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Fantastic and Horrific Stories is a collection of short fiction by
Arthur Machen. Condemned as decadent and obscene upon publication,
Machen's writing earned praise from Oscar Wilde and H. P.
Lovecraft. Throughout the years, Machen's work has been referenced
and adapted by such figures as Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro,
and Josh Malerman for its masterfully unsettling blend of science,
myth, and magic. The Great God Pan, perhaps Machen's most
celebrated work, is the story of an occult experiment gone horribly
wrong. Clarke has always taken an interest in occult matters, so
when a friend offers him a chance to witness an experimental
procedure intended to access the spirit realm, he cannot refuse.
When the young patient Mary awakens, she shows signs of terror and
soon falls into a catatonic state. Convinced of their success in
discovering the world of "the great god Pan," Clarke and Raymond
agree to keep their discovery a secret. Years later, a nearby town
begins reporting the mysterious disappearances of young children,
all of whom have been seen in the forest with a young woman named
Helen Vaughn. In "The White People," originally published in
Horlick's Magazine in 1904, a Welshman receives the diary of a
young girl introduced to witchcraft. Surprisingly well-kept for its
age, the green book accompanies Cotgrave on a journey through the
lush countryside. Its pages contain the diary of a young girl who,
encouraged by her nurse, immerses herself in the world of magic. As
she grows adept in the ways of witchcraft, the girl begins
referring to strange beings and unknown places, all while doing her
best to conceal her secret life from friends and family. The Hill
of Dreams is a semi-autobiographical novel about a young man who
begins having strange visions after visiting an ancient Roman fort
near his rural Welsh home. Published alongside "The Inmost Light,"
"The Shining Pyramid," The Terror, "Out of the Earth," and
Ornaments in Jade, these tales by Arthur Machen showcase his gift
for illuminating the presence of the supernatural in everyday life.
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Arthur Machen's Fantastic and Horrific
Stories is a classic of British horror fiction reimagined for
modern readers.
'I will not read it; I should never sleep again' A doctor performs
an experiment on a young woman that goes horribly wrong, and a
series of increasingly strange events follow: sinister woodland
rituals, disappearances, suicides... Viewed as immoral and decadent
on first publication in 1894, Machen's weird tale has since
established itself as a classic of its genre and has been described
by Stephen King as 'one of the best horror stories ever written.
Maybe the best in the English language'. The Penguin English
Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction
in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second
World War.
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The Hill of Dreams (Paperback)
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Lucian Taylor believes he has been damned through contact with an
erotically pagan world--or possibly through something degenerate in
his own nature--in this critically acclaimed horror story. Moving
to London to shake off his fears of being trapped by the dark
imaginings of a creature inside him, Taylor soon finds his
hallucinations becoming increasingly real. An important and moving
work, this story is one of the first explorations in fiction of the
figure of the doomed artist. A forward that provides literary and
historical context from renowned author Ramsey Campbell is also
included.
Fantastic and Horrific Stories is a collection of short fiction by
Arthur Machen. Condemned as decadent and obscene upon publication,
Machen's writing earned praise from Oscar Wilde and H. P.
Lovecraft. Throughout the years, Machen's work has been referenced
and adapted by such figures as Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro,
and Josh Malerman for its masterfully unsettling blend of science,
myth, and magic. The Great God Pan, perhaps Machen's most
celebrated work, is the story of an occult experiment gone horribly
wrong. Clarke has always taken an interest in occult matters, so
when a friend offers him a chance to witness an experimental
procedure intended to access the spirit realm, he cannot refuse.
