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Algernon Blackwood (14 March 1869 - 10 December 1951), was an English short story writer and novelist, one of the most prolific writers of ghost and weird stories in the history of those genres. In the short story "The Man Who Found Out", a researcher goes on an expedition to find "The Tablets of the Gods", which have plagued his dreams since his boyhood. He finds them, and the horrible truth of humanity's true purpose in the universe.

Algernon Henry Blackwood (March 14, 1869 - December 10, 1951) was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre. The following recording includes the short stories "The Olive" and "Ancient Lights."

Algernon Blackwood was a prolific writer of weird and occult tales. This short ghost story from 1906 tells the tale of a traveler, who encounters an elderly man known as the Father of the Village, with precognition of when townspeople will die.

"The Man Who Found Out (A Nightmare)" is a chilling horror short story. A researcher embarks upon an expedition to find "The Tablet of the Gods", which have haunted his dreams since his childhood. Our hero discovers more than he bargained for. A lot more.

Algernon Blackwood was born on 14th March 1869 in Shooter’s Hill, South East London, to a religious middle-class family. His mother was a widowed Duchess and his father was a Post Office administrator. Blackwood was interested in the paranormal and the supernatural at an early age, and had a thirst for anything on Buddhism, other Oriental philosophies, mysticism and occultism. In his writings the weaving of the supernatural into his various works, from ghost stories and children’s stories to plays and long novels is clearly seen.

Can people come back from the dead? Can they bring something or someone back from there? If so, can they reach out to people who are still alive? "The Return" and "The Second Generation" are two stories about supernatural occurrences, about people returning from a world, which most of us do not know. Algernon Blackwood sets the readers in a scary and dreadful atmosphere which only the bravest can endure.

Landschaft an der Donau, 1907: Fasziniert von der Abgeschiedenheit einer Sandbank in der Donau schlagen zwei Kanufahrer in der Einsamkeit ihr Nachtlager auf. Schnell bemerken sie eine unsichtbare Bedrohung, die von den Weiden auszugehen scheint und für die sie zunächst keinen Urheber ausmachen können. Doch in der Nacht wird ihr Kanu fahruntüchtig gemacht, und die Gefahr scheint ganz nah zu sein...

A ghost-hunter finds that the deserted house where he is spending the night is haunted - by a man who was literally scared to death.

"The Willows" is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood, originally published as part of his 1907 collection The Listener and Other Stories. It is one of Blackwood's best known works and has been influential on a number of later writers. Horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature. "The Willows" is an example of early modern horror and is connected within the literary tradition of weird fiction.

Algernon Blackwood was a writer of weird and occult tales. He was also a contemporary of Arthur Machen, both of whom were members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. It was his interest in esoteric studies that likely served as the inspiration for stories such as this one.

Imagine if you will, taking a long-awaited vacation to the Alps. This is the case with a middle school teacher who arrives at the inn to find it totally occupied. The innkeeper, however, has a solution. There is an empty room in the town, because the occupant has been lost in the mountains, and if Mansour doesn't mind taking a room that the former occupant may return to, he is welcome to it. Needless to say strange things begin to happen. Narrated by Mike Vendetti.

"The Willows" is one of Blackwood's best-known works and has been influential on a number of later writers. Horror author H. P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature. The work is an example of early modern horror and is connected within the literary tradition of weird fiction. Two friends are midway on a canoe trip down the Danube River.

Seit im berüchtigtsten Spukhaus am Platz ein Mord geschehen ist, halten es keine Mieter länger als wenige Tage dort aus, bevor sie überstürzt die Flucht antreten. Gelockt vom Ruf des Abenteuers beschließen der junge Jim Shorthouse und seine Tante Julia, gemeinsam dort auf Geistersuche zu gehen. Ihr Wagemut wird jedoch alsbald auf eine harte Probe gestellt.

A group of friends, two men, and the niece of the older man ski to a lonely chalet to meet the girl’s future husband. The uncle's St. Bernard is along also, and becomes witness to an occurrence so singular, even those who experienced it cannot believe what happened.

The ghost of a usurer haunts the old Chateaux, and one windy and stormy night on the anniversary of a young boy’s death, the boy’s cat brings the family together, and very strange things happen.

Deep in the remote Canadian wilderness, a group of moose hunters make their way further into the woods. Rumors of a terrifying human-like monster that lurks in the forest are dismissed as mere “superstitions.” But, as their isolation becomes more apparent, they begin to smell something foul and feel shadows creeping in on them like slow death. After having “seen the Wendigo”, how long will they be able to survive?

Die Gruselkabinett Box 45 beinhaltet die Hörspiele Das unheimliche Turmzimmer, Flaxman Low - Der Fall Medhans Lea, Das unbewohnte Haus, Das gefährlichste Spiel der Welt.

Repleto de histórias que cativaram legiões de amantes do terror pelo mundo, o livro conta com diversas narrativas inéditas no Brasil, trazendo contos de peso como "A casa vazia" e "O ouvinte".

Durante un viaggio in canoa sul Danubio, due uomini sono costretti a fermarsi su un'isola a causa della corrente. Quello che doveva essere un tranquillo campeggio temporaneo si trasforma in un'esperienza inquietante e soprannaturale: i salici che ricoprono l'isola sembrano muoversi e bisbigliare, al soffio del vento, dando l'impressione di essere vivi; si percepisce la presenza di entità ostili invisibili e spaventose, che mettono in dubbio ogni capacità di raziocinio.

John Silence: casos psíquicos do Doutor Extraordinário"" é a tradução completa do livro lançado em 1908, com cartazes em ônibus por toda Londres. O personagem marcou a carreira de Algernon Blackwood e o colocou no patamar de especialista do sobrenatural.