AUTHOR
Deborah Hyde
30 Articles
Deborah Hyde is former editor of The Skeptic and is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. She writes and lectures about belief in the malign supernatural, with special regard to the folklore, psychology and sociology behind belief.
The Tedworth Drummer
Frontispiece to the third edition of
Saducismus Triumphatus (1700)
Joseph Glanvill
Courtesy of the Mary Evans Picture Library
The tale of the 'Tedworth Drummer' is a classic poltergeist...
Possession
Guest Editor: Deborah Hyde
Many cultures and religions contain some concept of demonic possession, but the details vary considerably. Although the collection known as 'The...
I Swear by Almighty God
A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO I was invited to be part of a radio show discussing proposals that the oath taken in the...
Homeopathy & Witchcraft
“Homeopathy is witchcraft” said Dr Tom Dolphin, deputy chairman of the BMA’s junior doctors committee at their annual conference in May. It seems the...
A Quorum of Quacks
For those of you who have never been festooned with so may needles that you looked like a archery target in fairyland, or else...
The Changing Face of Anti-Vax
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was a very well-travelled eighteenth century aristocrat whose husband was appointed ambassador to Istanbul. Fortunately for us, she was also...