Arthur Machen
If you consider yourself a fan of the horror genre, you need to add Arthur Machen's short novel The Great God Pan to your library. Cited by Stephen King and numerous other writers as one of the greatest horror stories ever published, this fantastical tale recounts the bizarre experiments conducted by mad scientist Dr. Raymond in an attempt to call forth a manifestation of the pagan god Pan. As is often the case, these unholy undertakings
...Today, H.P. Lovecraft is regarded as one of the luminaries of the horror genre—but who were his literary influences? The often-overlooked work of nineteenth-century author Arthur Machen is said to have been very important to the formation of Lovecraft's inimitable style. This collection brings together four of Machen's weird, wonderful tales.
Conspiracy theorists will be thrilled with Welsh-born author Arthur Machen's short novel The Terror. In it, a number of residents of a quaint Welsh village begin to notice the alarmingly large number of strange incidents that have been occurring in and around their community. Gradually, a few begin to piece the clues together—and in the process, they stumble on a terrible secret.
Though his fiction shifted focus several times over the course of his career, Wales-born author Arthur Machen's work always carries hints of the mystical and supernatural. His fascinating novel The Great Return chronicles the discovery of a strange artifact in a rural Welsh community and the unforeseen consequences of the find.
Writer's block takes on a supernatural dimension in The Hill of Dreams, a haunting novel about a young novelist struggling to make his literary dreams come true. Immerse yourself in Machen's lyrical, eerie account of what it means to truly wrestle with one's creativity.
If you're looking for a good scare but prefer horror of the psychological type to gory, bloody tales, Welsh-born writer Arthur Machen's The Three Impostors is just the ticket. In an interlocking cycle of stories, Machen masterfully ratchets up the suspense until the connection between the narrative threads becomes horrifically clear.
Regarded by many critics and fans alike as one of Arthur Machen's finest works, the novel The Secret Glory is a retelling of a story that fascinated the author throughout his lifetime: the quest for the Holy Grail. The quest is carried out by the unlikeliest of heroes: a young orphan who is regarded as a worthless layabout by everyone around him.
Early in his career, Welsh author Arthur Machen got caught up in an unusual controversy when The Bowmen, a fictional tale he published about supernatural beings coming to the aid of British soldiers during the World War I Battle of Mons, began to be interpreted as a factual account by some readers. This volume collects The Bowmen and several thematically similar tales.
Welsh writer Arthur Machen achieved literary acclaim with his groundbreaking tales of the supernatural, some of which modern-day horror luminary Stephen King ranks among the best in the English language. In the engaging nonfiction volume Hieroglyphics, Machen turns his focus to literary criticism, opining on the role of the ecstatic in literature.