A mixed bag, but generally enjoyable. As with many of these old tales-of-the-weird collections, a few are predictable and a few nonsensical. Worth reading though. ( )

Wow! I haven't read Blackwood in at least a decade and I have forgotten how simply wonderful his grasp of the human condition is. These stories cover a wide range of horror, and one is even more of a fey romance, but they all seem to speak to deep longings in the heart that I didn't even know we're there. It is amazing how each story resonates at a different frequency - a totally separate subject and feeling, and yet just as deep and meaningful. I am now going to go back and reread his writings again. I can highly recommend this collection. I loved it. ( )