The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories: Annotated
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798590056392
- Series
- The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-01-03
- Author
- Algernon Blackwood
Description
Very atmospheric and spooky, the ghost stories and other horror tales herein are psychologically scary, rather than full of action. Each man in the story feels that something is off, rather than sees it. It's all about the sensitivity of the man to the supernatural or sensitivity to evil. Algernon Blackwood, a wonderful name, is a master at creating that feeling of the hair standing up on your neck or the creepy, crawly itchiness that comes with the presence of something not quite of this earth. Some of the stories are masterpieces, like The Empty House, other stories are not nearly as good, but they all contain the same marvelous weirdness.First published in 1907, this is Algernon Blackwood's first collection of short stories, and it takes on what is probably the oldest theme in horror fiction: the haunted house. The Empty House contains 10 stories, all of which feature mysterious, brooding locales:
