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[WhistlingJack]

Mine came today

(Creepy) Cover: Haunted History: A Halloween Scrapbook From America's Forgotten Past

Editorial: Goodbye to Owen Whiteoak and Nick Cirkovic

Strange Days: Fire tornado pic; Fresco Fiasco; The Secret Life of Plants

Ghostwatch dares to mention the Highgate Vampire (though not He Who Must Not Be Mentioned Here..)

Mythconceptions: The Mehrabian Myth

Classical Corner: Heart of the Total Eclipse

In Search of the Hexam Heads - Part One (which, elsewhere in the mag, our own Stu Neville is twice wrongly credited with writing)

Forum: Death Tripping

Strange and Unusual Stories From The Illustrated Police News: The White Gorilla

Phenomenomix: Kenneth Anger 2

 

[Dr_David_Sutton]

Why do I always, always, always muddle up the two Stus?

Stu Ferrol will not be amused...

 

[stu neville]

Dunno. Was looking forward to my cheque though .

 

[GNC]

Here's me all ready to congratulate our glorious moderator, too. Should be a good article no matter who wrote it!

Amusingly pedantic letters page this issue. Also, the headline about the Florida man arrested in a bank claiming to be the CIA director and half orangutan - surely that was worth an article in itself?

That's all I've read so far.

 

[stu neville]

.. our glorious moderator...

I've applied to be upgraded to that, in lieu of other residuals.

I'll let you know how I get on...

Anyway, got mine today too. Saving it for otherwise boring interlude tomorrow.

 

[Timble2]

Mine's arrived, about to peruse it.

 

[Analogue Boy]

Got mine today.
Interesting.
It seems to be printed using only a film of ink which seems quite flimsy.
I bet the paper companies are shitting themselves now they're redundant - have you thought of patenting this remarkable process that avoids paper completely?

On the plus side, I'm REALLY looking forward to reading the Hexham Heads article. I remember watching Look North when it was reported and thinking it was the oddest story I'd ever heard.

 

[escargot]

Mine's arrived today, should cheer up my convalescence!

 

[GNC]

Get well soon! Didn't get a chance to read any more, but I do like the bear photos, especially the flying one.

 

[47Forteans]

Scargy, may FT return you to rude health ASAP!

 

[GNC]

Anyone hear anything more about the huge mechanical gorilla found in Cambridgeshire? There's a pic this issue.

 

[Cherrybomb]

Got mine over the weekend, haven't read much of it yet, however Hexham heads/feral kids/loadsa Halloween = best issue in a while IMHO

 

[47Forteans]

Dunno. Was looking forward to my cheque though .

You'd only spend it on lollies and Space Invaders!

 

[escargot]

Anyone hear anything more about the huge mechanical gorilla found in Cambridgeshire? There's a pic this issue.

I used to be married to that.

 

[Heckler]

Anyone hear anything more about the huge mechanical gorilla found in Cambridgeshire? There's a pic this issue.

I used to be married to that.

Reason given for divorce : Plaintive had to dress up as Empire State Building every night...

 

[47Forteans]

Anyone hear anything more about the huge mechanical gorilla found in Cambridgeshire? There's a pic this issue.

I used to be married to that.

Reason given for divorce : Plaintive had to dress up as Empire State Building every night...

Now there's a mental image! :wow:

 

[ramonmercado]

Anyone hear anything more about the huge mechanical gorilla found in Cambridgeshire? There's a pic this issue.

I used to be married to that.

Reason given for divorce : Plaintive had to dress up as Empire State Building every night...

Now there's a mental image! :wow:

Hmm, I would have thought dressing up as Fay Wray more appropriate.

 

[escargot]

 

[47Forteans]

And that shocks you, on this site?

 

[liveinabin]

Am I alone in finding the American Hallowe'en article nothing more than an advertisement for a book?

 

[Pietro_Mercurios]

...

Hmm, I would have thought dressing up as Fay Wray more appropriate.

That delicate satin draped frame
As it clung to her thigh
How I started to cry
Coz I wanted to be dressed just the same

:lol:

 

[47Forteans]

...

Hmm, I would have thought dressing up as Fay Wray more appropriate.

That delicate satin draped frame
As it clung to her thigh
How I started to cry
Coz I wanted to be dressed just the same

:lol:

You wouldn't be the first on this site to want to dress like that!

 

[escargot]

Really? I've never dressed like that! :lol:

 

[47Forteans]

You don't know what you're missing!

 

[Pietro_Mercurios]

Mine turned up yesterday!

Looks like a good 'un.

Will Hunt Emerson's series of comic biographies be collected into a book at some time?

 

[47Forteans]

Now there's a good idea!

 

[47Forteans]

Anyone hear anything more about the huge mechanical gorilla found in Cambridgeshire? There's a pic this issue.

I thought that had been left out for the council clean-up/hard rubbish collection...

as would be in my neck of the woods...

 

[GNC]

Anyone hear anything more about the huge mechanical gorilla found in Cambridgeshire? There's a pic this issue.

I thought that had been left out for the council clean-up/hard rubbish collection...

as would be in my neck of the woods...

Funny you should mention "the woods", because that's where it was found, by someone walking their dog.

 

[47Forteans]

Anyone hear anything more about the huge mechanical gorilla found in Cambridgeshire? There's a pic this issue.

I thought that had been left out for the council clean-up/hard rubbish collection...

as would be in my neck of the woods...

Funny you should mention "the woods", because that's where it was found, by someone walking their dog.

Well, I do live in the woods...

 

[Heckler]

Am I alone in finding the American Hallowe'en article nothing more than an advertisement for a book?

No you are not. Some actual content to the article would've improved it somewhat.

Something did strike me as odd, I wonder if Tim Burton had ever seen the cover image as it starlingly resembles the Lock, Shock and Barrel characters from Nightmare Before Christmas.