House of the Soul

Arthur Machen is one of the most mysterious writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In his work, the traditions of romanticism and gothic fiction are intertwined, and he became the founder of supernatural horror literature. His literary admirers included Oscar Wilde, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Jorge Luis Borges, and Guillermo del Toro. He uniquely influenced the development of horror and many representatives of the genre, including Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, Thomas Ligotti, and Adam Nevill. His works caused scandal; they horrified contemporaries but continue to fascinate descendants. A writer ahead of his time, who laid the foundations of his own, unparalleled mysticism, Machen still remains, alongside Lovecraft, an unrivaled master of strange and sinister tales, where ancient gods and creatures come to life, where fear can lurk in the most mundane details, and green forests and valleys hide monstrosities beyond human imagination and reason.