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Ben Machell – Chasing the Dark: a 140-year investigation of paranormal activity
February 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Chasing The Dark uses the case files of Tony Cornell and the Society for Psychical Research to examine our interactions and obsessions with all things paranormal. The book draws on Tony Cornell’s case files, which survive as a uniquely untapped repository of stories reported by ordinary people, as well as correspondence between some of the great intellectuals of the 20th century—including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, and Marie Curie.
Award-winning journalist Ben Machell mines the extensive archives of the Society for Psychical Research for the first time to reveal the untold history of the secretive organisation, and to understand our interactions and ceaseless fascination with the unexplained.
Ben Machell has worked for the Times in London since 2005, and is a principal feature writer, interviewer, and columnist for the award-winning Times Magazine. His debut book, The Unusual Suspect, was widely acclaimed and shortlisted for the Golden Dagger at the 2022 Crime Writers’ Association Awards.
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