The Wendigo, Algernon Blackwood
The Wendigo, Algernon Blackwood
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The Wendigo

Author: Algernon Blackwood

Narrator: B.J. Harrison

Unabridged: 2 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: B.J. Harrison

Published: 01/10/2023

Synopsis

A monster lurks in the Canadian forests. If the legends are to be believed, a small band of hunters is about to meet the Wendigo. The legend of the Wendigo originates from folk stories from the Plains and Great Lakes Native Americans. The creature is a malevolent spirit, known to possess and even eat humans. Algernon Blackwood crafts this ghostly tale masterfully, filling it with atmosphere, tension, and drama.

About Algernon Blackwood

Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951) led a
rich and varied life. Storyteller, mystic, adventurer, and radio and television
personality, he is best remembered for his two superlative horror stories, “The
Willows” and “The Wendigo.” But in his lifetime he wrote over 150 stories, at
least a dozen novels, two plays, and quite a few children’s books as well. By
the time of his death, he had become one of the greatest writers of
supernatural fiction in the twentieth century.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on October 24, 2012

I can see now why Algernon Blackwood is regarded as one of the masters of the horror fiction genre. The first two stories in Three Supernatural Classics, namely, "The Willows" and "The Wendigo," all deal with a horror that is deliberately not described in full. When it makes itself known, it is less......more

Goodreads review by Lorelei on May 17, 2016

I like these better than anything by Lovecraft, who I believe was influenced by Blackwood. The last story's end is a bit weak, in part because of the changes over time. Still very well written.......more

Goodreads review by Garrett on August 09, 2023

I had a whole review for this earlier today, about 80-85% written out, and then goodreads decided that THEN would be a good time to crash and for it to be all gone. So basically what I was GOING TO say was that I got the closest version to what I read as I could find on here, the only difference bei......more

Goodreads review by Tom on April 13, 2017

I was highly impressed with how well these stories held up. Algernon Blackwood was a turn of the century writer of horror/dark fantasy. He built up the suspense and the atmosphere in each of the three pieces. The Willows is a tale of two canoeists touring the Danube River. They are forced due to a s......more

Goodreads review by Liz on March 15, 2019

When you kinda forget to update on GR. Nice collection, I'll definitely come back for more of Blackwood's works when I have more freetime.......more

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