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The Great God Pan
- Esoteric Classics: Occult Fiction
- Narrated by: Shea Taylor
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Machen's novella The Great God Pan is often cited as one of Lovecraft's most notable influences. In it, Dr. Raymond's ultimate goal is to devise a way to open the mind of man so that he may experience all the world has to offer. He calls this "seeing the great god Pan". After much study of the human mind, he devises an experiment that involves minor brain surgery. He performs this experiment on a young woman named Mary, but when she awakens she is terrified and mentally crippled. Years later another woman, the beautiful but sinister-looking Helen Vaughan, is reported to have caused a series of mysterious happenings in a small, nameless town....
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- Shantee
- 05-04-16
classic horror
this story reminds me of a much HP Lovecraft story except you don't need a dictionary to read it haha. I love the horror genre and this is one of the classic motivational stories of some the great authors of our time. definitely a must listen even if it is for that sake only.
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- Cassandra Morrison
- 04-02-17
Excellent Dramatic Reading of Machen's Classic Story.
As the little boy says in John Carpenter's THE FOG "Mr. Machen told ghost stories."
If we amend that to "supernatural" or "paranormal" we would strike closer to the Mark. Mr. Machen told some downright CREEPY stories in his time and this one takes top marks.
And Mr. Shea Taylor's outstanding reading, his flawless transition from character to character and regional accent to regional accent makes the story a delughtful (if shivery) listening experience.
I cannot recommend it enough!
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- Z. Bouis
- 03-17-17
A good but antiquated horror story
After listening to The Exorcist I wanted to pick up some more horror stories, and I had a gap in between Audible's monthly tokens. So seeing as how this was less than 5 dollars I figured it would be a good filler in-between larger books.
I'd heard of The Great God Pan before because it's often referenced as an influence for both Lovecraft and Stephen King. However, I didn't know anything else about it besides that going into it.
It's short and honestly there's not much of a story here. Despite it being a staple of horror writing I didn't really find it all that frightening with a couple exceptions. The opening scene of the story definitely gives off a very creepy vibe, and there's a couple other moments in the story that give off an unsettling feeling.
I know that at the time this was written it was considered grotesque, but by modern standards it's incredibly tame. Most of the time the horror aspects don't come from descriptions of unsettling scenes, but rather from describing the feelings and sensations that the characters experience. Also, I find it funny that so much of the writing from this time leads me to believe that every important decision ever made in England is just a bunch of snooty gentlemen sitting in a club smoking, and everyone needs alcohol to restore themselves after a fainting spell.
Overall though, it drags on in the middle, but maybe I'm just judging it from my media-addled ADHD modern sensibilities. The beginning of the story is very cool and creepy and the story wraps up at the end in a satisfying way.
Another thing about this recording though, is that I just don't like Shea Taylor as a narrator. He fits certain characters very well, but he has a very feminine voice and I didn't find it suited to a horror story at all. It really ruined much of the book for me.
This is one story, that although I feel like I got my money's worth, I might have enjoyed it more reading it on paper rather than listening to the audio.
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- Cat Scanlan
- 12-13-16
The Root of Lovecraft
Highly recommended for anyone who loves the mythos of HP Lovecraft and would like to see where it all began. The narration was also a virtuoso performance and easily the best I've ever heard.
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- Ashlie
- 05-04-22
Awesome novella!!!!
I'm so glad I listened to the reviews and listened to this book!!! Very creepy, very entertaining, and VERY hard to believe it was written over 100 years ago!!! Do yourself a favor and don't skip this one!!!
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- J. S.
- 03-24-22
Good stuff
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- PJz
- 08-24-20
Stephen King's favorite story
When trying to find stories to get ready for fall and Halloween, I read this is King's favorite story. I wanted to hear it immediately. The narrator was perfect and I agree with the King, this a great weird story.
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- Sadcelticlady
- 10-19-19
Very well done
Quite good ! Excellent storyline & narration I spent quite an enjoyable afternoon listening .very good storyline and quite nice narration.
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- Robert
- 12-30-16
Surprisingly Good Narration on a Classic Story!
I'm a big fan of this story, and purchased this audiobook during one of the many Audible sales. When I first started listening to it, I thought that the narrator was going to be awful! I am very glad I persevered because boy was he awesome! He does excellent voices for the characters, and overall Shea Taylor blew me away with his performance. Don't hesitate to pick this one up!
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- M. Conneely
- 08-26-16
Ahead of its time
Decent though occasionally off-putting performance...the reader really shouldn't attempt a British accent. Great story, with tension building throughout. A source of inspiration to horror writers over a century after its publication.