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Our Christmas issue is now on sale! South Shields Poltergeist at 20; SAS vs Gnomes; Enys Tregarthen's Cornish tales; Europe's Yuletide spectres; Warminster Thing; Fortean TV 1988 Christmas Special; illustrious eunuchs; phantom twanger; Masonic Super Mario + much more
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November 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Our Christmas issue is now on sale! South Shields Poltergeist at 20; SAS vs Gnomes; Enys Tregarthen's Cornish tales; Europe's Yuletide spectres; Warminster Thing; Fortean TV 1988 Christmas Special; illustrious eunuchs; phantom twanger; Masonic Super Mario + much more
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If you're looking for a Hallowe'en gift for the witch, warlock or furry familiar in your life, we can wholeheartedly recommend our latest Fortean Times special collection...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
If you're looking for a Hallowe'en gift for the witch, warlock or furry familiar in your life, we can wholeheartedly recommend our latest Fortean Times special collection...
Available in shops or order online from:
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Available in shops or order online from:
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New issue on sale ! Colonel Fawcett's mystery beasts; lucid dreaming; Greek dream oracles; police vs panthers; Colin Wilson; Indian drone panic; haunted furniture; Etsy witches; flat-pack aliens; extreme fart horror; Nosher remembered and much more!
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October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
New issue on sale ! Colonel Fawcett's mystery beasts; lucid dreaming; Greek dream oracles; police vs panthers; Colin Wilson; Indian drone panic; haunted furniture; Etsy witches; flat-pack aliens; extreme fart horror; Nosher remembered and much more!
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On sale now!
Witches and Witchcraft: Stories of Sorcery, Spells and Superstition
A new special edition from the archives of Fortean Times, with an introduction and commentary by historian of witchcraft Malcolm Gaskill.
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Witches and Witchcraft: Stories of Sorcery, Spells and Superstition
A new special edition from the archives of Fortean Times, with an introduction and commentary by historian of witchcraft Malcolm Gaskill.
In shops now, or order direct from:
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October 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
On sale now!
Witches and Witchcraft: Stories of Sorcery, Spells and Superstition
A new special edition from the archives of Fortean Times, with an introduction and commentary by historian of witchcraft Malcolm Gaskill.
In shops now, or order direct from:
shop.forteantimes.com/product/witc...
Witches and Witchcraft: Stories of Sorcery, Spells and Superstition
A new special edition from the archives of Fortean Times, with an introduction and commentary by historian of witchcraft Malcolm Gaskill.
In shops now, or order direct from:
shop.forteantimes.com/product/witc...
New issue on sale!
Blackthorn Ritualistic Folk; Ghost Witches of Essex; Black Sabbath vs the Devil; Sam the Sandown Clown; Bernard Manning From Beyond the Grave; Midsomer Murders; Scotland’s ‘Lost Tribe’; Ripperston Farm Spaceman; tiny crocodile panic + much more! subscribe.forteantimes.com
Blackthorn Ritualistic Folk; Ghost Witches of Essex; Black Sabbath vs the Devil; Sam the Sandown Clown; Bernard Manning From Beyond the Grave; Midsomer Murders; Scotland’s ‘Lost Tribe’; Ripperston Farm Spaceman; tiny crocodile panic + much more! subscribe.forteantimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
New issue on sale!
Blackthorn Ritualistic Folk; Ghost Witches of Essex; Black Sabbath vs the Devil; Sam the Sandown Clown; Bernard Manning From Beyond the Grave; Midsomer Murders; Scotland’s ‘Lost Tribe’; Ripperston Farm Spaceman; tiny crocodile panic + much more! subscribe.forteantimes.com
Blackthorn Ritualistic Folk; Ghost Witches of Essex; Black Sabbath vs the Devil; Sam the Sandown Clown; Bernard Manning From Beyond the Grave; Midsomer Murders; Scotland’s ‘Lost Tribe’; Ripperston Farm Spaceman; tiny crocodile panic + much more! subscribe.forteantimes.com
Our intrepid news editor encountered Brian Blessed in his natural habitat at last weekend's Strange Days Festival. We hear that Bigfoot was also spotted at the event and even caught on camera...
