Algernon Blackwood

During a canoe trip on the Danube, two men are forced to stop on an island due to the current. What was supposed to be a peaceful temporary camping...

Anthony Breddle, un aviatore in licenza per malattia, si reca nella casa del fratello maggiore nel Galles. Nelle vicinanze della dimora c'è un'oscura...

A masterpiece of supernatural fiction, The Willows follows two friends on a canoe journey along the lonely stretches of the Danube River, where an isolated wilderness conceals an unsettling and otherworldly presence.

Enter the shadowy depths of the North American wilderness in Algernon Blackwood’s classic horror story, The Wendigo. When a group of men ventures into the dense Canadian forest on a hunting trip, they soon find themselves confronted by an ancient and terrifying presence lurking just beyond...

A haunting classic of supernatural literature, The Man Whom the Trees Loved explores the fragile boundary between humanity and the living world of nature. When aging artist David Bittacy develops an increasingly intimate bond with the forest surrounding his home, his devotion to the trees...

Set deep within the remote Canadian wilderness, The Wendigo is one of the finest supernatural tales ever written. When a hunting expedition ventures into the vast northern forests, one member of the party encounters an ancient and terrifying presence tied to Indigenous legend.

Lovecraft consideraba a "Los sauces" la obra maestra de Blackwood, por encima de cualquier otro relato del primer cuarto del siglo XX. Los sauces es un relato agobiante, casi claustrofóbico, con una gran capacidad de enganche. Una lectura imprescindible para los aficionados a la narrativa de terror.

Uno de sus relatos, "Los sauces" (1908), se considera una de las mejores historias sobrenaturales jamás escritas. Su obra es citada como una de las principales influencias de H. P. Lovecraft; de hecho, su célebre relato "La llamada de Cthulhu" se inicia con una cita de Blackwood....

An abandoned house whose horrific past is reenacted for those who dare visit; a terrifying trip down the Danube River; a malevolent half-beast creature who abducts a member of a hunting party....

The Garden of Survival by Algernon Blackwood is a deeply introspective and emotionally resonant novel that explores the fragile boundaries between love, memory, remorse, and spiritual endurance. Written in the early twentieth century, this lesser-known work showcases Blackwood’s mastery of...

Sand by Algernon Blackwood is a chilling work of early supernatural fiction that transforms the vast silence of the desert into a living nightmare. When a group of travelers ventures into an isolated, sun-scorched landscape, they begin to sense an unseen presence lurking beneath the endless...

The Insanity of Jones is one of Algernon Blackwood’s most haunting psychological tales—a gripping fusion of supernatural mystery, reincarnation, and unresolved vengeance that blurs the line between madness and metaphysical truth. When a quiet, overworked clerk begins to experience terrifying...

In the heart of the vast and untamed wilderness along the Danube River, two friends embark on a seemingly tranquil canoe trip. As they navigate the river’s meandering paths, they decide to camp on a remote, desolate island, thick with ominous willows swaying in the relentless wind. Yet, what...

The author once worked as a dairy farmer in Canada, but returned to his home in Kent, near London, and became a broadcaster, journalist, novelist, and short story writer. He specialized in tales of the supernatural and was described as “Unquestioned master of weird atmosphere,” as he told...

Perhaps Blackwood's most celebrated story, The Willows was influenced heavily by his own trips down the Danube River....

On a remote stretch of the Danube, two travelers set out on what should be a simple canoeing journey. But as the river carries them deeper into uncharted wilderness, the world around them begins to shift—vast, unsettling, and alive in ways that defy reason. Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows...

In The Willows, master of the supernatural Algernon Blackwood weaves a haunting tale of nature's unknown terrors. Two friends canoeing down the Danube River venture into an isolated marshland, where the willow-lined banks seem to whisper with life—and menace. As the men set up camp, they...

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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.