The Great God Pan

'I will not read it; I should never sleep again'

A doctor performs an experiment on a young woman that goes horribly wrong, and a series of increasingly strange events follow: sinister woodland rituals, disappearances, suicides... Viewed as immoral and decadent on first publication in 1894, Machen's weird tale has since established itself as a classic of its genre and has been described by Stephen King as 'one of the best horror stories ever written. Maybe the best in the English language'.

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'Nu-l voi citi; Nu ar trebui sa mai dorm niciodata ,,Un doctor efectueaza un experiment pe o tanara femeie care greseste ingrozitor si urmeaza o serie de evenimente din ce in ce mai ciudate: ritualuri sinistre de padure, disparitii, sinucideri ... Privit ca imoral si decadent la prima publicare in 1894, Povestea ciudata a lui Machen s-a impus de atunci ca un clasic al genului sau si a fost descrisa de Stephen King drept ,,una dintre cele mai bune povesti de groaza scrise vreodata.