the occult

The little imps who pretended to be poltergeists

13 December 2025 9:00 am

While investigating paranormal activity in postwar Britain, Tony Cornell found mischievous, attention-seeking children to be responsible for some of the more sensational ‘disturbances’

Abiding charms

7 October 2023 9:00 am

We seem just as captivated by magic today as our Sumerian ancestors ever were, says Suzi Feay

The dangerous allure of the unseen. Students of the occult are alarmed by their own success in conjuring up the dead

What the eye don’t see

9 August 2014 9:00 am

The best books by good writers — and Philip Ball is a very good writer indeed — are sometimes the…