Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times, by Thomas Waters Simon Young is not totally convinced by a wide-ranging account of the development of belief in witchcraft By Simon Young 27 February
The New Prometheans: Faith, Science and the Supernatural Mind in the Victorian Fin de Siècle, by Courtenay Raia Simon Young enjoys an oblique but revealing account of a pioneering group of ‘psy’ researchers By Simon Young 6 February
A Supernatural War: Magic, Divination, and Faith during the First World War, by Owen Davies Simon Young learns how soldiers used magical thinking to cope with their dreadful circumstances By Simon Young 3 January
The Spectral Arctic: A History of Ghosts and Dreams in Polar Exploration, by Shane McCorristine Supernatural subjects went hand in glove with explorers of the frozen poles, Simon Young learns By Simon Young 26 July
Other Worlds: Spirituality and the Search for Invisible Dimensions, by Christopher G. White Simon Young finds much to admire in an attempt to explain the history of a seemingly impossible idea By Simon Young 5 April
Confessions of a fairy hunter The mere mention of fairies in academic circles can bring derision. Yet the field is a rich one that has much to offer open-minded, multidisciplinary scholars, writes Simon Young By Simon Young 29 March
