by Algernon Blackwood
A tale about two guys being stranded on a willowy sandbank in the midst of the Danube. A very atmospheric and creepy story. I really liked this story and since I have a whole collection of Blackwoods short stories, I have to check out some of them out in the very near future.
Maybe it says something about me, but the older classic horror novels I am always shocked at how quaint they seem in comparison to works like "It." "It" gave me nightmares for weeks on end as a kid, this book, though scary in tone, is more mental than anything, your brain can turn what the unnamed n...
Two friends journey down the Danube River and find themselves at an island where the elements are a force to be reckoned with. As they set up camp they begin to note strange occurrences, the wind steadily increases as does the surrounding water levels, eroding the island area and closing in on them....
"The solitude of that Danube camping-place, can I ever forget it? The feeling of being utterly alone on an empty planet!" Krótka historia wnikająca w głąb kości jak zimny wiatr znad rzeki. Siły natury w najczystszej postaci. Recenzja na:http://czytamjestempodrugiejstronielustra.wordpress.com/2014/08...
Have you ever seen a picture of Algernon Blackwood? If not, take a moment and skip over to Google and do a quick image search on the dude. It won't take long.So, now that you've seen him, are you surprised that he wrote a lot of weird fiction ("weird" being Lovecraftian, which is really a discredi...
I agree why Lovercraft termed The Willows by Algernon as the best weird tales of all time. Quite simply, one of the best horror stories I've read after Edgar Allen Poe and some others from the same era. Weird yet best!
That's one hell of a creepy story.
(whosoever chose that piccie to go with this tale is not conversant with the islands on the Danube.)Broadcast on:BBC Radio 7, 6:30pm Tuesday 23rd February 2010Duration:30 minutesAvailable until:7:02pm Tuesday 2nd March 2010Categories:Drama, Horror & Supernatural
An excellent example on how a writer can use atmosphere as a way to scare the hell out of you. A classic tale of horror. Many people say H. P. Lovecraft is the master of that sort of thing but I think Blackwood kicks Lovecraft's atmospheric butt.
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