A review by thefriendlyabyss
Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories by Algernon Blackwood

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Blackwood deploys his cerebral and at times terrifying style with some degree of success here. Many of the stories like “The Willows” and “The Wendigo” are intimidate tales of very human characters battling with the unknowing cosmic whim of nature and that Call of the Wild that can draw humans to their doom.