Algernon Blackwood: Il profeta del Dio Pan

The Profile

Algernon Henry Blackwood (1869–1951) was an English author known for supernatural and weird fiction, including celebrated stories such as "The Willows" and "The Wendigo".

Blackwood is noted for atmospheric stories and pantheistic themes; H. P. Lovecraft admired him. "The Centaur" is one of his novels; Italian criticism has only partially covered his work.

Zothique 3 devotes a substantial section to Algernon Blackwood. Matteo Mancini offers a thematic analysis of Blackwood's biography and works, framing him around a pantheistic terror linked to Pan. The issue includes two previously unpublished stories and a detailed bibliography by Pietro Guarriello. The reviewer highlights "The Ghost in the Attic" and discusses Italy's partial knowledge of Blackwood's output.