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Rivaled in popularity only by “The Willows” – and the contest is a close one – Blackwood’s “The Wendigo” pairs finely with its older...

Jan 23, 20199 min read

Blackwood’s most famous ghost story is also one of the most excellent examples of the haunted house genre. It is not a story about...

Oct 30, 20183 min read

Most ardent readers of weird fiction will have at one point either read or desired to read “The Willows” or “The Wendigo.” Most ardent...

Jan 28, 201812 min read

Last week we took a good look at seven of Algernon Blackwood’s best ghost stories (while unfortunately leaving out many contenders, so...

Apr 30, 20158 min read

Widely known for his weird fiction, Algernon Blackwood was also a masterful writer of ghost stories – indeed, one of the best...

Apr 23, 20157 min read

While the weird tale and horror fiction existed in Britain long before the Edwardian Era (fl. 1895 - 1919), this period was certainly the...

Jan 28, 20147 min read