a midnight caller keeping his promise ... forests where Nature is deliberate and malefic ... enchanted houses ... these are the beings and ideas that flood through this collection of ghost stories by Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951). Altogether 13 stories, gathered from the entire corpus of Blackwood's work, are included; stories of such sheer power and imagination that it is easy to see why he has been considered the foremost British supernaturalist of the twentieth century.Blackwood's ability to create an atmosphere of unrelieved horror and sustain it to the end of the story is almost unsurpassed. “The Willows” — which has been called by H.P. Lovecraft the finest supernatural story — is a typical example of Blackwood's art: slowly and surely Blackwood draws the reader into a world of shadows, nuances and unearthly terror.Blackwood was also a master at evoking feelings of mysticism and cosmic experience; dealing with such ideas as interpenetrating levels of existence and pantheistic elemental powers, he expanded the content of supernatural literature enormously. But even the more traditional elements of horror stories such as ghosts and haunted houses are handled with such energy and feeling that they rise far above their predecessors.Drawing on serious Oriental thought, modern psychology and philosophy, Algernon Blackwood introduced a sophistication to the horror story that — with a few exceptions — it was devoid of before. The results are stories that are not only guaranteed to chill, but stories that have something to say to the intelligent reader.Contents:- The Willows (1907)- Secret Worship (1908)- Ancient Sorceries (1908)- The Glamour of the Snow (1911)- The Wendigo (1910)- The Other Wing (1915)- The Transfer (1911)- Ancient Lights (1914)- The Listener (1907)- The Empty House (1906)- Accessory before the Fact (1914)- Keeping His Promise (1906)- Max Hensig (1945)

    

    This fascinating guide contains over 200 uncanny accounts of ghostly happenings throughout Britain, ranging from legendary to real-life experiences.Famous haunted houses such as Borley, Hampton Court and Glamis are covered, along with lesser known hauntings such as those associated with Woburn, the Gargoyle Theatre in London's Soho and Bury St Edmunds.Every entry includes the address of a nearby hotel to assist people planning an overnight stay near a haunted site.Illustrated with 32 black and white photographs.

    All his books deal with the strange, supernatural, terror, macabre, other-worldly. He is at his best in his shorter tales & this selection of them was compiled by the author himself at his best. Stories include: The Man who the Trees LovedThe Sea FitThe Glamour of the SnowThe TrystTransitionThe Occupant of the RoomThe Wings of HorusBy WaterMalahide and FordenAlexander AlexanderThe Man who was MilliganThe Little BeggarThe Pikestaffe CaseAccessory before the FactThe Deferred AppointmentAncient LightsYou May Telephone from HereThe Goblin's CollectionRunning WolfThe Valley of the BeastsThe DecoyConfessionA Descent into Egypt