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Addentrati nel capolavoro dell'horror soprannaturale di Arthur Machen in cui l'antico misticismo s'intreccia alla sensibilità vittoriana in un racconto che ha influenzato generazioni di scrittori del genere. Quando un pericoloso esperimento scientifico permette a una giovane donna di intravedere il dio Pan, si innescano una serie di eventi sempre più inquietanti che si manifestano nella società londinese.

Immergetevi nel racconto inquietante di Arthur Machen, una storia di orrore inspiegabile che avvolge una remota campagna gallese durante i giorni più bui della Prima Guerra Mondiale. Mentre morti misteriose e sparizioni affliggono la regione di Meirion, il medico locale Lewis e altri lottano per comprendere un terrore soprannaturale che sfida ogni spiegazione razionale.

On publication, it was widely denounced by the press as degenerate and horrific because of its implied sexual content, and the novella hurt Machen's reputation as an author. Beginning in the 1920s, Machen's work was critically re-evaluated and The Great God Pan has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. El Gran Dios Pan, de Arthur Machen, es una de las obras más influyentes del terror clásico y una reflexión inquietante sobre los límites del conocimiento humano. A través de una historia cargada de misterio, simbolismo y elementos sobrenaturales...

A struggling writer. A city of hidden worlds. A life shaped by memory, poverty, and wonder. In Things Near and Far, celebrated Welsh author and mystic Arthur Machen looks back upon the experiences that shaped his imagination and his long, uncertain path toward a literary life. Beginning with...

Inspired by a trip to a graveyard in Wales, the novella was originally not well received. The Great God Pan is now considered an excellent example of Gothic fiction, and has influenced such writers as Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, and Ray Bradbury.

Arthur Machen, born March 3, 1863, in Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales, The United Kingdom, was a leading author of the 1890s. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. "The Great God Pan," published in 1894 made him famous and controversial in his lifetime.

Volume 7 starts off with Edgar Allan Poe's story of a gifted boy hounded by his shadow, "William Wilson". We take to the sky's with a pilots investigation into unexplainable events thousands of feet above ground in Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Horror of the Heights". Next up, Ambrose Bierce plays with time in "The Suitable Surroundings".

When Dr. Raymond, an enthusiastic scientist, conducts a daring experiment to unveil the hidden mysteries of the human mind, he inadvertently unlocks a doorway to a realm of unspeakable horror. Arthur Machen's "The Great God Pan" thrusts listeners into a chilling exploration of the boundaries between reality and the supernatural, where the consequences of meddling with nature become terrifyingly clear. As the tale unfolds, the lives of those who encounter the enigmatic Vivien—a woman altered by Dr. Raymond's experiment—spiral into the depths of madness and despair. This gripping novella ...

When a mysterious pyramid appears in the Welsh countryside, local residents find themselves drawn into a web of ancient folklore and dark secrets. In "The Shining Pyramid" Arthur Machen weaves a chilling tale that explores the thin line between reality and the supernatural. This audiobook brings together the complete contents of both the 1923 and 1925 editions, offering listeners a unique glimpse into Machen's mastery of horror and his critique of modern society. Encounter the title story, a haunting exploration of folk horror that resonates with echoes of classic tales like "The Great God Pan...

There are places where the common world wears thin.In The Arthur Machen Library, the strange and visionary works of Arthur Machen are read in full: tales of ancient powers, hidden rites, haunted landscapes, forbidden knowledge, and the terrible beauty that lies just beyond ordinary sight.Enter old woods, forgotten streets, lonely hills and secret chambers, where the modern world gives way to something older, darker, and more wonderful.Listen closely. The veil is not so thick as it seems.

When Dyson chances upon a mysterious gold coin in the dingy backstreets of London, he is unknowingly drawn into a sinister tale of strange stories, and false agents. Who are the three individuals that continually dog his and his friend's path, always on the search for an elusive man in...

It is 1915, the war wages in mainland europe... but death also stalks the lanes and farms of a lonely england. A death that nobody can explain, that the papers are not allowed to speak of. Who or what is responsible for these mysterious killings? Are they the result of human agency, or something...

"one of the best horror stories ever written. Maybe the best in the English language." - Stephen King A tense and creepy horror story, The Great God Pan revolves around the mysterious "Mrs Vaughan" and the tide of death she leaves in her wake. Can she be stopped? What connection does she have to...

Lucian Taylor, the hero, is damned either through contact with an erotically pagan "other" world or through something degenerate in his own nature, which he thinks of as a "faun". He becomes a writer, and when he moves to London he becomes trapped by the increasing reality of the dark imaginings of this creature within him, which become increasingly real. One of the first explorations in fiction of the figure of the doomed artist, who is biographically so much a part of the decadent 1890s.

An excellent collection of creepy ghost stories from some of the most notable names of early horror fiction, including: “The Willows” by Algernon Blackwood, “The Shadows On The Wall” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, “The Messenger” by Robert W.Chambers, “Lazarus” by Leonid Andreyev, “The Beast With Five Fingers” by W.F. Harvey, “The Mass Of Shadows” by Anatole France, “What Was It” by Fitz-James O’brien, “The Middle Toe Of The Right Foot” by Ambrose Bierce, “The Shell Of Sense” by Olivia Howard Dunbar, and more!

Arthur Machen’s novella explores the disturbing consequences of toying with the line between the earthly world and the spiritual realm. The Great God Pan centers around an ominous woman named Helen, who lives in the woods and invites morbid happenings. The book faced harsh censure upon its publication in 1894 for its explicit content, but today it is considered a hallmark of horror fiction. Stephen King himself called it “one of the best horror stories ever written”, making it essential reading for any dedicated fans of the genre.

Dubbed the greatest horror story in English by Stephen King, The Great God Pan is an eerie and otherworldly mystery about a diabolical operation and its terrifying repercussions. After rescuing a young woman from the streets of London, Dr. Raymond uses her as a test subject for brain surgery aimed at "lifting the veil" of reality, to see the supernatural and the "great god Pan". The operation is a disaster and leaves the subject lobotomized. Years later, London becomes afflicted with a strange series of male suicides connected to a beautiful but sinister woman.

Step into the eerie and influential world of The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen, a landmark work of supernatural horror that helped shape modern weird fiction. First published in 1894, this chilling novella explores forbidden knowledge, psychological terror, and the thin veil separating reality...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Let’s delve into the mysterious corridors of The Secret Glory, where mystical symbols intertwine with reality. Follow the journey of young Ambrose Meyrick, initiated by his father into the hidden mysticism of the Holy Grail. Ambrose becomes an...