S.D. TUCKER is a much-published British author who has written numerous well-received books and magazine articles for publication in the UK, US and Ireland, with a long-standing focus on the more unusual areas of history. Writing about topics as varied as weird science, aberrant economics, historical eccentrics, medical quackery and strange ideas about outer space, he has a particular interest in folklore, myth, legend and the paranormal. An experienced and knowledgeable writer on esoteric topics like UFOs, poltergeists and occult Nazi beliefs, which he approaches from a variety of perspectives, he writes the regular 'Strange Statesmen' column in Fortean Times magazine.