Conversation

Since we’re entering the height of summer soon, I’d like to recommend for everyone to read The Willows by Algernon Blackwood. One of his most well-known stories, it’s an excellent example of short-form supernatural horror fiction which greatly inspired the genre in the early 1900s and was a particular influence on H.P. Lovecraft himself, perhaps the genre’s most famous author. You can read it on Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11438), or elsewhere online as it’s public domain. Anyone with an interest in horror fiction who hasn’t read it should absolutely do so. If you find you enjoy it, I’d also suggest Ancient Sorceries for another summery tale, or The Wendigo and The Glamour of the Snow for a more wintry vibe if you need to take your mind off the heat.