His literary career revived once more with the publication of his works The House of Souls and The Hill of Dreams. Machen continued to publish supernatural novels but spent time as actor in a traveling player company after his wife’s death. Decried upon initial publication for its depictions of sex and violence, the tale has since become a horror classic and has been hailed as “maybe the best in the English language” by Stephen King. Four years later, he released his breakthrough work, The Great God Pan.
In 1890, Machen began publishing short stories in literary magazines. He grew up with intentions of becoming a doctor, but followed a boyhood passion of the supernatural and occult and started to write. Arthur Machen (1863–1947) was a Welsh author and actor best known for his fantasy and horror fiction.
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