We've been wanting to do Charles Fort's The Book of
the Damned for a while now, as in many ways it is the
foundation of much of modern investigations into the strange,
weird, and wonderful. As always, we begin by reading through the
various intros and forwards to the book. There is an introduction
by Jim Steinmeyer, which gives us some insight into Fort himself
and his life. Then there is Fort's own introduction to The Book of
the Damned, which gives us some insight into his goals and some of
his thinking regarding the subjects of the book. It also gives us
an introduction into Fort's unique style of writing.
After these two intros, we begin tackling the main subjects,
starting with strange atmospheric effects, colored hail, and weird
rain.
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Two brothers explore the mysteries of the ages, the ancients, and the modern day.