The Great God Pan, The Shining Pyramid, The White People by Arthur Machen

His novella The Great God Pan has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror (Stephen King has called it 'The best horror story in the English language'). He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. Table of Contents: Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. 'Tales of Horror and the Supernatural is, quite simply, one of the most important collections of weird tales by any author, and Tartarus press has done it proud.' Ramsey Campbell, Waterstones Guide to Science fiction, Fantasy and Horror.This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. 'A storyteller of impressive imaginative power, startling authenticity, and undeniable originality … Tales Of Horror And The Supernatural, a generously thick collection of the author's arguably best short macabre fiction is a celebration of primal mysteries and complex human conflicts between psyche and soul which serves as a fine, fitting tribute to a man whose life was as paradoxical and mystifying as much of his fictions.' William Simmons, Gauntlet 'Stories of the macabre exert their pull from Hallowe'en onwards, such as the stories of Arthur Machen, republished by Tartarus Press in handsome editions, made for reading by a flickering fire.' Suzi Feay, The Independent (29/10/05) Murphy, The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies this is an excellent collection, particularly for those who are unfamiliar with Machen’s work, which at its best is as good as anything the genre has to offer.' Berenice M.

Tales of Horror and the Supernatural collects together the best of Arthur Machen’s short stories and novellas and contains: The Novel of the Black Seal, The Novel of the White Powder, The Great God Pan, The White People, The Inmost Light, The Shining Pyramid, The Bowmen, The Great Return, The Happy Children, The Bright Boy, Out of the Earth, N, The Children of the Pool, The Terror. He first achieved notoriety in the Decadent 1890s with his story ‘The Great God Pan’, and ‘The Bowmen’ was the origin of the ‘Angels of Mons’ myth during the First World War. Arthur Machen is perhaps best known for his shorter supernatural and horror fiction.

The Great God Pan, The Shining Pyramid, The White People by Arthur Machen