The Three Impostors and Other Stories
by:
S.T. Joshi (author)
Arthur Machen (author)
Some of the finest horror stories ever written. Arthur Machen had a profound impact upon H.P. Lovecraft and the group of stories that would later become known as the Cthulhu Mythos. This first volume of Chaosium's Arthur Machen collection begins with the chilling "The Three Impostors" in its...
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Some of the finest horror stories ever written. Arthur Machen had a profound impact upon H.P. Lovecraft and the group of stories that would later become known as the Cthulhu Mythos. This first volume of Chaosium's Arthur Machen collection begins with the chilling "The Three Impostors" in its complete form, including the rarely seen sections "The Decorative Imagination" and "The Novel of the Iron Maid." Rounding out the first volume are "The Great God Pan," "The Inmost Light," and "The Shining Pyramid," all are excellent tales. Introduction by S.T. Joshi. This book is part of an expanding collection of Cthulhu Mythos horror fiction and related topics. Call of Cthulhu fiction focuses on single entities, concepts, or authors significant to readers and fans of H.P. Lovecraft.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781568821320 (1568821328)
Publish date: June 1st 2007
Publisher: Chaosium Inc.
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Anthologies,
Mystery,
Collections,
Horror,
Short Stories,
Gothic,
Supernatural,
Lovecraftian,
Cthulhu Mythos,
Weird Fiction
Series: The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen (#1)
I have long eagerly awaited reading something by Arthur Machen. Supposedly one of the grandfather's of Weird fiction, an important influence on H.P. Lovecraft, I was hoping for another author of the same caliber (and perhaps somewhat similar to) Algernon Blackwood. He turned out not to be quite quit...