Mothman Special
I've seen potings elsewhere which are critical of the decision to dedicate most of FT156 to Mothman related stuff. While I'm generally irritated by the recent trend for FT to try to manage a 'tie-in' with the latest media hype (e.g the ludicrous use of 'Monsters Inc.' on this issue's cover), I actually thought this was the best FT for ages.
It seems to me that Mothman is one of those events which, one way or another, defines the nature of Fortean happenings. Either things are a lot wierder, and much more complex, than they appear, or we're all wating our time chasing shadows. By giving over so much space to it, FT was able to present the case for both points of view.
I was particularly impressed with the Rick Moran article, which had me convinced that Keel was on to something, and equally impressed by Jerome Clark's hatchet job. I was inspired to go back and re-read Keel's book, and despite it being a riveting read, I'm still sitting on the fence about its veracity.
Although I didn't think Doc Shiels was saying anything new, his presence did make me wonder if Keel, who admits to an interest in conjuring, has more in common with Shiels than we realise.
As for Colin Bennett's contribution, is it just me, or is the guy's style eye-strainingly opaque? I always feel that it seems as if he's on to something significant, but whole paragraphs just blur out on me.
Anyway, thats my 2 cents, over to our viewers............