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Psychic Shoplifting in Bognor Regis
A famous pre-war poltergeist case features in the Guardian , as a trailer for a new book by Kate Summerscale. It concerns the famous Nandor Fodor, who reached some interesting conclusions about what poltergeists might be. He investigated the case of Alma Fielding, a Croydon woman who was plagued by mysterious phenomena. Summerscale discovered some interesting documentation from the time in the archives of the Society for Psychical Research... The manila folder contained transcripts of Fodor’s interviews and seances with Alma, lab reports, X-rays, copies of her contracts, scribbled notes, sketches, photographs of the damage wrought by the poltergeist in Alma’s house and on her body. From Alma’s story Fodor had deduced, to the horror of his colleagues, that repressed memories could generate terrifying physical events. We also learn that Fodor's work was influential on Shirley Jackson, and that applauded her approach. Eleanor Lance, in The Haunting of Hill House , manifests inner turm...
Vein Diagram (See What I Did There?)
I think this is accurate - Lee did pay Holmes, several times.. I knew about the TV movies in the 1990s, but was surprised to find he took the role in 1962 for Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace . It was a European co-production and directed by Terence Fisher - who, like Lee, didn't think much of the end product. Lee had to wear a false nose, apparently...
Sneaky Peek
A little glimpse of the next issue cover, albeit a provisional one. Due out after Hallowe'en, but before Christmas. As is right and proper.