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A article on (among many things) ghosts and M.R. James from the London Review of Books by Tom Johnson, Senior Lecturer in Late Medieval History at York University: On 13 May 1397, the visitors came to Ruardean in Gloucestershire. They learned that Nicholas Cuthler was causing a scandal among...

Encounters at ‘Spook Road’: Radioactivity and paranormal experiences at an ancient stone circle "I have come to the view that certain types of slightly heightened radiation environments can possibly help trigger a specific range of psycho-spiritual experiences in some people – hallucinations or...

Don't expect names or other corroborating details but it is an interesting read all the same: "14 Former Skeptics Who Turned Into Paranormal Believers After A Freaky Experience" https://www.buzzfeed.com/crystalro/skeptics-share-paranormal-experiences

I have come upon an article by Tiffany Thayer, which doesn't seem to have featured previously and might be of particular interest: Charles Fort and the Religion of Self-Respect Tiffany Thayer The Humanist No. 2, April 1950 pages 58 - 61 This article, the first of several to appear on...

The following is resultant from this: 'Suggestions For A Good Read' https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/suggestions-for-a-good-read.13479/post-2104516 It's from a book entitled, 'LOW MAN ON A TOTEM POLE', by H Allen Smith and therein a lengthy chapter, 'The Mad Genius of the Bronx'...

I had noticed a reference to the following article: Charles Fort: Enfant Terrible of Science by Miriam Allen DeFord The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1954 I have located an online copy of the magazine, which can be downloaded as a .pdf file from...

I have come across the following article and maybe of interest? I have referenced the author previously: Thread 'A Collection Of Fortean Biographies' https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/a-collection-of-fortean-biographies.66883/ One measures a circle, beginning anywhere": Henry...

I'm not sure if this is well known and referenced just in case. I can't see any previous mention of it. A fascinating read and if likewise a new discovery, truly recommended. It's available as a .pdf download. ‘An outcry of silences’ Charles Hoy Fort and the uncanny voices of science...

Just finished reading the following article and if not seen previously, wondered if it may be of interest. I thought it was an excellent read. Vindication for the Damned: Why Fort’s Strange Philosophy Has Endured Source: mysteriousuniverse.org Date: 13 November, 2019 "VAST AND BLACK. The...

While I await delivery of Jack Hunter's Damned Facts: Fortean Essays on Religion, Folklore and the Paranormal, it would be nice to hear from my esteemed Fortean colleagues gathered here regarding their favourite pieces in the collection along with any observations they may have to share on...

The Fortean Fallacy! Found this an interesting read: https://web2.ph.utexas.edu/~coker2/index.files/fortean.shtml

I'm going to post some old articles on this thread, so we can note the common characteristics across time. There will be some shocking stuff.

http://www.turmush.kg/ru/news:1374000/?from=ru_turmush&place=newstopcomm If anyone out there can translate this from Kyrgyz (online translators churn out nonsense) I would be grateful. It's an article about recent sightings of the 'kar adam' or snow man Kyrgyzstan. It was sent to me by Gustavo...

It is my contention that many aficionados of Charles Fort have completely missed his real importance to modern thought. Many speak about Fort as if he were nothing more than an eccentric curator of a virtual museum of late Victorian curiosities. This certainly is the view taken by the majority...

The Fortean Times' editor on what makes a successful niche magazine CHRIS SUTCLIFFE 14th July 2016 00:01 View comments For those interested in the paranormal, the term 'out-of-place artifact' means something very special: An item that was found in a place that defies explanation, such as an...

I am 60 this year, and I have been amazed just how many rational people have admitted they have either seen or felt a ghost. I got to talk intimately with men and women when I was a nurse and carer, so perhaps they felt they could confide in someone who would give them a sympathetic ear. I...

Here's a link to a scanned FATE article on Charles Fort. I haven't been able to download it but the two scans on the blog post make it look like it might be an interesting read. Via Boing Boing

A copy of Lippard, Jim. "Charles Fort," in The Encyclopedia of the Paranormal edited by Gordon Stein (Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1996) pp. 277-280 I can't afford the Encyc, but would find the article very useful. Ian (formerly Iankidd, until the new message board confused me)

I was looking for something else and stumbled acros this paper which gives a great overview of Corliss' work. Corliss, W.R. (2002) A Search for Anomalies. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 16 (3). 439 - 55. It is freely available (as a PDF) from this page...

Having gone through a lot of FT back issues, looking for articles, essays, etc, on Fort's philosophy (as distinguished from Fortean phenomena), I have found quite little (appreciating FTs need for commercial appeal and not academic supply), though I have found a few other things in journals like...

I found the following anecdote today, congratulations must go to Jesse Glass for this discovery and its presentation in his brief article 'How Do We Pigeonhole That, Mr. Fort? (The link to it is given below). * * * * * "Rarely, nowadays, can anyone devise a startling title for a book. All...

"Miracles" at Saint-Medard France, 1727-1732 I read about this in "The Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved" a while back but haven't really found much else about it on the internet. Found this at http://www.nhne.com/windwings/wind4.html...

Is anybody here familiar with this book?: 'The Damned Universe of Charles Fort' by Louis Kaplan http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0936756527/qid=1012434483/sr=1-9/ref=sr_sp_re/026-0028896-2486069 ----------...

http://www.newdawnmagazine.com/Articles/Decoding%20UFO-Alien%20Phenomena.html "John Keel expressed vitriolic disdain for Forteans, whose efforts, he believes, have abandoned the standards set by Charles Hoy Fort. Keel defended Fort’s own reputation, pointing out that his sources were...