When the young patient Mary awakens, she shows signs of terror and
soon falls into a catatonic state. Convinced of their success in
discovering the world of "the great god Pan," Clarke and Raymond
agree to keep their discovery a secret. Years later, a nearby town
begins reporting the mysterious disappearances of young children,
all of whom have been seen in the forest with a young woman named
Helen Vaughn. In "The White People," originally published in
Horlick's Magazine in 1904, a Welshman receives the diary of a
young girl introduced to witchcraft. Surprisingly well-kept for its
age, the green book accompanies Cotgrave on a journey through the
lush countryside. Its pages contain the diary of a young girl who,
encouraged by her nurse, immerses herself in the world of magic. As
she grows adept in the ways of witchcraft, the girl begins
referring to strange beings and unknown places, all while doing her
best to conceal her secret life from friends and family. The Hill
of Dreams is a semi-autobiographical novel about a young man who
begins having strange visions after visiting an ancient Roman fort
near his rural Welsh home. Published alongside "The Inmost Light,"
"The Shining Pyramid," The Terror, "Out of the Earth," and
Ornaments in Jade, these tales by Arthur Machen showcase his gift
for illuminating the presence of the supernatural in everyday life.
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Arthur Machen's Fantastic and Horrific
Stories is a classic of British horror fiction reimagined for
modern readers.
"Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic
pitch, few if any can hope to equal the versatile Arthur Machen."
-H.P. Lovecraft
Actor, journalist, devotee of Celtic Christianity and the Holy
Grail legend, Welshman Arthur Machen is considered one of the
fathers of weird fiction, a master of mayhem whose work has drawn
comparisons to H. P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe. Readers will
find the perfect introduction to his style in this new collection.
With the title story, an exercise in the bizarre that leaves the
reader disoriented virtually from the first page, Machen turns even
fundamental truths upside down. "There have been those who have
sounded the very depths of sin," explains the character Ambrose,
"who all their lives have never done an 'ill deed.'"
These astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction
and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when they
were first published.
Something pushed out from the body there on the floor, and
stretched forth a slimy, wavering tentacle... Perhaps no figure
better embodies the transition from the Gothic tradition to modern
horror than Arthur Machen. In the final decade of the nineteenth
century, the Welsh writer produced a seminal body of tales of
occult horror, spiritual and physical corruption, and malignant
survivals from the primeval past which horrified and
scandalised-late-Victorian readers. Machen's 'weird fiction' has
influenced generations of storytellers, from H. P. Lovecraft to
Guillermo Del Toro-and it remains no less unsettling today. This
new collection, which includes the complete novel The Three
Impostors as well as such celebrated tales as The Great God Pan and
The White People, constitutes the most comprehensive critical
edition of Machen yet to appear. In addition to the core
late-Victorian horror classics, a selection of lesser-known prose
poems and later tales helps to present a fuller picture of the
development of Machen's weird vision. The edition's introduction
and notes contextualise the life and work of this foundational
figure in the history of horror.
The Three Impostors (1895) is a novel by Arthur Machen. Consisting
of interwoven stories involving the title characters, The Three
Impostors was compared to the prose style of Robert Louis Stevenson
on publication. Condemned as decadent and obscene upon publication,
Machen's writing earned praise from Oscar Wilde and H. P.
Lovecraft. Throughout the years, Machen's work has been referenced
and adapted by such figures as Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro,
and Josh Malerman for its masterfully unsettling blend of science,
myth, and magic. Inspired by his knowledge of the Hermetic Order of
the Golden Dawn, which was undergoing a controversial conflict
involving Irish poet W. B. Yeats and English mystic Aleister
Crowley at the time, Machen crafts a layered tale of suspense and
secrecy that continues to entertain and surprise over a century
after its release. In London, a secret society of occultists gains
strength through mutual disdain of modern life and Victorian social
conventions. Three impostors gifted in the art of deceit do their
best to disrupt city life while embarking on a quest for an
Imperial Roman coin with a salacious history. The Three Impostors
is a kaleidoscopic novel concerned with the horrors ever present on
the outskirts of daily life, waiting to make themselves known. With
a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Arthur Machen's The Three Impostors is a classic of
British horror fiction reimagined for modern readers.
