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Two fine Gothic tales have been read and recorded by the Librivox crew.
"The Willows" is a classic Algernon Blackwood tale. It focuses on eerie ground, a part of the Danube, and isn't quite like any other haunting one usually reads.
The Castle of Otranto is usually considered the first Gothic novel. It's a short, frantic tale, rapidly unfurling a series of Gothic tropes: sick families, vast underground passageways, monsters,
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The Willows, quel bonheur.
Posted by: greg | October 17, 2008 at 03:28
Indeed, that's one of my favorite weird stories.
Posted by: Bryan Alexander | October 19, 2008 at 14:45