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Arthur Machen's stories of the supernatural twitched the veil
between our own world and an underworld populated by gods,
demons and malevolent 'little people'. His themes were visions,
dreams and madness and his novel The Hill of Dreams was
described on publication as "the most decadent book in the
English language". Machen was also responsible for one of the
great myths of the First World War - the story of the 'Angels of
Mons'- and he has inspired generations of horror writers and
film-makers, from Stephen King to Guillermo del Toro.  Machen
spent a solitary childhood roaming the hills and woodlands of
his native Monmouthshire. He became fascinated by the history
and folklore of the border landscapes and the idea that this was
a 'thin place' which touched supernatural borders too. As a
writer he returned to this area again and again in stories which
revealed abduction, possession and route