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A doctor with specialized psychical training investigates three eerie episodes in which otherwise rational people suffer occult intrusions, pervasive fear, and destructive forces linked to ancient sorceries and elemental menace. Employing attentive listening, heightened perception, and disciplined mental methods, he traces how thought and hidden spiritual influences can unsettle personality, silence creative talent, and produce physical consequences. The tales combine restrained atmosphere, philosophical reflection on mind and power, and methodical inquiry into supernatural causation, favoring subtle psychological dread and metaphysical explanation over sensational effects.

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Title: Three John Silence Stories

Author: Algernon Blackwood

Release date: January 1, 2004 [eBook #10624]
Most recently updated: October 28, 2024

Language: English

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Three John Silence Stories

by Algernon Blackwood


Contents

Case I: A Psychical Invasion
Case II: Ancient Sorceries
Case III: The Nemesis of Fire