The Signature and the Sigil: Fortean Biography, Chaos Magick, and a Metabiographical Approach to Proper Names in Jonathan Downes's The Owlman and Others
Biography January 1, 2024 Nicholas K. Mohlmann
Cryptozoologist Jonathan Downes uses subcultural ideological values to either stabilize or destabilize the proper name in biographical writing. Through paranormal concepts, his work enacts a theory of the biographical signature that highlights the uncanny ways biographical texts invest proper names with meaning.