John Silence

One of the former British writers of supernatural tales in the twentieth century, Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951) wrote stories in which the slow accumulation of telling details produced a foreboding atmosphere of almost unendurable tension. Blackwood's literary renown began in 1908 with the publication of a highly successful collection of stories, John Silence - Physician Extraordinary, featuring a "psychic doctor." This volume contains the first three of the John Silence stories: A Psychical Invasion, Ancient Sorceries, and The Nemesis of Fire.

Very beautiful writing. Full of pseudo science and prejudices of the Victorian era. More of adventure than horror.

Three spooky tales, one conventional ghost story, one tale of the wilderness, and one otherworldly puzzle to unsolved. The stories have a charmingly antique feel to them.

Secret Worship, The Camp of the Dog, A Victim of Higher Space