Algernon Blackwood, noted maestro of weird fiction, in his second collection of stories gives us some of his best and most well-known tales of the strange and macabre. From the unsettling haunted house story "The Listener" to the chilling true crime story "Max Hensig: Bacteriologist and Murderer", from the otherworldly tale of reincarnation "The Insanity of Jones" to one of the single most influential and eerie stories in all weird literature "The Willows", this collection shows Blackwood's masterful grasp of tension and atmosphere, further cementing his place among the greats of horror fiction. - Summary by Ben Tucker
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Listener Part 1
28:14 - Chapter 2
The Listener Part 2
40:08 - Chapter 3
Max Hensig - Bacteriologist and Murderer Chapter I
32:04 - Chapter 4
Max Hensig - Bacteriologist and Murderer Chapter II
08:28 - Chapter 5
Max Hensig - Bacteriologist and Murderer Chapter III
26:14 - Chapter 6
Max Hensig - Bacteriologist and Murderer Chapter IV
45:43 - Chapter 7
The Willows Chapter I
38:05 - Chapter 8
The Willows Chapters II - III
17:15 - Chapter 9
The Willows Chapter IV
57:24 - Chapter 10
The Willows Chapter V
11:03 - Chapter 11
The Insanity of Jones
1:02:40 - Chapter 12
The Dance of Death
25:35 - Chapter 13
The Old Man of Visions
23:24 - Chapter 14
May Day Eve
57:00 - Chapter 15
Miss Slumbubble - And Claustrophobia
36:11 - Chapter 16
The Woman's Ghost Story
22:11