Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was an English short story writer and novelist, one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre. Blackwood wrote a number of horror stories. His most work seeks less to frighten than to induce a sense of awe. Blackwood's best known stories are "The Willows" and "The Wendigo". Table of Contents: - The Empty House - Keeping His Promise - The Willows - The Listener - Max Hensig - Secret Worship - Ancient Sorceries - The Wendigo - The Glamour of the Snow - The Transfer