a brilliant compendium of bizarre occurrences - Richard Morrison, The Times
sceptical, witty, intelligent and ravenous for mystery - Gary Dexter, The Daily Telegraph
It is a catalogue of the inexplicable, an A-Z of mystery... It is a pleasure to immerse oneself in a book which, on almost every page, throws up something of peculiar interest. - Jon Barnes, Times Literary Supplement
The compilers of the dictionary have adopted a gentle, judicious, sometimes jaunty tone... The entries... represent the full range of positions from the hostile sceptic to the credulous believer. They have tried to operate without bias, avoid empty speculation and run to earth misconceptions, and they have cross-referenced liberally and cleverly. - Hilary Mantel, London Review of Books
an ideal gift for anyone interested in crop circles, Scientology or even the Black Dog of Bungay. - Mark Sanderson, The Daily Telegraph
A great one-stop shop for Forteans... [the editors] should be congratulated for attempting to create a one-volume reference work that casts its net across such vast, stormy seas of the improbable and imponderable and spreads out the variegated catch in an ordered manner. The 1,250 entries ... are admirably balanced and succinct. - David Sutton, Fortean Times
Absolutely everyone who has an interest in the paranormal should have a copy of this fascinating and enlightening
