The great god Pan and other horror stories
By: Arthur Machen ; edited with an introduction and notes by Aaron Worth
Contributors: Worth, Aaron, editor, writer of supplementary material
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9780198813163
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: English Fantasy fiction; English Horror tales
Description: Something pushed out from the body there on the floor, and stretched forth a slimy, wavering tentacle... Perhaps no figure better embodies the transition from the Gothic tradition to modern horror than Arthur Machen. In the final decade of the nineteenth century, the Welsh writer produced a seminal body of tales of occult horror, spiritual and physical corruption, and malignant survivals from the primeval past which horrified and scandalised-late-Victorian readers. Machen's 'weird fiction' has influenced generations of storytellers, from H. P. Lovecraft to Guillermo Del Toro-and it remains no less unsettling today. This new collection, which includes the complete novel The Three Impostors as well as such celebrated tales as The Great God Pan and The White People, constitutes the most comprehensive critical edition of Machen yet to appear. In addition to the core late-Victorian horror classics, a selection of lesser-known prose poems and later tales helps to present a fuller picture of the development of Machen's weird vision. The edition's introduction and notes contextualise the life and work of this foundational figure in the history of horror.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-389).
Table of contents: title: The tales: The lost cub --; title: The great god Pan --; title: The inmost light --; title: The three imposters --; title: The red hand --; title: The shining pyramid --; title: The Turanians --; title: The idealist --; title: Witchcraft --; title: The ceremony --; title: Psychology --; title: Midsummer --; title: The white people --; title: The bowmen --; title: The monstrance --; title: N --; title: The tree of life --; title: Change --; title: Ritual.