{"product_id":"9780198805106","title":"The Great God Pan and Other Horror Stories","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomething pushed out from the body there on the floor, and stretched forth a slimy, wavering tentacle...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps no figure better embodies the transition from the Gothic tradition to modern horror than Arthur Machen. In the final decade of the nineteenth century, the Welsh writer produced a seminal body of tales of occult horror, spiritual and physical corruption, and malignant survivals from the primeval past which horrified and scandalized late-Victorian readers. Machen's \"weird fiction\" has influenced generations of storytellers, from H. P. Lovecraft to Guillermo Del Toro - and it remains no less unsettling today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new collection, which includes the complete novel \u003cem\u003eThe Three Impostors\u003c\/em\u003e as well as such celebrated tales as \u003cem\u003eThe Great God Pan\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe White People\u003c\/em\u003e, constitutes the most comprehensive critical edition of Machen yet to appear. In addition to the core late-Victorian horror classics, a selection of lesser-known prose poems and later tales helps to present a fuller picture of the development of Machen's weird vision. The edition's introduction and notes contextualize the life and work of this foundational figure in the history of horror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026919473392,"sku":"9780198805106","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780198805106_p0.jpg?v=1763667490","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780198805106","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}