Deborah Hyde is former editor of The Skeptic and is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. She writes and lectures about belief in the malign supernatural, with special regard to the folklore, psychology and sociology behind belief.
Frontispiece to the third edition of
Saducismus Triumphatus (1700)
Joseph Glanvill
Courtesy of the Mary Evans Picture Library
The tale of the 'Tedworth Drummer' is a classic poltergeist...
Guest Editor: Deborah Hyde
Many cultures and religions contain some concept of demonic possession, but the details vary considerably. Although the collection known as 'The...
“Homeopathy is witchcraft” said Dr Tom Dolphin, deputy chairman of the BMA’s junior doctors committee at their annual conference in May. It seems the...
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was a very well-travelled eighteenth century aristocrat whose husband was appointed ambassador to Istanbul. Fortunately for us, she was also...
