The Willows

The Willows is famous for being influential on a number of later writers, in particular horror author H.P. Lovecraft who praised it as the finest supernatural tale in English literature. The set-up is intriguing: Two friends are taking a break from a canoe-trip down the snaking, sinuous Danube River when they discover the corpse of a peasant in the woods. When they return to their canoe the oars are missing. As night sets in, a general creeping sense of unease permeates the wild and rural setting...

Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was an English author and one of the most prominent writers of supernatural fiction in the early twentieth century. Known for his atmospheric and unsettling tales, Blackwood's works explored the boundaries between the natural and supernatural worlds. With influential works such as 'The Willows' and 'The Wendigo', Blackwood's contributions to the genre continue to captivate and inspire readers.