Gruselkabinett, Folge 158: Das innerste Licht

Geschrieben von Arthur Machen

Erzählt von Patrick Mölleken, Claus Thull-Emden, Christoph Jablonka und Claudia Urbschat-Mingues

London, 1894: Was hat es mit dem Verschwinden der bildschönen Agnes Black auf sich, die angeblich Opfer eines Verbrechens wurde? Der Schriftsteller Dyson wittert eine spannende Geschichte und kommt einem teuflischen Seelenhandel auf die Spur.

• Sprache: Deutsch
• Herausgeber: Titania Medien
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27. März 2020

Arthur Machen

Arthur Machen (1863–1947) was a Welsh author and actor best known for his fantasy and horror fiction. He grew up with intentions of becoming a doctor, but followed a boyhood passion of the supernatural and occult and started to write. In 1890, Machen began publishing short stories in literary magazines. Four years later, he released his breakthrough work, The Great God Pan. 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 [horror story] in the English language” by Stephen King. Machen continued to publish supernatural novels but spent time as actor in a traveling player company after his wife’s death. His literary career revived once more with the publication of his works The House of Souls and The Hill of Dreams. During World War I, Machen became a full-time journalist. Though he rallied for republications of his works, Machen’s literary career ultimately diminished, and he lived much of his life in poor finances.