From the beginning of his literary career, Machen espoused a mystical belief that the humdrum ordinary world hid a more mysterious and strange world beyond. His gothic and decadent works of the 1890s concluded that the lifting of this veil could lead to madness, sex, or death, and usually a combination of all three. Machen's later works became somewhat less obviously full of gothic trappings, but for him investigations into mysteries invariably resulted in life-changing transformation and sacrifice. Machen loved the medieval world view because he felt it combined deep spirituality alongside a rambunctious earthiness.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	February 15, 2012
ISBN13	9781470082055
Publishers	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	120
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 7 mm · 172 g
Language	English