Arthur Machen

The Red Hand (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A severed hand. A strange poison. The occult history of a hidden, savage race.

In this classic tale of dark folklore and mystery, Dyson (a recurring detective figure in Machen's fiction) investigates a chilling and baffling series of events in rural Wales. The mystery begins with the discovery of a severed human hand found in a field near an ancient stone circle. The hand is not merely a gruesome piece of evidence; it bears strange, unusual physical characteristics and is marked by an unnerving discoloration.

Dyson's investigation leads him to connect this macabre find with the unsettling history of the region.

The Red Hand is a masterful example of Arthur Machen's genius for finding the sublime and terrifying in the mundane. It transforms a simple country walk into a confrontation with the brutal, enduring savagery of the human past, suggesting that the most horrifying crimes are not modern inventions, but the result of the earth's ancient, dark inhabitants reclaiming their power.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 40
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781528785204
• Artikelnr.: 54603399

Autorenporträt

Arthur Machen (1863-1947) charted a lonely and curious course through literature. Though never widely known, his work in horror fiction has gained him an appreciation from a small circle of admirers over the years. Yet, as adept as he may have been in creating tales of horror, a careful study of his body of work illustrates there is more to explore and discover about the Welsh writer. At times, one finds a brilliant essayist or a pragmatic journalist, a gifted storyteller of mystery and fantasy, or a Christian apologist. Despite this breadth, Machen worked in an idiosyncratic style and kept doggedly to the theme which concerned him most: ecstasy as the highest purpose of art and that which is most beneficial to Man.