Arthur Machen

Arthur Machen

Birth : 1863-03-03, Caerleon, United Kingdom

Death : 1947-12-15

History

Arthur Machen was the pen-name of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, a Welsh author, and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction.

Profile

Arthur Machen

Movies

Holy Terrors
Original Story
The Welsh writer Arthur Machen wrote many acclaimed stories of the supernatural which brought him great fame in the 1920s. His work has faded from view in the decades since leaving just a dedicated following including Stephen King and Mick Jagger. Holy Terrors is a new film aiming to bring Machen to a new audience and adapts six of his tales into a spine-tingling portmanteau film. Effectively capturing the unique atmosphere and feel of Machen’s writing, Holy Terrors is sure to provide a night or two of uneasy sleep for the viewer.
The Happy Children
Original Story
A journalist visiting the northern fishing port of Banwick in World War One has a strange encounter. Adapted from a short story by writer Arthur Machen.
Ecstasy
Novel
The Shining Pyramid
Original Story
When stones begin miraculously arranging themselves on the edge of one young man's private land, he and his friend begin trying to decipher them in any way possible. When they realize that it might be a dark portent, they become desperate to achieve their goal before it is too late.
The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales
Story
A taxidermist decides to murder his wife after having to put up with her after twenty years of hellish marriage.