Weird Wilderness Stories

Written by A. Merritt, Algernon Blackwood, Clark Ashton Smith and 4 more

Narrated by Ian Gordon

A collection of strange stories that take place in the oft weird and wonderful great outdoors.

Contents:

"The Pool of the Stone God" by A. Merritt

An encounter with a strange statue.

"The Wood of the Dead" by Algernon Blackwood

An encounter with a ghost, whose appearance is an omen of death.

"Skeleton Lake: An Episode in Camp" by Algernon Blackwood

Men on a moose hunting trip find a dead man washed ashore.

"Genius Loci" by Clark Ashton Smith

A painter’s strange account of a meadow.

"Uneasy Lie the Drowned" by Donald Wandrei

A troubling lake crossing.

"The Moon-Bog" by H. P. Lovecraft

A man acquires a family estate with unfortunate results.

"The Tree on the Hill" by H. P. Lovecraft

A tree with strange properties.

"The Hunt" by Jennifer Gill

A young lady’s first hunt of the season.

"The Death of Halpin Frayser" by Ambrose Bierce

A man apparently dies at the hands of his deceased mother.

"Chickamauga" by Ambrose Bierce

A child strays into the forest...

• Language: English
• Publisher: HorrorBabble
• Release date: May 10, 2024
• ISBN: 9798882353420

A. Merritt

A. Merritt (1884-1943) was an American editor and fantastic fiction writer. Born Abraham Grace Merritt in Beverly, New Jersey, he moved with his family to Philadelphia in 1894. Merritt worked as a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer before joining the staff of The American Weekly as assistant editor in 1912. On the side, Merritt—one of the highest paid journalists of his time—found success as writer of popular fantasy tales. He had a run of successful stories and serial novels that appeared in Weird Tales, Science and Invention, and Argosy, including The Moon Pool (1918), The Metal Monster (1920), and Dwellers in the Mirage (1932). Merritt was a direct influence on such writers as H. P. Lovecraft and Richard Shaver and was recognized for his achievements as a 1999 inductee to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.