The Weiser Book of Horror and the Occult: Hidden Magic, Occult Truths, and the Stories That Started It All


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Horror Takes Its Time

Looking for a thoughtful fright? Or perhaps a frightful thought? Packed with stories selected by one of today's leading esoteric scholars, this book will do more than make your toes curl and your skin crawl. These tales reveal hidden truths, inspire forbidden pursuits, and divulge the secrets of magical initiation in the guise of fiction. Covering topics from rituals to hauntings to Satanism, this oneofakind volume includes selections from:

  • Aleister Crowley
  • Ambrose Bierce
  • Arthur Machen
  • Edgar Allan Poe
  • Robert W. Chambers
  • Ralph Adams Cram
  • H.P. Lovecraft
  • Dion Fortune
  • Sir Edward George BulwerLytton
  • Bram Stoker

As DuQuette writes in his introduction, horror takes its time. It creeps in, seeps in, and lingers. These stories will take you hours to read, but they will stay with you, biting at your heels from the shadows, eternally. Don't say we didn't warn you...

Author: Lon Milo DuQuette
Publisher: Weiser Books
Published: 10/01/2014
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.37h x 5.54w x 0.94d
ISBN13: 9781578635726
ISBN10: 1578635721
BISAC Categories:
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Occultism
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Mysticism

About the Author
Lon Milo DuQuette has been involved with occult studies since the late 60s, and has become an acknowledged and widely recognized authority within the world of modern occultism. His previous publications include Magick of Thelema, The Tarot of Ceremonial Magick, Angels, Demons & Gods of the New Millennium, and the humorous, biographical My Life with the Spirits.