Arthur Machen
To anyone interested in supernatural fiction, the work of Welsh master Arthur Machen (1863 - 1947) is a fundamental starting point. In 2008, Stephen King called Machen's "The Great God Panʺ (included here) "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English languageʺ in an interview. And H. P. Lovecraft wrote: "Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few if any can hope to equal the versatile Arthur Machen, author of some
...The Third Ghost Story Megapack selects 26 more choice hauntings for your reading pleasure.
Included this time are:
THE DEAD AND THE COUNTESS, by Gertrude Atherton
THE CEDAR CLOSET, by Lafcadio Hearn
THE WRAITH OF BARNJUM, by F. Anstey
THE JOLLY CORNER, by Henry James
THE ROLL-CALL OF THE REEF, by A. T. Quiller-Couch
THE BOWMEN, by Arthur Machen
OMAN, by Leopold Kompert
THE MIDDLE TOE OF THE RIGHT FOOT, by Ambrose Bierce
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