{"product_id":"tales-of-horror-and-the-supernatural-paperback-1","title":"Tales of Horror and the Supernatural - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Machen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeyond the surface of the world lies an ancient, terrifying reality. Arthur Machen invites you to look closely.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelsh author and renowned mystic Arthur Machen was a master of supernatural horror who believed the veil between the known world and an older, pagan reality was frighteningly thin. This essential collection gathers his most chilling and enduring works, tales that delve into forbidden rituals, cosmic horror, and the unsettling idea that humanity is merely a thin layer over something infinitely ancient and malevolent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMachen's genius lies in his ability to blend the mundane with the mystical, unsettling the reader with dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of civilised life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great God Pan: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Hailed by Stephen King as one of the best horror stories ever written, this seminal novella explores a shocking experiment that tears the mind of a woman and unleashes a horror of cosmic, primal dimensions upon London society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Black and White Seals: \u003c\/strong\u003e Including \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Novel of the Black Seal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Novel of the White Powder\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e these stories investigate artifacts of terrifying power, hinting at a non-human race;a \"Little People\" that still dwells in the Welsh hills.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Elemental Terror: \u003c\/strong\u003e Tales like \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe White People, \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Terror, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChildren of the Pool\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eshow Machen at his most unnerving, chronicling sudden, unexplained descents into madness and widespread panic caused by forces that defy all human logic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA profound influence on H. P. Lovecraft and a favorite of W. B. Yeats and Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Machen's fiction is an indispensable journey into the darkest regions of human lore and cosmic dread.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis modern edition includes a\u003cstrong\u003e specially-commissioned new biography \u003c\/strong\u003eof the author, providing context on the real-life mystic who channeled his own preternatural experiences into these terrifying stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 462\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468770590941,"sku":"9781528704199","price":44.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/MQ5NQWANw19781528704199.webp?v=1783357360","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/tales-of-horror-and-the-supernatural-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}