September 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our intrepid news editor encountered Brian Blessed in his natural habitat at last weekend's Strange Days Festival. We hear that Bigfoot was also spotted at the event and even caught on camera...
New issue on sale now!
Uri Geller: shaman or showman?; angelic UFO encounters; aristocrats on acid; sea serpent scrapbook; Father Lionel Fanthorpe; top crop circles; Cthulhu's rabbits; cockroach shoots man; robot rebellion; rogue dentists; vibrator myths and more! shop.forteantimes.com/current-issue
Uri Geller: shaman or showman?; angelic UFO encounters; aristocrats on acid; sea serpent scrapbook; Father Lionel Fanthorpe; top crop circles; Cthulhu's rabbits; cockroach shoots man; robot rebellion; rogue dentists; vibrator myths and more! shop.forteantimes.com/current-issue
September 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
New issue on sale now!
Uri Geller: shaman or showman?; angelic UFO encounters; aristocrats on acid; sea serpent scrapbook; Father Lionel Fanthorpe; top crop circles; Cthulhu's rabbits; cockroach shoots man; robot rebellion; rogue dentists; vibrator myths and more! shop.forteantimes.com/current-issue
Uri Geller: shaman or showman?; angelic UFO encounters; aristocrats on acid; sea serpent scrapbook; Father Lionel Fanthorpe; top crop circles; Cthulhu's rabbits; cockroach shoots man; robot rebellion; rogue dentists; vibrator myths and more! shop.forteantimes.com/current-issue
New issue on sale! Pluckley uncovered; world's weirdest riots; seagull revenge; Edwardian automaton; stone ghost girl; Wallasey catman; curlews vs posties; Satanic gangs; hot dog homicide; Joe Nickell remembered; terrorist numerology; Macron's penis-stealing plot + more! shop.forteantimes.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
New issue on sale! Pluckley uncovered; world's weirdest riots; seagull revenge; Edwardian automaton; stone ghost girl; Wallasey catman; curlews vs posties; Satanic gangs; hot dog homicide; Joe Nickell remembered; terrorist numerology; Macron's penis-stealing plot + more! shop.forteantimes.com
What is the truth about the Calvine UFO photo? To mark the 35th anniversary of the incident, FT regular David Clarke will be giving a public talk at Blair Atholl Village Hall on Saturday 2 August from 4-6 PM. Get your free tickets at: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-calvin...
July 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
What is the truth about the Calvine UFO photo? To mark the 35th anniversary of the incident, FT regular David Clarke will be giving a public talk at Blair Atholl Village Hall on Saturday 2 August from 4-6 PM. Get your free tickets at: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-calvin...
New issue now on sale!
Spontaneous Human Combustion, Colombia's alien artefact , Liverpool leprechaun hunt, Ithell Colquhoun, Broken Veil, Reform's Most Haunted chairman, half-bodied ghosts, epic pet treks, geo-engineering protests, Holyhead Sea Devils, lunar brewery, bronze boob battle & more!
Spontaneous Human Combustion, Colombia's alien artefact , Liverpool leprechaun hunt, Ithell Colquhoun, Broken Veil, Reform's Most Haunted chairman, half-bodied ghosts, epic pet treks, geo-engineering protests, Holyhead Sea Devils, lunar brewery, bronze boob battle & more!
July 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
New issue now on sale!
Spontaneous Human Combustion, Colombia's alien artefact , Liverpool leprechaun hunt, Ithell Colquhoun, Broken Veil, Reform's Most Haunted chairman, half-bodied ghosts, epic pet treks, geo-engineering protests, Holyhead Sea Devils, lunar brewery, bronze boob battle & more!
Spontaneous Human Combustion, Colombia's alien artefact , Liverpool leprechaun hunt, Ithell Colquhoun, Broken Veil, Reform's Most Haunted chairman, half-bodied ghosts, epic pet treks, geo-engineering protests, Holyhead Sea Devils, lunar brewery, bronze boob battle & more!
New issue on sale! Japanese toilet ghosts; Arthur Conan Doyle’s other fairy photos; St Albans' ghostly monks; Antikythera Mechanism; ape sandwich stories; dire wolves; Aztec death whistles; very late library books; hedgehog myths; watery Welsh ghosts; Silicon Valley eschatology and much more!
