5/21/2023 0 Comments The willows and the wendigo![]() His narration is so pleasant and naked, but it doesn't feel like hand holding or coddling- it feels like a partnership- like you're riding horses with your fat buddy who laughs a lot on a sunny day, and he happens to tell you ghost stories, with a rare knack for details and honesty. There's just something so charming and intimate about his writing- like, when you read him, you feel like you're being caressed while someone is shampooing your hair, all while you're sitting down to a succulent slice of veal and mashed potatoes, smothered in a rich homemade gravy. You read his shit and you'd never guess it was written a century ago. There's something about the way the man writes. ![]() What I found was that, not only is Algernon Blackwood's Wendigo story fantastic, but almost everything of his I've read is f****** adoreable. I ordered a collection of Blackwood's, hoping to better understand my own childhood trauma gained from that filthily scary Stephen King story. ![]() My PTSD from watching the excessively horrifying (and needlessly upsetting) Pet Sematary at a young age is what eventually led me to discover The Wendigo. ![]()
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