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“When common objects in this way be come charged with the suggestion of horror, they stimulate the imagination far more than things of unusual appearance; and these bushes, crowding huddled about us, assumed for me in the darkness a bizarre grotesquerie of appearance that lent to them somehow the aspect of purposeful and living creatures. Their very ordinariness, I felt, masked what was malignant and hostile to us.”

Book:Three Supernatural Classics: The Willows, the Wendigo and the Listener

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Three Supernatural Classics: The Willows, the Wendigo and the Listener

This book compiles three classic supernatural tales, each offering a unique and eerie exploration of the supernatural. The Willows is a chilling narrative set in a mysterious forest, The Wendigo delves into the folklore of a malevolent creature, and The Listener presents a haunting tale of a man who communicates with the dead. more

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Algernon Blackwood

Algernon Blackwood was an English writer known for his supernatural and horror fiction. His works often explore the boundaries between human consciousness and the supernatural, enjoying great popularity among readers. more

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