chair: A report on the murky dealings that led to the withdrawal of support for parapsychological study at Edinburgh University.
- Dead Monk Walking: Tom Vater attends a most unusual Buddhist ceremony in which a deceased monk is taken for a stroll
- Christ and AntiChrist: Meet Jose Luis De Jesus, a rising cult leader who is garnering comparisions to Jim Jones.
As always, check at the FT website for full details, and remember that some older articles appear on the website as examples of the quality you’ll find in each issue.
