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Mary, a young woman in Wales, has her mind destroyed by Dr Raymond's attempt to enable her to see the god of nature, Pan. Years later the beautiful but sinister-looking Helen Vaughan arrives on the London social scene, disturbing many young men and causing some of them to commit... Read Full Overview

A controversial scientific experiment opens the door to realms beyond human comprehension, unleashing terrifying consequences. As a trail of inexplicable deaths and madness spreads through London's upper class, a determined investigator pieces together clues that point to... Read Full Overview

"I have devoted myself to transcendental medicine for the last twenty years. I have heard myself called quack and charlatan and impostor, but all the while I knew I was on the right path. Five years ago I reached the goal, and since then every day has been a preparation for what... Read Full Overview

The Great God Pan by Arthur MachenThe Great God Pan is a horror and fantasy novella by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. Machen was inspired to write The Great God Pan by his experiences at the ruins of a pagan temple in Wales. What would become the first chapter of the novella was... Read Full Overview

Complete and unabridged paperback edition.

First published in 1894.

Condemned by the media when it was first published, The Great God Pan is a mesmerisingly dark novella by Arthur Manchen, often regarded as one of the best horror stories ever written.

The book begins with Dr. Raymond and his attempts to perform a highly... Read Full Overview

Cuando un experimento cient fico intenta descorrer el velo que separa la realidad de lo desconocido, lo que se revela es un horror inimaginable. Una joven sufre una transformaci n aterradora y lo que emerge es un terror que supera cualquier pesadilla. Las consecuencias de... Read Full Overview

The Great God Pan (1894) is a novella by Arthur Machen. Condemned as decadent and obscene upon publication, The Great God Pan earned praise from Oscar Wilde and H. P. Lovecraft, and is now regarded as one of Victorian literature's finest--and most unsettling--stories... Read Full Overview

The Great God Pan is a novella written by Arthur Machen. On publication it was widely denounced by the press as degenerate and horrific because of its decadent style and sexual content, although it has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror. Machen's story was only... Read Full Overview

The Great God Pan is a horror and fantasy novella by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. Machen was inspired to write The Great God Pan by his experiences at the ruins of a pagan temple in Wales. What would become the first chapter of the novella was published in the magazine The... Read Full Overview

A classic in cosmic horror, Arthur Machen's most famous story is a journey through fear, madness, and the darkest regions of the unknown. A woman is rendered catatonic after a doctor's botched attempt at brain surgery. The surgery, it seems, has opened the woman to a forbidden... Read Full Overview

Of creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few can hope to equal Arthur Machen. -- H. P. Lovecraft "One of the great masters of horror fiction." -Clive Barker When The Great God Pan appeared in print it was lambasted for its sex and horrific content. Of course... Read Full Overview

In Supernatural Horror in Literature, H. P. Lovecraft praised the story Great God Pan, saying: "No one could begin to describe the cumulative suspense and ultimate horror with which every paragraph abounds"; he added that "the sensitive reader" reaches the... Read Full Overview

Classic horror. Dr. Raymond performs brain surgery on Mary, leaving her terrified and mentally crippled. Later, her sister Helen has mysterious doings.

"I am glad you came, Clarke; very glad indeed. I was not sure you could spare the time." "I was able to make arrangements for a few days; things are not very lively just now. But have you no misgivings, Raymond? Is it absolutely safe?" The two men were slowly pacing the terrace... Read Full Overview

THE GREAT GOD PAN was written by Arthur Machen. The original story was published in 1890, and Machen revised and extended it in 1894. It has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror. Machen's story was only one of many at the time to focus on Pan as a useful symbol... Read Full Overview

Mysterious deaths in London baffle authorities, but for two men the reason is quite clear: they have seen something unspeakably terrible and lost their lives for it. For Clark it goes back to events from years ago; events he had strangely forgotten.

The Great God Pan... Read Full Overview