Ravings of a Lunatic Mum

Books Read

1. Great Crimes of the Century #7: The savage killers by George Carpozi Jr. – 2.5/5
2. Alone by Lisa Gardner – 3/5
3. The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen – 3/5
   
4. Evil Serial Killers: In the minds of monsters by Charlotte Grieg – 3.5/5
   
5. Opal Dream by Ben Rice – 4/5
   
6. A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught – 3/5
7. Night by Elie Wiesel – 4/5
8. Blue Light by Walter Mosley (56 pages) – 1/5
   
9. Broken Prey by John Sandford – 3.5/5
   
10. The Red Dahlia by Lynda La Plante – 3/5

Movies/DVDs/Anime Watched

1. Beethoven – 3/5
2. Thunderbolt & Lightfoot – 3/5
3. Land of the Dead – 4/5
4. Mulan (live action) – 5/5
5. An American Haunting – 4/5
6. Red Dog – 5/5
7. Solstice – 3.5/5
8. Ah! My Goddess the movie – 3/5
9. Jurassic Park III – 3/5
10. The Pilot’s Wife – 3/5

Magazines Perused

1. ForteanTimes FT273, May 2011 Cover Stories: Raiders of the Lost Grail: Otto Rahn and the NAZI quest for the secret of the Cathars; Homeless Bones: Whatever happened to Richard III’s body?; No One Driving: The M6 paranormal car crash; Sliders: The mystery of street lamp interference; Future Visions: The science of precognitive dreaming; Little Big Brother: Implants and electronic harrassment; Psychic Styles: The ups and downs of the media mediums; Jerusalem UFO; Thatcher’s Mystic; Theme Park Specter; New Nessie Photo.
   
2. ForteanTimes FT266, October 2010 Cover Stories: Hollywood Hitmen: Black helicopters, underground bases and the death of Scharzenegger’s screenwriter…who killed Gary Devore?; The Charlie Chaplin Cult: Why the little tramp is big in India; The Hollinwell Incident: Musicians felled by mass hysteria?; The Ghost That Aged Backwards: From full-grown spook to phantom boy; It Happened To Me…Angelic visions and mysterious lights; Paul the Psychic Octopus: The full story!; Intelligent Fireballs; China’s Schoolroom Killers; Death by Toilet Brush.
3. ForteanTimes FT265, September 2010 Cover Stories: Weapons of Mass Deception; Washington, 1952: How the CIA created the flying saucer craze; The Dead Body Under the Bed: When urban legends come to life!; The Ghost Girl Photograph: Sinister snap’s unlikely origin uncovered; Phantom Wireless: Disconnected radio plays wartime hits; Meteorites and Meteorwrongs: They came from outer space – or did they?; The Real Planet X: Startling theory revealed; Signs of Summer: The year’s first crop circles; Doggy Odysseys: Some epic canine journeys; Head Cases: Bizarre brain disorders; Canine and Twin Telepathy; Poltergeist Raps Analyzed; Crazy Collectors.
4. ForteanTimes FT264, August 2010 Cover Stories: Viking Serpents: The Mystery Dragons of Sweden – From Norse Sagas to Modern Sightings!; Hamelin’s Lost Children: Who was the real Pied Piper?; The Petrified Cornfield: Strange stories of early crop circles; Art From the Other Side: Bosch’s near-death experience; Headless Corpse Accused in Court: Our latest selection of the world’s craziest headlines; Beyond Psychology: CG Jung and the occult; Rabbit Whisperer; Giant Sinkholes; Occult Chemists; Godot Ghost.
5. Byron Child December – February 2004 Cover Stories: Ending the Violence: Non-Violent Communication; Spanking: What it does to kids; Frankenstein Food: Genetically modified ebacles; Supermen and Unsung Heros: The return of fatherhood.
6. Byron Child September – November 2004 Cover Stories: The Pandoras Box of Prenatal Testing: Are you getting the whole story?; Fathers of Colour Speak Out; Childcare: A feminist issue; The Politicisation of Love.
7. Byron Child June 2003 Cover Stories: The Spirit of Learning: Australia’s Real Education Conference; Good Job! Why to stop saying it; Looking Past the Behaviour; Healing Abortion.
8. Byron Child June – August 2004 Cover Stories: Intact! Protecting our boys from circumcision: Whole child, whole world; Creating a Children’s Garden; Discipline: Parenting without punishment; The Intelligence of the Heart.
9. Fortean Times FT258, February 2010 Cover Stories: Illuminati X-Factor: Who really controls the world’s stars?; The Occult Celebrity Conspiracy Revealed; Walking Zombies; Bleeding Statues; Pop Culture Saints; Top 10 Mind Controlled Pop Stars; The World’s Weirdest News Stories; Psychic Detectives; Norway’s Mystery Lights; Chimp’s Funeral.
10. Fortean Times FT256, December 2009 Cover Stories: The Devil Rides Out: How Dennis Wheatley sold black magic to Britain; St Therese Goes to Prison; The World’s Weirdest News Stories; Balloon Boy; Twilight Zone at 50; Thoughtography; IG Nobel Prizes.

Wild Releases

1. Saraband by Eliot Bliss
2. Era by Philip Boast
3. Under Orders by Dick Francis
4. Wards of Armageddon by J.N. Williamson & John Maclay
5. The Graveyard Position by Robert Barnard
6. The Twist by Richard Calder
7. The Inner Circle by T.C. Boyle
8. Credo by Melvyn Bragg
9. The Empire Stone by Chris Bunch
10. I Did It, I’m Sorry by Caralyn Buehner