June 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
New issue on sale! Japanese toilet ghosts; Arthur Conan Doyle’s other fairy photos; St Albans' ghostly monks; Antikythera Mechanism; ape sandwich stories; dire wolves; Aztec death whistles; very late library books; hedgehog myths; watery Welsh ghosts; Silicon Valley eschatology and much more!
New issue on sale! The Last Sacrifice, Deerness Mermaid, Zizian mayhem,Tesla and time travel, Attenborough's Fabulous Animals, cryptozoological cosplay, Prophecies of Malachy, mystery hums, colossal squid, lucid dreams, Loch Ness rediscoveries, criminals against crime and more! shop.forteantimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
New issue on sale! The Last Sacrifice, Deerness Mermaid, Zizian mayhem,Tesla and time travel, Attenborough's Fabulous Animals, cryptozoological cosplay, Prophecies of Malachy, mystery hums, colossal squid, lucid dreams, Loch Ness rediscoveries, criminals against crime and more! shop.forteantimes.com
What better way to celebrate VE Day than to pick up a copy of FT and learn about the distinctly fortean approach to warfare of WWII's Ghost Army?
May 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What better way to celebrate VE Day than to pick up a copy of FT and learn about the distinctly fortean approach to warfare of WWII's Ghost Army?
Can you help FT pal Urszula Wolski with her research? If you are a paranormal investigator past or present please take part by scanning the QR code, or if you prefer click on: forms.gle/C9rruSM6iesJ...
May 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Can you help FT pal Urszula Wolski with her research? If you are a paranormal investigator past or present please take part by scanning the QR code, or if you prefer click on: forms.gle/C9rruSM6iesJ...
MURDER MOST WEIRD!
From the FT archives comes a new collection exploring the strangest and most macabre cases in the annals of crime, from the London Monster to the BTK Killer – with added commentary from novelist Cathi Unsworth. In shops now, or order online:
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From the FT archives comes a new collection exploring the strangest and most macabre cases in the annals of crime, from the London Monster to the BTK Killer – with added commentary from novelist Cathi Unsworth. In shops now, or order online:
shop.forteantimes.com/product/weir...
May 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
MURDER MOST WEIRD!
From the FT archives comes a new collection exploring the strangest and most macabre cases in the annals of crime, from the London Monster to the BTK Killer – with added commentary from novelist Cathi Unsworth. In shops now, or order online:
shop.forteantimes.com/product/weir...
From the FT archives comes a new collection exploring the strangest and most macabre cases in the annals of crime, from the London Monster to the BTK Killer – with added commentary from novelist Cathi Unsworth. In shops now, or order online:
shop.forteantimes.com/product/weir...
New issue on sale now!
Ghost Army vs Hitler; Tolkien in Staffordshire; cuckoo folklore; Cambridge Bigfoot; seaside UFOs; murderous Mormons; JFK files; phantom food-flingers; goblin onslaught; mystery cat-shavers; demons on a plane; The Amazing Kreskin & much more! shop.forteantimes.com/ft457bs
Ghost Army vs Hitler; Tolkien in Staffordshire; cuckoo folklore; Cambridge Bigfoot; seaside UFOs; murderous Mormons; JFK files; phantom food-flingers; goblin onslaught; mystery cat-shavers; demons on a plane; The Amazing Kreskin & much more! shop.forteantimes.com/ft457bs
April 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
New issue on sale now!
