num_pages: 82
description: "Of Mr. Machen's horror-tales the most famous is perhaps The Great God Pan (1894), which tells of a singular and terrible experiment and its consequences." -H. P. LovecraftScientists destroy a woman's mind when they attempt to help her see the god of nature, Pan. Years later, a young woman named Helen arrives in London's social scene. Her presence disturbs many young men who commit suicide. It is discovered that Helen is the monstrous child of Pan and the woman from Wales.
language: English
title: The Great God Pan
titlecomplete: The Great God Pan
characters: Pan (Greek)
genres: Gothic, Fantasy, Novella, Literature, Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, 19th Century, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 13403
publisher: Wildside Press