The Great God Pan
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The House of Souls
 List Price: Price: $10.99 DescriptionThis anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare s finesse to Oscar Wilde s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.
Far Off Things
 List Price: Price: $9.49 DescriptionThis anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare’s finesse to Oscar Wilde’s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim’s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.
The White People and Other Weird Stories (Penguin Classics)
 List Price: Price: $9.08 You Save: $6.92 (43%) Description"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.'"
The Best of Arthur Machen: 15 Tales of Horror (Halcyon Classics)
 List Price: $1.99 DescriptionThis Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains fifteen of the best works by horror and supernatural writer Arthur Machen. His novella THE GREAT GOD PAN has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror. Stephen King called it "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language." Includes an active table of contents with back-linking for easy navigation.• The Great God Pan • The Shining Pyramid • The Three Imposters • The Red Hand • The Hill of Dreams • The White People • The Angels of Mons • The Inmost Light • A Fragment of Life • The Secret Glory • The Terror • Dr. Duthoit's Vision • Out of the Earth • The Great Return • The Happy Children Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a Welsh author and writer. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction, although he was accomplished in other genres as well. Machen edited the memoirs of Casanova, and also is well known for his role in creating the legend of the ANGELS OF MONS, in which the spirits of dead Englishmen from the Battle of Agincourt protected British soldiers at the Battle of Mons in World War I. While fictional, Machen's newspaper account became the basis for the legend which was widely regarded as fact during the Great War. This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains fifteen of the best works by horror and supernatural writer Arthur Machen. His novella THE GREAT GOD PAN has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror. Stephen King called it "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language." Includes an active table of contents with back-linking for easy navigation. • The Great God Pan • The Shining Pyramid • The Three Imposters • The Red Hand • The Hill of Dreams • The White People • The Angels of Mons • The Inmost Light • A Fragment of Life • The Secret Glory • The Terror • Dr. Duthoit's Vision • Out of the Earth • The Great Return • The Happy Children Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a Welsh author and writer. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction, although he was accomplished in other genres as well. Machen edited the memoirs of Casanova, and also is well known for his role in creating the legend of the ANGELS OF MONS, in which the spirits of dead Englishmen from the Battle of Agincourt protected British soldiers at the Battle of Mons in World War I. While fictional, Machen's newspaper account became the basis for the legend which was widely regarded as fact during the Great War.
The Three Impostors and Other Stories: Vol. 1 of the Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) (v. 1)
 List Price: Price: $9.93 You Save: $5.02 (34%) DescriptionSome of the finest horror stories ever written. Arthur Machen had a profound impact upon H.P. Lovecraft and the group of stories that would later become known as the Cthulhu Mythos. This first volume of Chaosium's Arthur Machen collection begins with the chilling "The Three Impostors" in its complete form, including the rarely seen sections "The Decorative Imagination" and "The Novel of the Iron Maid." Rounding out the first volume are "The Great God Pan," "The Inmost Light," and "The Shining Pyramid," all are excellent tales. Introduction by S.T. Joshi.This book is part of an expanding collection of Cthulhu Mythos horror fiction and related topics. Call of Cthulhu fiction focuses on single entities, concepts, or authors significant to readers and fans of H.P. Lovecraft. MacHen Arthur News
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Book Review: 'Deadfall Hotel' by Steve Rasnic Tem a modern fairytale, haunted house story, vampire novel, cult novel, werewolf novel, zombie story, and just plain old "weird tale" ("weird" in the tradition of Algernon Blackwood and Arthur Machen more so than Lovecraft in this work).
Arthur Machen, you know, the horror writer. HP Lovecraft, who I still read, sadly. I could go on forever really. All the Pan Horror classics.” What about Ballard? I've thought I heard his influence a few times? He turns the question around: “Do you