Arthur Machen

Arthur Machen
Arthur Machen was a Welsh author and mystic known for his influential contributions to the horror and supernatural fiction genres. Born in 1863, his most famous works include "The Great God Pan" and "The White People," which explore eerie and mystical themes that influenced later writers like H.P. Lovecraft. Machen was deeply interested in Celtic mythology, the occult, and the unknown, which permeated his stories. His writing blends atmospheric horror with philosophical reflections on the nature of reality, leaving a lasting impact on weird fiction.

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Introduction It was somewhere, I think, towards the autumn of the year 1889 that the thought occurred to me that I might perhaps try to write a little in the modern way. For, hitherto, I had been, as it were, wearing costume in literature. The rich, figured English of the earlier part of the seventeenth century had always had a peculiar attraction for me. I accustomed myself to write in it, to think in... more...

Introduction I have been asked to write an introduction to the story of "The Bowmen", on its publication in book form together with three other tales of similar fashion. And I hesitate. This affair of "The Bowmen" has been such an odd one from first to last, so many queer complications have entered into it, there have been so many and so divers currents and cross-currents of rumour and... more...

THE EXPERIMENT "I am glad you came, Clarke; very glad indeed. I was not sure you could spare the time." "I was able to make arrangements for a few days; things are not very lively just now. But have you no misgivings, Raymond? Is it absolutely safe?" The two men were slowly pacing the terrace in front of Dr. Raymond's house. The sun still hung above the western mountain-line, but... more...