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Fortean Times Unconvention
''Fortean Times'' is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena popularised by Charles Fort. Previously published by John Brown Publishing (from 1991 to 2001), I Feel Good Publishing (2001 to 2005), Dennis Publishing (2005 to 2021), and Exponent (2021), it is now published by Diamond Publishing, part of Metropolis International. In December 2018, its print circulation was just over 14,800 copies per month. This now appears to include digital sales. The magazine's tagline is "The World of Strange Phenomena". History Origin The roots of the magazine that was to become ''Fortean Times'' can be traced back to Bob Rickard's discovering the works of Charles Fort through the secondhand method of reading science-fiction stories: :" John Campbell, the editor of ''Astounding Science Fiction'' (as ''Analog'' was then titled), for example," writes Rickard "encouraged many authors to expand Fort's data and comments into imaginative stories." In the mid-1960s, while Rick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sutton (writer)
David Sutton (born 1966) is the current editor of the ''Fortean Times'' magazine. Sutton was born in Canterbury, Kent. He was educated at the University of East Anglia, University College London, Birkbeck College and the British Film Institute. He holds a doctorate, earned for his thesis on the origins and progress of British film comedy, and is the author of the book ''A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy, 1929-1939''. Bibliography Books *''A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy, 1929-1939'' (University of Exeter Press, 2000), Articles * "The Enfield Poltergeist Case" (2003) ''Fortean Times'' #166, about the Enfield Poltergeist * "Surreality TV: The Ghostwatch Flap" (2003) ''Fortean Times'' #166, about the controversy caused by Stephen Volk's ''Ghostwatch'' * "King of Kings" (2003) ''Fortean Times'' #166, about the cult of Elvis Presley * "Bodyguard of Lies" (2004) ''Fortean Times'' #185, about the Allies' D-Day deception plans * "The Ultimate in Adventure" (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |