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Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories
Belize, British Honduras. 10th September 1931. As good a place as
any to die...
Algernon Blackwood's spooky stories remain as dark, chilling and
readable today as the time they were first published at the
beginning of the 20th century. Algernon Blackwood was well-regarded
in life as a master of the short horror story. Intertwining the
supernatural and unexplained into a series of compelling
narratives, the reader is left confused, scared and thrilled by the
bizarre occurrences that puzzle, traumatize and terrify his
characters. Blackwood's deft use of ambiguous endings leave the
reader to interpret what may have happened. The author's stories
exerted an enormous influence on H.P. Lovecraft (who himself termed
Blackwood a 'master' of the craft of supernatural storytelling) and
other horror authors. Together with strange and frightening tales,
he was an enthusiastic author of essays and plays. As well as the
'weird' fiction for which he was famed, Blackwood would also write
ordinary stories and tales aimed at younger audiences.
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The Riven Tree
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Robby Kautz; Illustrated by Deborah Knott Walker
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North Star: An almost unmoving point of light. Find it and you will
know your way home. This collection of short stories and poems
captures the unique voices of forty-five Northern Irish female
writers. From mountains to lakes, from country to shore, the words
resonate with the literary tradition that cloaks the land and
infuses each of our souls. My native land grounds me, keeps me in
contact with the rhythms of nature, the sound of the winds, the
call of the wild birds and the dialects of its people. Aine
MacAodha No matter where you are reading these poems and stories,
North Star will guide you home.
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