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Christopher Lee: The Tallest Man in the Room and the Most Unexpected Life in British Cinema
From witnessing the last public guillotine execution in France to recording heavy metal at 91, Christopher Lee’s life was stranger and richer than his most famous roles.
Francois d’Eliscu: The Little Professor Who Taught America’s Rangers to Fight Without Rules
In 1942 at Fort Meade, the slight and scholarly Francois d’Eliscu ordered Rangers to charge him with fixed bayonets. Seconds later they were disarmed and pinned with a simple sash cord. Rejecting sporting rules, he taught ruthless, practical hand to hand combat that reshaped American military training during the Second World War.
Ted Serios and the Mystery of Thoughtography
In the 1960s, a Chicago bellhop claimed he could project images from his mind onto Polaroid film. Psychiatrists believed him. Magicians called it a trick. The strange case of Ted Serios still raises questions about belief, evidence and illusion.
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