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Algernon Henry Blackwood, (1869 –1951) was an English writer of supernatural fiction. Blackwood was also a journalist and a broadcasting narrator. Blackwood had a varied career, farming in Canada, operating a hotel, a newspaper reporter in New York, and essayist for various periodicals. His works included ten collections of short stories, fourteen novels, children’s stories, and several plays. Many of his stories reflect his love of nature and the outdoors. His two best-known stories were "The Willows" and "The Wendigo". In this camper tale set in the Canadian wilderness, a hunting party separates to track moose, and the Wendigo of legend abducts one member. A Wendigo is a malevolent cannibalistic spirit into which humans could transform, or which could possess humans. Those who indulged in cannibalism were at particular risk, and the legend appears to have reinforced the taboo against cannibalism.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #2298678 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

Customer Reviews

Best Scary Stories Ever Written
"The Wendigo" is widely regarded as one of Blackwoods best stories and is among the best and scariest stories ever written. "A Psychical Invasion", also by Blackwood, comes a close second. Anyone who has ever been out in the woods alone, particularly at night, will instantly be transported to that time and place by "The Wendigo". This one is not to be read before bedtime. All of Blackwood's stories, including the less scary or supernatural ones, are the best in English literature. The writing is exquisitely beautiful yet easy to read, evoking images and moods like nothing else I have ever read. If you've never read Algernon Blackwood, you have missed out on a profound and intense experience.
I can also recommend the recently published biography by Mike Ashley(not sure if I remembered his name right). It is interesting and well-researched.

Different Edition, Different Publisher
The review by Nick Estes is for a different edition from another publisher, not the Copper Penny Press edition, ISBN 978-0-6151-8322-0, released in February 2008.

Do not read before camping
Precisely the story not to sit around the campfire and read aloud, which is what makes it so perfect for just that. This is one of the greatest creepy, lost in the scary woods stories ever written. If there is one drawback, it is that it is too short. It would have been much better served at two to three times its length. It ends, and you just wish there was more.