The Great God Pan The Great God Pan

The Great God Pan

    • 4.1 • 232 Ratings

Publisher Description

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 one of many at the time to focus on Pan as a useful symbol for the power of nature and paganism.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
1947
January 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
87
Pages
PUBLISHER
Public Domain
SELLER
Public Domain
SIZE
60.5
KB

Customer Reviews

SnakinAkywalker ,

Excellently creepy novella

A good 100-ish page story told in a way that I think works remarkably well in the horror genre. Not a particularly difficult read, and with a lot less of what I think to be the weaknesses of Lovecraft’s works. It’s clear why Lovecraft himself was a fan, and Machen’s work is one of the first that I found I genuinely had a hard time putting it down.

USA TOR VPN review 101 ,

A classic tale of the macabre

More of a weird happenings tale than one of terror or horror. Some very vivid descriptions of landscapes and characters. The story is solid, and it is pretty well told. This isn't a story that builds to a climax in the modern sense.

Bentwater Neighbor ,

Phantasmagoric story

Very well written. I seldom read this type of literature yet I must admit I read it in one sitting. The writer did an extraordinary job of keeping the reader’s interest all the way to the end. Excellent story.

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