Machen was an accomplished writer of supernatural tales with an unusually powerful and original imagination. The premise on which he based many of his most chilling tales--that of the survival of an aboriginal European population worshipping chthonic fertility deities--was later made famous as a historical thesis by Margaret Murray in "The God of the Witches".Cited by: Arthur Machen was a leading Welsh author of the s. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His long story The Great God Pan made him famous and controversial in his lifetime, but The Hill of Dreams is generally considered his masterpiece. He also is well known for his leading role in creating the legend of the Angels of Mons/5. "Tales of Horror and the Supernatural" is a collection of some of Welsh author and mystic Arthur Machan's best horror and mystery fiction. Throughout his life, Machan espoused the existence of the mystical and supernatural, a belief reinforced by numerous inexplicable and, he would argue, preternatural experience that he himself was witness to.
Machen was an accomplished writer of supernatural tales with an unusually powerful and original imagination. The premise on which he based many of his most chilling tales--that of the survival of an aboriginal European population worshipping chthonic fertility deities--was later made famous as a historical thesis by Margaret Murray in "The God. Tales of Horror and the Supernatural, London: The Richards Press. A wide-ranging, just posthumous collection of the best of Machen's shorter fiction, both of the s, of the period around the First World War, and of his prolific last years. Reprinted in s as paperback. Publication: Tales of Horror and the Supernatural You are not logged in. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. () • short story by Arthur Machen (variant of Novel of the White Powder) The Great God Pan • () • novella by Arthur Machen;.
Machen was an accomplished writer of supernatural tales with an unusually powerful and original imagination. The premise on which he based many of his most chilling tales--that of the survival of an aboriginal European population worshipping chthonic fertility deities--was later made famous as a historical thesis by Margaret Murray in "The God of the Witches". His personal. A new collection of blood-blanching chillers by the famed authority on evil and the occult! Arthur Machen, a longtime connoisseur of the mystical forces of the supernatural, spins his tales of horror with a bizarre, shadowy quality certain to ensnare any reader's mind. Machen was a relentless and educated seeker of truths in the sinister world beyond this life. Tales of Horror and the Supernatural Volume One by Machen, Arthur. Pinnacle PN, First Pinnacle printing May in Very Good condition. Pages tanning due to age.
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