He was very successful, writing at least ten original collections of short stories and eventually appearing on both radio and television to tell them. In his late thirties, he moved back to England and started to write stories of the supernatural.
His father was a Post Office administrator who, according to Peter Penzoldt, "though not devoid of genuine good-heartedness, had appallingly narrow religious ideas." Blackwood had a varied career, farming in Canada, operating a hotel, as a newspaper reporter in New York City, and, throughout his adult life, an occasional essayist for various periodicals. Story Locale: spooky rural England and French locales, incl forests and at seaīlackwood was born in Shooter's Hill (today part of south-east London, but then part of northwest Kent) and educated at Wellington College. The Willows-two friends on a canoeing trip spend a terrifying night on a lonely willow-covered island, haunted by the strange trees and sinister shapes in the water.The Sea Fit-an old retired ship’s captain’s ravings build to a terrifying climax, as he offers himself up as a sacrifice to the cruel gods of the sea.Soon it transpires his room’s previous occupant is watching him from beyond the grave, and is envious of the very flesh on his bones. The Listener-a lodging house guest feels himself observed by a malevolent presence.Ancient Sorceries-a traveller stops in a remote French hill town and soon finds himself unable to leave there is something strangely feline about the inhabitants, he notices, and they all seem to be watching him very closely….This beautifully produced edition, with a stunning cover and thoughtful design and layout to ensure the most enjoyable reading experience, features four of his most unnervingly curious tales: Blackwood’s inimitable style puts readers right in the middle of the story, with visceral and nature-inspired fear that lies just beyond the real, often in the form of a nameless dread. Lovecraft to Tolkien to Stephen King, Algernon Blackwood left a legacy as one of Britain’s greatest conjurors of weird and supernatural stories. Lauded as one of our greatest storytellers, and inspiring generations of writers from H.P.
Lovecraft as "the single finest weird tale in literature” A beautifully produced new edition of Blackwood’s weirdest supernatural stories, including “The Willows,” highlighted by H.P.
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