The Weiser Book of Horror and the Occult: Hidden Magic, Occult Truths, and the Stories That Started It All
Lon Milo DuQuette, "The Weiser Book of Horror and the Occult: Hidden Magic, Occult Truths, and the Stories That Started It All"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1578635721 | 352 pages | AZW3 | 1.2 MB
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1578635721 | 352 pages | AZW3 | 1.2 MB
Horror Takes Its Time
Looking for a thoughtful fright? Or perhaps a frightful thought? Packed with stories selected by one of today's leading esoteric scholars, this book will do more than make your toes curl and your skin crawl. These tales reveal hidden truths, inspire forbidden pursuits, and divulge the secrets of magical initiation in the guise of fiction. Covering topics from rituals to hauntings to Satanism, this one-of-a-kind volume includes selections from:
Aleister Crowley
Ambrose Bierce
Arthur Machen
Edgar Allan Poe
Robert W. Chambers
Ralph Adams Cram
H.P. Lovecraft
Dion Fortune
Sir Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
Bram Stoker
As DuQuette writes in his introduction, horror takes its time. It creeps in, seeps in, and lingers. These stories will take you hours to read, but they will stay with you, biting at your heels from the shadows, eternally. Don't say we didn't warn you…