
THE TERROR - A MYSTERY - BY ARTHUR MACHEN - AUTHOR OF "THE BOWMEN" - NEW YORK - ROBERT M. MCBRIDE & COMPANY - UNION SQUARE, NORTH - 1917
CHAPTER I. The Coming of the Terror
CHAPTER II. Death in the Village
CHAPTER III. The Doctor’s Theory
CHAPTER IV. The Spread of the Terror
CHAPTER V. The Incident of the Unknown Tree
CHAPTER VI. Mr. Remnant’s Z Ray
CHAPTER VII. The Case of the Hidden Germans
CHAPTER VIII. What Mr. Merritt Found
CHAPTER IX. The Light on the Water
In the bleak winter of the Great War, the front lines have settled into a maddening stalemate, and the home front is suffused with rumors of a hidden menace. A relentless tide of censored reports and whispered conspiracies hints at something far more ominous than ordinary battlefield loss—a secret known only to a few high‑ranking officials, guarded by draconian orders that punish even the slightest hint of its existence.
When a modest provincial newspaper inadvertently prints a fragment of this forbidden information, the repercussions are swift and severe, silencing the press and drawing the attention of powerful figures who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried. As the ordinary citizens of Britain grapple with the absurdities of wartime propaganda, a subtle, creeping dread begins to surface, promising a mystery that could change the course of the conflict.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (202K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Dave Haren and Marc D’Hooghe
Release date
2011-03-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1863–1947
A master of eerie suggestion and supernatural dread, this Welsh writer helped shape modern horror long before the genre had a name. His stories mix mysticism, ancient secrets, and everyday life in ways that still feel unsettling today.
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