Ghost Army vs Hitler; Tolkien in Staffordshire; cuckoo folklore; Cambridge Bigfoot; seaside UFOs; murderous Mormons; JFK files; phantom food-flingers; goblin onslaught; mystery cat-shavers; demons on a plane; The Amazing Kreskin & much more! shop.forteantimes.com/ft457bs
Ghost Army vs Hitler; Tolkien in Staffordshire; cuckoo folklore; Cambridge Bigfoot; seaside UFOs; murderous Mormons; JFK files; phantom food-flingers; goblin onslaught; mystery cat-shavers; demons on a plane; The Amazing Kreskin & much more! shop.forteantimes.com/ft457bs
New issue on sale! The mysterious death of Netta Fornario; London Uncanny; Tibet's Paradise Valleys; Werewolf of London; Beatles UFO sightings; weasels stole my plimsole; screaming mummies; snailien invasion; Zizian killing spree; secret space lasers and much more! shop.forteantimes.com/ft456bs
March 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
New issue on sale! The mysterious death of Netta Fornario; London Uncanny; Tibet's Paradise Valleys; Werewolf of London; Beatles UFO sightings; weasels stole my plimsole; screaming mummies; snailien invasion; Zizian killing spree; secret space lasers and much more! shop.forteantimes.com/ft456bs
Was Britain really being invaded by bandicoots in 1996? The truth is in the current issue of Fortean Times!
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March 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Was Britain really being invaded by bandicoots in 1996? The truth is in the current issue of Fortean Times!
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In our new issue we re-open the files on a classic UFO contact case in which two Mississippi shipyard workers, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker, had a close encounter with bizarre aliens while fishing on the Pascagoula River one night in October 1973. shop.forteantimes.com/ft455bs
February 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
In our new issue we re-open the files on a classic UFO contact case in which two Mississippi shipyard workers, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker, had a close encounter with bizarre aliens while fishing on the Pascagoula River one night in October 1973. shop.forteantimes.com/ft455bs
New issue on sale! Pascagoula close encounter; Green Children of Woolpit; bandicoot invasion hoax; haunted computers; David Lynch; Cannock Chase; flesh-eating squirrels; orca fashion tips; Pasadena Pee Bandit; anti-ghost panties; hamsters on a plane and much more! shop.forteantimes.com/ft455bs
February 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
New issue on sale! Pascagoula close encounter; Green Children of Woolpit; bandicoot invasion hoax; haunted computers; David Lynch; Cannock Chase; flesh-eating squirrels; orca fashion tips; Pasadena Pee Bandit; anti-ghost panties; hamsters on a plane and much more! shop.forteantimes.com/ft455bs
New issue on sale! Arthur Lowe's lost X-Files; quantum grammar Nazis; grave-robbing witches of Helsinki; the great drone panic; Edinburgh ghosts; underwater aliens; shapeshifting jailbirds; Spanish cultists; helpful fairies; human chocolate bars and much, much more! shop.forteantimes.com/ft454bs
January 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
New issue on sale! Arthur Lowe's lost X-Files; quantum grammar Nazis; grave-robbing witches of Helsinki; the great drone panic; Edinburgh ghosts; underwater aliens; shapeshifting jailbirds; Spanish cultists; helpful fairies; human chocolate bars and much, much more! shop.forteantimes.com/ft454bs
Happy Friday! Reader Felicity Keane Lovell shared this sighting of the caterpillar dog of Bulkeley Hill near Peckforton Castle. "Having taken some photos of family members and our dogs, I later saw my German Shepherd Hattie had been replaced by the faeries with a strange caterpillar dog."
January 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Happy Friday! Reader Felicity Keane Lovell shared this sighting of the caterpillar dog of Bulkeley Hill near Peckforton Castle. "Having taken some photos of family members and our dogs, I later saw my German Shepherd Hattie had been replaced by the faeries with a strange caterpillar dog."
Mystery Rock Elvis – this was in our files, but we have no idea where it came from. Anyone got any ideas?
January 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Mystery Rock Elvis – this was in our files, but we have no idea where it came from. Anyone got any ideas?
A few of our favourite FT Elvis moments: Roman Elvis, Bird Poo Elvis, Fireplace Elvis and Elvis the Skate.
January 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A few of our favourite FT Elvis moments: Roman Elvis, Bird Poo Elvis, Fireplace Elvis and Elvis the Skate.
Elvis Presley was born 90 years ago today in Tupelo, Mississippi. Pick up the latest FT and join us in celebrating the ever-evolving fortean legacy of the King of the Strange!
January 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Elvis Presley was born 90 years ago today in Tupelo, Mississippi. Pick up the latest FT and join us in celebrating the ever-evolving fortean legacy of the King of the Strange!