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[books 2016] The Great God Pan
Apr. 24th, 2016 09:38 pm21. The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen
Numerous horror/thriller writers that I rate, including Stephen King and HPL, have written about this being great and an important foundation text in the genre.
They're not wrong. Very late Victorian, but really, *really* creepy all the way through. I can see how it influenced HPL - something comes in from Elsewhere, and all the gory stuff happens off stage.
It's very short - so short I was reluctant to count it, but I'm reading War & Peace, so there. Definitely worth the effort.
Numerous horror/thriller writers that I rate, including Stephen King and HPL, have written about this being great and an important foundation text in the genre.
They're not wrong. Very late Victorian, but really, *really* creepy all the way through. I can see how it influenced HPL - something comes in from Elsewhere, and all the gory stuff happens off stage.
It's very short - so short I was reluctant to count it, but I'm reading War & Peace, so there. Definitely worth the effort.
