Ancient Sorceries: The Most Eerie and Unnerving Tales from One of the Greatest Proponents of Supernatural Fiction

Contains H.P. Lovecraft’s favourite story

‘Of the quality of Mr Blackwood’s genius there can be no dispute’ H.P. Lovecraft

A traveller is trapped in a remote French hill town with oddly feline inhabitants; an old sea captain’s ravings build to a terrifying climax one stormy night; two friends camping on a lonely, willow-covered island are haunted by the twisted trees and sinister shapes in the water.

Algernon Blackwood was one of Britain’s greatest ever proponents of weird and supernatural tales. This collection contains four of his most otherworldly creations: ‘Ancient Sorceries’, ‘The Listener’, ‘The Sea Fit’ and ‘The Willows’, a story so curiously unnerving it was hailed by H.P. Lovecraft as his favourite.