It’s always great to see a new cryptozoological periodical, especially one in hard-copy form, with pages that you can touch and turn with your fingers instead of with an impersonal, intangible tap of a stylus – call me old-fashioned, but for all their promise of instant access, e-books to me are nothing more than soulless text, whereas a real book is also an experience, even a friend, to enjoy and rejoice in. So I welcome with unadulterated enthusiasm the long-awaited, much-anticipated first issue (April 2011) of Flying Snake - fellow cryptozoological investigator Richard Muirhead’s brand-new hard-copy journal of cryptozoology, folklore, and forteana. (Having said that, Richard does plan to publish a pdf version in due course, but he will continue with the hard-copy version too.)
Like me, Richard has a particular interest in unearthing very unusual and obscure reports from the literature and in collecting hitherto-unpublicised accounts from correspondents, and Flying Snake certainly does not disappoint. Within its professionally-produced 68 pages, it covers a veritable crypto-cornucopia of extraordinary subjects from around the globe – including reports of flying snakes (naturally!) from Wales, as well as unidentified flying lizards in Australia, pink-tusked elephants from China, the devil crabs of South Shields, a mermaid from Israel, a couple of fascinating Nandi bear reports that were new to me, giant centipedes in Hong Kong, an article by me concerning a previously obscure equine cryptid from Iberia, and lots more!
With a planned publication schedule of 3 issues per year, at a cost of just £3 per issue or £9 per annum, Flying Snake promises to be a very worthy investment for anyone interested in cryptozoology and wider animal-related mysteries or anomalies.
Issues of Flying Snake can be purchased from: Flying Snake Press, 112 High Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 7QQ, UK.
Cheques and postal orders should be made out to Richard Muirhead; or for online PayPal payments, visit:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richmuirhead/cryptozoology/
For further details, visit the Flying Snake Press website, at:
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I couldn't agree with you more, Karl! In my researches I embrace all that I can access in terms of digitised documents, but there's nothing like a paper print publication. At least, that's my preference.
ReplyDeleteI ordered issue 1 in the hope that it will have a long life ahead of itself. It's great to see publishing houses like CFZ Press and now Flying Snake put out many great and interesting titles.
And yes, of course I still would like to see those legendary cryptomags from yesteryear digitised and accessible somewhere - as you can't find them anywhere!
Kind regards,
Theo
There are few things in life I enjoy more than taking a deep sniff of a brand-new book. OK, now that I say that, that sounds pretty creepy.
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