Algernon Blackwood played a major role in developing and refining the genre known as "weird"' horror fiction. Concerned with the mystical, mysterious, and uncanny, weird horror writing is tailor-made for fans who prefer suspense and psychodrama to blood...

Though recognized primarily as a writer of "weird"' horror fiction for adults, Algernon Blackwood also wrote a number of delightful tales for children and young adults. A Prisoner in Fairyland is an engaging and imaginative romp through a mystical dimension...

Set on the snaking, sinuous Danube River, Algernon Blackwood"s tale ""The Willows"" represents a high point in the development of the horror genre. Indeed, acknowledged master H.P. Lovecraft regarded it as the best supernatural tale ever written. More...