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  Arthur Machen - A Short Story...

  Arthur Machen

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  Arthur Llewelyn Jones was born in Caerleon, Monmouthshire on the 3rd March 1863. 
   
  Machen came from a long line of clergymen, and when he was two, his father became vicar of a small parish about five miles north of Caerleon, and Machen was brought up at the rectory there. 
   
  In his early years he received an excellent classical education, but family poverty ruled out university, and he was sent to London to sit exams to attend medical school but failed the exams.  He did show literary promise with the publication of the poem ‘Eleusinia’ in 1821.  But life in London was difficult and it was only in 1884 that he published again and was taken on to translate several French works which thereafter became the standard editions for many years. 
   
  In 1887, his father died.  That same year he married Amelia Hogg, a maverick music teacher with a passion for the theatre.  He also began to receive legacies from Scottish relatives which allowed him to devote more time to writing. 
   
  After publishing in literary magazines in 1894 he published his first book ‘The Great God Pan’.  Its sexual and horrific content very much helped sales. 
   
  Over the next decade or so he wrote some of his best work but was unable to find a publisher mainly due to the collapse of the decadent market over Oscar Wilde’s scandalous trial. 
   
  In 1899, his wife died and during his long recovery he took up acting and travelled around the country as part of a travelling company.  Three years later he was publishing again and had remarried. 
   
  Re-publishing of earlier works helped anchor both his reputation and his income.  By the time the Great War opened Europe’s wounds he returned to the public eye with ‘The Bowmen’ helped by the publicity around the ‘Angel of Mons’ episode. 
   
  However, by the late 20’s new works had dried up and his back catalogue was no longer a source of regular income. 
   
  In 1932 he received a Civil List pension of ₤100 per annum but other work was not forthcoming.  His finances finally stabilised with a literary appeal in 1943 for his eightieth birthday and allowed him to live his remaining years in relative comfort. 
   
  Arthur Machen died on 15th December 1947 in Beaconsfield. He was 84. 
   
  1 - Arthur Machen - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  2 - N by Arthur Machen 
  3 - Psychology by Arthur Machen 
  4 - Dr Duthoit's Vision by Arthur Machen 
  5 - The Bowmen by Arthur Machen 
  6 - Witchcraft by Arthur Machen 
  7 - The Novel of the White Powder by Arthur Machen

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  The Valley of Spiders

  H. G. Wells

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  A haunting journey into a forgotten valley... where the wind carries terror. 
  In this gripping tale from science fiction master H.G. Wells, three relentless pursuers chase a fleeing girl and her companion across a desolate wilderness—only to enter a remote valley shrouded in silence, stillness... and something far worse. As drifting globes of cobweb descend like ghostly invaders, the hunters become the hunted in a surreal battle against monstrous, skyborne spiders. 
  Tense, atmospheric, and disturbingly prophetic, The Valley of Spiders is a masterclass in creeping dread and moral unraveling—blending the stark frontier of a Western with the strange unease of cosmic horror. 
  Narrated with chilling clarity by Myriam Berger, this classic short story lingers long after the final word.

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  Run Run as Fast as You Can

  Willow Rose

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  Simone Beaumont is having a rough day. She is exhausted. Her baby is crying non-stop. She is in a fight with her husband and hasn't spoken to him since last night. A big part of her want to just leave everything, to run away from it all - to vanish. She is considering it while putting her screaming baby in her car seat when suddenly she meets a man in the parking lot who, without asking her, makes her wish come true. Emma Frost has just come home from a trip to Eastern Europe when the body of Simone Beaumont is found. It turns out she was part of Sophia's mothers' group, and soon the small group is shaken by yet another disappearance. Run, Run as Fast as You Can is a spine-chilling Scandinavian mystery. It is the third book in Willow Rose's best-selling Emma Frost series.

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  Sideways - A Psychological Thriller

  KR Hinton

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  A door to another world. 
  Loved ones twisted and evil. 
  After finding a mysterious old scientific text in her college's library, young Danni is pulled headfirst into what at first seems to be a long forgotten experiment with dark goals. Diving deeper into the mystery, however, she finds that her loved ones have been replaced by imposters. 
  How far do the changes go? 
  Can she trust these creatures wearing their skin? 
  Where did they come from and how can she put them back? 
  While struggling with the answers to these questions, Danni wrestles with the idea that there may be more going on. 
  What if this is not real? 
  Time is running out for Danni to make a decision, and either choice will change her life forever. 
  You’ll love this gripping thriller, because everyone’s greatest fear is seeing the ones we love become strangers. 
  Listen now.

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  Nameless City The: A Cthulhu...

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  "The Nameless City" is a haunting tale of cosmic horror by H. P. Lovecraft, first published in 1921. It follows an intrepid explorer who ventures deep into the Arabian desert in search of a lost, ancient ruin—a city so old that it predates all known human civilizations. As he descends into its crumbling subterranean tunnels, he uncovers strange, reptilian artifacts and eerie bas-reliefs that depict a race of grotesque, non-human beings that once ruled this desolate place. 
  A Cthulhu Mythos story, “The Nameless City” introduces themes of forbidden knowledge, ancient cosmic entities, and the insignificance of humanity in the face of the unknown.

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  The Cats of Ulthar

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  The story of why it is illegal to kill a cat in the town of Ulthar. Written by H.P. Lovecraft in 1920.

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