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The white people and other weird stories

Arthur Machen (2011)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages377 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads0.00/5 (0)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Positive tags

MysteryAtmospheric

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVs

Synopsis

"Machen's weird tales of the creepy and fantastic finally come to Penguin Classics. With an introduction from S.T. Joshi, editor of AMERICAN SUPERNATURAL TALES, THE WHITE PEOPLE AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES is the perfect introduction to the father of weird fiction. The title story "The White People" is an exercise in the bizarre leaving the reader disoriented and on edge. From the first page, Machen turns even fundamental truths upside-down, as his character Ambrose explains, "there have been those who have sounded the very depths of sin, who all their lives have never done an 'ill deed'" setting the stage for a tale entirely without logic"--Provided by publisher.

Tags

Weird FictionHorrorCosmic HorrorVictorian Gothic