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The White People (Paperback)
Arthur MacHen; Contributions by Mint Editions
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The White People (1904) is a short story by Arthur Machen.
Originally published in Horlick's Magazine, the story was later
printed in The House of Souls (1906), a short story collection.
Condemned as decadent and obscene upon publication, Machen's
writing earned praise from Oscar Wilde and H. P. Lovecraft.
Throughout the years, Machen's work has been referenced and adapted
by such figures as Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro, and Josh
Malerman for its masterfully unsettling blend of science, myth, and
magic. As the sun sets over the lush countryside, Cotgrave and his
friend Ambrose discuss the thin boundary that separates sorcery and
the sacred. Unable to agree about the nature of good and evil, on
what defines a sinner as opposed to a saint, Ambrose offers his
comrade a book to borrow. Surprisingly well-kept for its age, the
green book accompanies Cotgrave on his journey home, where he opens
it to discover a strange, mysterious tale. Its pages contain the
diary of a young girl who, encouraged by her nurse, immerses
herself in the world of magic. As she grows adept in the ways of
witchcraft, the girl begins referring to strange beings and unknown
places, all while doing her best to conceal her secret life from
friends and family. When he reaches the diary's end, Cotgrave will
wish he had never looked past its binding. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Arthur Machen's The White People is a classic of British horror
fiction reimagined for modern readers.
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The Great God Pan (Paperback)
Arthur MacHen; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R184
R159
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The Great God Pan (1894) is a novella by Arthur Machen. Condemned
as decadent and obscene upon publication, The Great God Pan earned
praise from Oscar Wilde and H. P. Lovecraft, and is now regarded as
one of Victorian literature's finest-and most unsettling-stories of
horror and the occult. Throughout the years, it has influenced such
figures as Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro, and Josh Malerman with
its depiction of the god Pan and unsettling blend of science, myth,
and magic. Clarke has always taken an interest in occult matters,
so when a friend offers him a chance to witness an experimental
procedure intended to access the spirit realm, he cannot refuse.
When the young patient Mary awakens, she shows signs of terror and
soon succumbs to a catatonic state. Convinced of their success in
discovering the world of "the great god Pan," Clarke and Raymond
agree to keep their discovery a secret. Years later, a nearby town
begins reporting the mysterious disappearances of young children,
all of whom have been seen in the forest with a young woman named
Helen Vaughn. Before they can solve the case, however, Vaughn
disappears, leaving Clarke and the townspeople traumatized. As
their secret grows too terrible to bear, Raymond and Clarke must
steel themselves in order to solve the connection between Mary and
Helen, and to close the portal to the spirit realm for good. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Arthur Machen's The Great God Pan is a classic of
British horror fiction reimagined for modern readers.
The Three Impostors (1895) is a novel by Arthur Machen. Consisting
of interwoven stories involving the title characters, The Three
Impostors was compared to the prose style of Robert Louis Stevenson
on publication. Condemned as decadent and obscene upon publication,
Machen's writing earned praise from Oscar Wilde and H. P.
Lovecraft. Throughout the years, Machen's work has been referenced
and adapted by such figures as Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro,
and Josh Malerman for its masterfully unsettling blend of science,
myth, and magic. Inspired by his knowledge of the Hermetic Order of
the Golden Dawn, which was undergoing a controversial conflict
involving Irish poet W. B. Yeats and English mystic Aleister
Crowley at the time, Machen crafts a layered tale of suspense and
secrecy that continues to entertain and surprise over a century
after its release. In London, a secret society of occultists gains
strength through mutual disdain of modern life and Victorian social
conventions. Three impostors gifted in the art of deceit do their
best to disrupt city life while embarking on a quest for an
Imperial Roman coin with a salacious history. The Three Impostors
is a kaleidoscopic novel concerned with the horrors ever present on
the outskirts of daily life, waiting to make themselves known. With
a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Arthur Machen's The Three Impostors is a classic of
British horror fiction reimagined for modern readers.
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