Well, it certainly seems so, but there was nothing unusual about that as Joan grew up in a world where fairies mattered. But it’s unclear exactly what relations she had with fairies. For one, there was an old confusion between Mary and fairy, which was carried over into modern times at Lourdes and Fatima. And […]
Professor Beachcombing reviews Robert Damon Schneck’s forthcoming book and it looks to be a winner: “…we welcome now onto the stage a dauphin, who just arrived through the post, Robert Damon Schneck author of a new book Mrs Wakeman vs. the Antichrist. RDS provides ten chapters all of which take on an event or a […]
If you remember last weekend’s edition of The Anomalist, we summarized Donald Panther-Yates’s theories of Native Americans being descended from Jewish people. Leave it to Dr. Beachcombing to poke numerous holes in Don’s theories, and he’s taking no prisoners. There’s a bonus if anyone can propose a theory that Cherokees are descended from Basques, you […]
Loyal fans of Dr. Beachcombing’s blog are just one reason why Marjorie T. Johnson’s long-lost manuscript for Seeing Fairies is seeing the light of day. One of the first copies found its way into Beach’s mitts, and he pleased as punch to share one of the 300+ encounters with the fae. Mr. Sheridan’s experience is […]
Bucking conventional wisdom, typical of Dr. Beachcombing, there are provocative arguments for elements of spooks, shades, and specters not being culturally determined. Certain aspects of apparitions and hauntings are too consistent, transcending cultural divides, hinting at deeper mysteries. Lending her erudation to Beach’s thesis, our pal Chris Woodyard recommends not one, not two, but ten […]
Some curious illustrations have crossed Dr. Beachcombing’s desk while he grades finals, and boy howdy they’re a corker. Not only do they portray a griffin called Saget, she’s on a leash! Put on your pith helmet and best British accent, ’cause Beach needs a hand sussing out this curiosity. Zapping us forward in his wayback […]
Whether someone’s drunk, or misled by fae glamour, Dr. Beachcombing’s puzzled as to why the brains of lost people rewire themselves under unusual circumstances. Curiouser still are the simple, but effective, counterspells credited with the safe return of the pixy-led. In a similar vein, a Woman’s Car Was Attacked By A Self-Identified ‘High Elf’ Battling […]
Among the first humans to leave Africa 75,000 years ago, it’s no surprise indigenous Australians maintain a rich oral tradition dating to time immemorial. Dr. Beachcombing’s stumbled upon a compelling tale of the last Tasmanian natives migrating from a faraway land to the island. Based upon geological evidence, that event may date from 14,000 years […]
David McConnel abided by his jolly declaration of returning in time for tea, not letting a minor upset like a fatal plane crash get in his way. Dr. Beachcombing recounts the odd tale, only to be one-upped by Southern Man submitting the full SPR report regarding the apparition. In the same measure of Beach’s weird […]
The past is cruel, and contradictory place, A magical realm where Finns are considered unlucky, as black cats are revered as fortunate. Yet in the same stroke, cats can be slaughtered by the thousands at the whim of papal tyrants and French apprentices. Our lessons begin with death on the high seas, a murderer claiming […]