Readers of Fortean Times will almost certainly be familiar with the work of Colin Wilson. In a career spanning nearly 50 years – and tackling subjects like existentialism, psychology, criminology and sex – Wilson has written a number of books on fortean topics: The Occult, Mysteries, Poltergeist, Alien Dawn, Afterlife, From Atlantis to the Sphinx, to name a few. Ever since he first came to a brief but incendiary celebrity with the publication of his first book, The Outsider, in 1956, Wilson has been what he calls a ‘writing machine’, producing book after book at a phenomenal rate. Incorrigibly prolific, at last count Wilson had written well over 100 titles, and there’s no sign of his letting up.