The Wendigo and Other Weird Tales (Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural)

Selected and introduced by Stephen Carver‘The beauty of the scene was strangely uplifting.Yet, ever at the back of his thoughts, lay that other aspect of the wilderness: the indifference to human life, the merciless spirit of desolation which took no note of man.’ - The Wendigo ‘Of the quality of Mr. Blackwood’s genius there can be no dispute … he is the one absolute and unquestioned master of weird atmosphere.’ - H.P.Lovecraft Algernon Blackwood (1869 - 1951) - ‘The Ghost Man’ - was a British broadcaster, journalist, traveller, mystic, and paranormal investigator, and, above all, a prolific author of weird, occult, and supernatural fiction.Often, he wrote about the untamed wilderness, from deserts to vast, primeval forests, vividly depicting a natural environment that is at once awe-inspiring, alien and hostile.Many of Blackwood’s most famous tales - such as The Wendigo and ‘The Willows’ (both included in this collection) - are set in the empty places of the world. Like his psychic de